Busy Blooming with Tess Barclay

Busy Blooming with Tess Barclay

Calling all content creators, influencers & entrepreneurs 📣 Tune in to the Busy Blooming podcast for the advice, guidance, tips & motivation you need to build your dream business, brand & content on social media and be the most authentic version of YOU! Tune into to Tess Barclay, founder of Busy Blooming, with 10+ years of experience in marketing & content creation chatting all things content creation, social media, confidence, embracing the cringe, entrepreneurship, mindset, brand building & getting real about building your vision into reality!

Episodes

April 30, 2025 29 mins
  • 📥 SPONSOR
  • Get started with Tailor Brands today here: https://tailorbrands.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=62&aff_id=3305 and you’ll get 35% off LLC plans!


  • Feeling overwhelmed by the algorithm? Burnt out by content that used to work? Questioning if TikTok is even worth it anymore? You’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re breaking down the entire state of social media so you know exactly what needs to come across y...
Mark as Played
  • Growing on social media can make you burnout, compare, spiral, crash-out & you need a reset!!


  • Download the FREE 2025 State of Marketing Report for creators: https://clickhubspot.com/44af5bIt's time to CLOCK-IN!! Feeling burnt out, stuck, or like social media is slowly stealing your soul?


  • 👀 Let’s fix it. In today’s episode, we’re getting cozy (and real) about the emotional side of content creat...
Mark as Played

LIFESTYLE CREATORS - It’s time to go to WORK!! We are joined today with Alyssa, also known as InspiredMediaCo on TikTok & Instagram to dive into the lifestyle creator universe and breaking down exactly how to grow as a lifestyle creator & influencer in 2025 – even if you’re starting from scratch. If you have “lifestyle” written anywhere in your content strategy, this episode is truly for YOU.


Alyssa is breaking down for us

...
  • Mark as Played

    Want to go full-time as a creator but don’t know where to start? Today we're unpacking the exact system I would use if I had 0 followers & wanted to become a full-time influencer/content creator by the end of 2025!

    Today we're getting a little more ✨rigid ✨ of creating a super simple business & content strategy that you can use every single week to simplify what you're doing as a creator to create a solid base t...

    Mark as Played

    TIME STAMPS

    • 00:00 Intro
    • 4:00 The "big 4 basics" content checklist
    • 5:04 Raising the bar with your content
    • 7:11 How to make your content less generic
    • 8:00 How to "ladder" your content to make it unique
    • 10:43 The 3 P's checklist to make your content unique
    • 12:03 Don't post random content, add to your collection
    • 13:48 Creating a content ecosystem from one post
    • 16:16 Creating for people who don't follow y...
    Mark as Played

    Get started with Tailor Brands today here: https://tailorbrands.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=62&aff_id=3305 and you’ll get 35% off LLC plans!WELCOME TO A NEW SERIES!! How to *ACTUALLY* take social media seriously!! I'm so excited to be kicking-off this 4-part series over the next 4 weeks about how to take social media seriously so it can become your business!! Today we're unpacking the internal shift you need to make & we're...

    Mark as Played

    It's time to enter your 1M era on Instagram & GROW on Instagram as a content creator in 2025!! Today Tess is breaking down a 30-day Instagram content calendar, strategy & more (based off the 3-month Winter 2025 content strategy) that we're all doing together to grow on Instagram in 30-days - and we're unpacking the Instagram algorithm & how it *actually* works in 2025!


    • FREE CONTENT CALENDAR & CAROUSELS TEMPLATES:...
    Mark as Played

    VIDEOS MENTIONED Weekly theme structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtlHQurTXs&t=298sHow to build income streams from content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px86V1Qop2s&t=20s⋒ PODCAST LINKS ⋒Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3OsCVEKListen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/3CHpmPoListen anywhere else: pod.link/1565886767⋒ FOLLOW BUSY BLOOMING ⋒TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@busybloominggInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

    Mark as Played

    Today we're exposing BRAND DEALS in 2025!! How much to charge as an influencer & content creator on social media for brand deals on your media kit & rate card! We're unpacking content rates, usage rights, whitelisting, paid usage & actual rates that I've used as a creator, my friend's rates and how to determine what your rate should be - PLUS negotiation tips!

    Mark as Played

    It's time to grow on social media in Winter 2025 (Jan-April) & Tess is breaking down your 3-month content strategy for your first season of content in 2025!!

