I took action.

Not being able to provide for a growing family, while working very hard to keep kids safer and saner online, is a tough pill to swallow.

This is the second post about how I transitioned from being a co-founder of a Social Enterprise on a mission to keep kids safer and saner online to being the Business Development manager at ClearBrand.com a US based Marketing Agency (spoiler alert, I didn't have to give up my mission of protecting kids!)

For more on how I decided to make a shift, and how I found ClearBrand, check out the first posts here.

So, I was using the ClearBrand Website blueprint to clarify my ideas about the skills I have and how I can position them as a marketer-for-hire, and then I came across the ClearBrand Academy, the online learning platform where DIYers like me can get more help to apply the blueprint I found (plus a WordPress template to simply upload - LOVED that)

Liking what I saw, I immediately headed to the checkout, and paused only momentarily to search the web for a discount coupon (I love a deal), even taking the time to email the ClearBrand team to ask for one - before they could even respond, I bought the course! (where that email would land me, I had no idea at the time!)

At the same time, I was running a week-long Pornography awareness campaign at Michaelhouse (SA School), so I would be building my personal site, in-between giving 4 hour facilitated sessions on how Pornography impacts Adolescent Brains, Hearts, and the world (feel free to DM me for more info on that if you're curious).

I devoured the course content, as well as all the podcasts from ClearBrand I could find (Youtube channel here ), and within only 2 weeks my site was up and running! I was super happy with it, and in fact, I actually got a lead come in pretty quick after my launch.

But, as it turned out I never needed the site, check out my next post for the finale of this three-part update on my life :)

PS. If you are building a site (for yourself or even professionally), write anything which is intended to sell (simplest definition of 'Copy'), or in need of a clearer understanding of StoryBranding and how to get Leads and Sales; the three courses and Website Template in the Academy are where I would (and did) start.

Check out the Academy here

DM me and I'd be happy to give you access for a few days to check it out - How could I be in a position to give you access you ask?

Check out my next post for the answer to that question!