How to Staycation During COVID
Vacationing from home (AKA Staycation) is what you make of it. One must understand that a staycation and a vacation are NOT the same things. When you leave your home, not only are you leaving the …
5 accountability articles for your creative business
We use accountability to reach goals, to inspire, motivate, and follow a path to grow and expand their businesses. These articles offer great ideas on how accountability can help your business. 1) Creating accountability through your marketing …
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Online Learning
The internet provides - unlimited access to anything you would ever want to learn about. Google’s initial decision to brand itself as a spin-off of the term “googol”, defined as a digit with one hundred …
Accountability Makes Your Creative World Go ‘Round
The Help You Need As a creative entrepreneur do you spent a ridiculous amount of time working IN your business that leaves no time at all to work ON your business. Then you need the Creatives …
I’m Over It
Processing our world right now is unique to each of us. After six weeks of riding the uncertainty emotional roller coaster, I shed the weight of worry and whining and loving shook myself awake. I have an opportunity …
We’re the f*cking lucky ones.
A wise man once said, “We’re the fucking lucky ones”. All in all, I’m feeling pretty lucky that I haven’t had to make huge adjustments on the turn of a dime since I’m used to …
Tools and Strategies for Life as a Remote Worker
Many people think of “freelancers” as people who work in their pajamas, barely changing clothes, or working from the kitchen table, or a coffee shop. And while this might hold true for a select few, …
Design: A Commodity or a Critical Asset?
Should you go to a freelance crowdsourcing marketplace when looking for a designer? When you don’t really care, yes, but if you do care, you are taking a risk. Recently, I was listening to Ilise Benun of …
Do your clients want things NOW?
Even though most of us grew up with pizza delivery, things have seriously changed in the last decade with regards to timing and the need for instant gratification. I'm talking about you Amazon Prime. Instant gratification …
How important are happy clients?
“I love it!” I’ll bet hearing that from a client makes your day. Don’t you love it when they love it and are “happy” with your work? But what if your client is not a good judge of …