182: From Quitting Her Job with No Plan B to Building a Successful Design Business with Katy Boykin (Imposter Syndrome, Selling a Blog Business, Following God’s Calling, and More!)

Today you get to hear from Katy Boykin, who is an incredible brand designer and WordPress designer. My goal with this interview (and the 3 coming next week) is to show you what’s possible in your business. You’ve heard my story time and time again on the podcast, but this time I’m interviewing 3 friends to share their stories with you. These women are all 3 designers who design on different platforms, and have all taken Booked Out Designer. They’re sharing things like how they got into business, their pain points along the way, what helped, what didn’t, where they are right now in their journey, and more!  In this interview with Katy, you’ll hear so much GOODNESS. Here are a few noteworthy highlights:  - How Katy’s time as a yearbook editor revealed her love for design  - Katy’s experience dropping her art major in college for hospitality management  - What it was like quitting her 9 to 5 cold turkey  - Katy’s experience starting and selling a blog  - Katy realizing a call to leave her Christian blog and to website design was just a different way to serve God through helping others  - Katy’s great advice for dealing with imposter syndrome  - Her experience as a WordPress designer using Elementor and Cadence builders  - How Katy joined Booked Out Designer and quickly landed her first $6,000 website design project  And more!    Links mentioned in this episode: - Get the full shownotes for this episode: https://elizabethmccravy.com/182  - Check out Booked Out Designer: http://elizabethmccravy.com/BOD  - Connect with Elizabeth on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Get the ASAP Client Booking Guide: http://elizabethmccravy.com/asap  - Connect with Katy on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katy_boykin/  - Connect with Katy on her website: https://katyboykin.com/Need more (& BETTER) images/videos to use in your business’ marketing? Then you NEED my fav stock photo & video company, Haute Stock! I use Haute Stock images  & videos for things like webinar slides, podcast promo graphics & videos, on my website, for Reels, & so much more. Get 15% off your subscription using the referral code ELIZABETH at checkout. Or visit elizabethmccravy.com/hautestock.

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Relatable, raw and tactical business trainings to keep you moving towards your big goals. I’m Elizabeth McCravy — a website designer and business strategist for female entrepreneurs. And, I’ve built a multiple six-figure web design business while in my early and mid 20s. I believe that how to build a thriving business shouldn’t be a secret. So, I’m here to pull back the curtain of all things successful business building. I'm a Christian business owner, a toddler boy mama (with baby #2 on the way), and I'm married to my high school sweetheart. I design and sell Showit website templates over at elizabethmccravy.com. I teach fellow brand and website designers how to build an in-demand business in my course and coaching program, Booked Out Designer. And, I've been a podcaster/content creator for years now. I also do real estate investing and my husband and I own 5 long-term rental properties! I believe in working smarter, building wealth through scalable income, and building your business around your LIFE... not your life around your business. On this podcast, you’ll find solo episodes that are tactical, actionable, and easy listening! And you’ll find expert guest interviews and lifestyle-related episodes too. Let’s build a business that feels amazing on the inside and also looks great from the outside. We’re talking online marketing, brand and website design, podcasting, faith, motherhood, productivity, systems, growing a team, business strategy, and so much more! It’s time for you to build a breakthrough brand!