

6 Figure Creative
Brian Hood
6 Figure Creative is a podcast that helps freelance creatives earn more money by doing what they love. If you’re trying to avoid the never-ending grind of a 9–5, or just want to earn more money doing what you do best (creating), 6 Figure Creative is your new favorite show! Join host Brian Hood and his guests as they explore topics such as mental health, finances, sales, marketing, time management, the digital nomad lifestyle, and more.
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Oct 23, 2018 • 42min
#50: Help! My Clients All Want To Do Their Own DIY Recordings
In this episode (recorded live in The Six Figure Home Studio Facebook Community), Brian and Chris discuss a dilemma faced by many engineers: artists who wish to record themselves.
With more and more artists choosing the DIY option these days, how can you add value to them while still providing a service that they can’t do themselves?

Oct 16, 2018 • 51min
#49: How To Answer THE Most Important Question: Why Should Someone Hire You?
In this advice buffet, podcast hosts Chris Graham and Brian Hood discuss how you can make your business stand out from the crowd. Find out why you need to be unique and what the best methods of doing differentiation are.
Answering this one question will set your studio leaps and bounds ahead of the “me too” studio down the road.

Oct 9, 2018 • 47min
#48: Side Hustles You Can Use To Transition Out Of Your Day Job (And Into Full-time Audio)
In this episode you’ll discover:
Why having a side hustle isn’t selling out
Why you need to consider what your side hustle is so you don’t devalue your studio work
What skills can be gleaned from side-hustles that benefit your studio
Basic non-audio side hustles that can earn you cash
Audio-related side hustles
How you can harness the “sharing economy” as a side hustle
The new business that will let you use your audio skills while helping home studio owners achieve their dreams

Oct 2, 2018 • 39min
#47: How Every Single Studio Can Build A "Referral Team" For Free
In this episode, Chris and Brian cover the importance of building a team not only for yourself, but for the added value to your clients. If you have the connections to a solid team of freelancers who you can refer artists to, you are adding value to both the artist and the freelancer, strengthening connections and creating a win/win/win situation.

Sep 25, 2018 • 60min
#46: Graham Cochrane Teaches Us How One Free Source Of Marketing Can Change Your Business Forever
In this episode of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Chris and Brian go in depth with Graham Cochrane, founder of The Recording Revolution and www.grahamcochrane.com.
They discuss topics such as making time for the important things in life, tips for content marketing, and much, much more!

Sep 18, 2018 • 59min
#45: How Studio Owners Are Multiplying Their Income And Minimizing Their Headaches Using The 80/20 Principle
In episode 45 of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Brian and Chris discuss the 80/20 principle. This is something that affects not only your business but your personal relationships, your health, your hobbies, and so much more.
Learn to harness the 80/20 principle so you can increase your income, happiness, and time available for the productivity in your life.
You will also learn how to use the 80/20 principle to reduce the negatives in your life, from toxic people to gear addictions.

Sep 11, 2018 • 41min
#44: The Three Awkward Client Conversations You Cannot Skip If You Want To Enjoy Your Career In Audio
In this episode, Brian and Chris cover the three hard conversations you need to have with every client in order to set the precedent from day one. These conversations will ensure your relationship can last not just through the project, but for the rest of your career.

Sep 4, 2018 • 53min
#43: How To Get More Clients For Your Studio (Part 2)
Last week we showed you five different strategies you can use to generate leads for your studio. The problem is this...
If you don’t know the right way to convert someone from a lead into a paying customer, none of those lead acquisition strategies will matter.
In part two of this series, we’ll be discussing how to sell your services to these new leads in an ethical, effective, relevant way.

Aug 28, 2018 • 43min
#42: How To Get More Clients For Your Studio (Part 1)
If you ask any struggling studio what their number 1 problem is, the answer will almost always be “we need more clients”. This is because no studio can survive without a consistent stream of paid work.
In this series, we’ll be tackling this issue head-on.
Our goal is for this series if for you have clarity on what steps you need to take in order to make this career an attainable goal instead of just a pipe-dream.

Aug 21, 2018 • 20min
#41: Why It's Important To Have Small, Measurable Goals For Your Studio - Lessons From The Chinese Bamboo Tree
Striving towards a big overarching goal when starting your business is great to aim for. But without the ability to test and measure your progress along the way, there’s no way of knowing where you might end up.