    Mark as Played

    Today we're unpacking the FUTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2025!! We're diving into how ChatGPT and the TikTok ban are actually good things for influencers and content creators, the future of YouTube, SnapChat, Instagram, podcasting & TikTok and why 2025 is THE best time to grow as a creator and influencer on social media! ⋒ TIME STAMPS ⋒ 00:00 Intro 3:22 The future of influencer marketing 4:15 The future of TikTok & the ban in ...

    Mark as Played

    Today we are unpacking your NEW content calendar for 2025 of what you're going to post between Monday-Saturday on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube depending on if you're a short-form or long-form content creator including video ideas, your weekly posting structure & a framework that flows with you (& won't make you burnout!). ⋒ TIME STAMPS ⋒ 00:00 Intro 4:23 Weekly posting structure 8:29: How much content to post 12:37 Short...

    Mark as Played

    It’s time to make social media & content creation your 9-5 and build your own business from it in 2025!! Today, Tess is breaking down her 5-step system to making a 100k+ income and salary from social media and content creation breaking down 8 income streams, how to sell coaching & courses (her approach to selling 500+ sessions!), how to land brand deals as a creator in 2025, how to build up passive income streams & of c...

    Mark as Played

    It's time to enter your 100K SEASON!! Today we're kicking off a new series where we will be deep diving into how to build a 100k following, income & brand on social media in 2025! Today, we're kicking the series off unpacking your new 100k MINDSET & 10 mindsets you need to break-up with if you want to grow on social media & grow you business and brand to 6-figures and become the most elevated version of YOU & your c...

    Mark as Played
    FALL 2024 IS YOUR COMEBACK SEASON AS A CONTENT CREATOR!! 👏 Today, Tess Barclay is giving you your Fall 2024 content strategy on how to grow as a content creator and influencer on social media in 3 months! She's unpacking your new mindset for the fall, how to pick a new theme/era, branding elements for your content, content pillars, content ideas & more!

    Content brand builder workbook: https://www.busyblooming.ca/shop (Use code:...
    Mark as Played
    Tess Barclay sits down with Noam Raiter to talk all things balancing content creation with a busy lifestyle! Including work-life balance, growth tips for TikTok and Instagram, creating content in an easier way & more!
    Mark as Played
    Tess Barclay sits down with Three Ships Beauty founders, Laura and Connie about their journey building a multi-million dollar beauty brand in their 20s - from their advice with finding a co-founder, navigating mental health, the world of social media, mistakes they've made and more! If you're an entrepeneur building your business, it's time to get your notebooks and pens out to learn from Laura and Connie about how you can build yo...
    Mark as Played
    It's time to stop wasting ALL your time on hashtags, trending sounds, posting 3x per day and more and we're diving in to how to actually create good content on social media as a content creator and what matters for growth! Tess Barclay is diving in to how to actually use hashtags, captions, etc. but more importantly how the Instagram and TikTok algorithm works, reasons your content might not be performing, how to create good conten...
    Mark as Played
    It's time to FINALLY enter your full-time content creator and full-time influencer ERA! Tess has worked with 500+ creators and in influencer marketing and corporate marketing for 8+ years and is breaking down the 5-step content strategy so you can build a BIG brand and business on social media in 2024!

    TIME STAMPS:
    00:00 Intro
    1:30 Building your blue-sky scenario
    9:53 Building your brand on social media
    13:44 Your content plan for 3 mon...
    Mark as Played
    It’s time to get organized as a content creator! Today, Tess is diving into how to get into her 4-step content planning routine, organize your finances and invoices as a creator, master time management and re-frame our mindset to feel organized as a content creator and influencer in 2024! 

    Time stamps: 
    00:00 Intro 
    2:18: Content planning routine
    15:01: Content posting and schedules 
    20:37: Money organization 
    28:44: Time management tips...
    Mark as Played

    Popular Podcasts

      Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

      24/7 News: The Latest

      The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

      Therapy Gecko

      An unlicensed lizard psychologist travels the universe talking to strangers about absolutely nothing. TO CALL THE GECKO: follow me on https://www.twitch.tv/lyleforever to get a notification for when I am taking calls. I am usually live Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays but lately a lot of other times too. I am a gecko.

      The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

      The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

      The Bobby Bones Show

      Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

    Advertise With Us
    Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

    Connect

    © 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.