When do you Canva?
Is good design determined by the design app you choose? In the creative industry, Adobe Creative Cloud is established as the choice for professional designers. When you want to produce quality graphics and media, there is …
No, you don’t have to design websites.
“Are you still a designer — even if you don’t do websites?” “Can you still consider yourself a designer if you don’t do websites?” “These days, do you need to design websites if you’re a graphic designer?” Questions …
One Bite at a Time is One Step Closer to Success
Q: How do you eat an elephant? A: One bite at a time. This solid advice came from my teenager the other day. Shocking, yes. They really do have their moments of insight and intelligence. I have …
What is your favorite page of your creative website and why?
We asked the accountability group and slack group members of the Creatives Roundtable to focus on their own websites and tell us what is their favorite page of their site and why they chose it. …
A Balanced Marketing Diet
Just like a nutritionally balanced diet, your marketing can benefit from a balanced strategy. To get started, I’d like to define the version of the word ‘diet’: the kinds of food that a person, animal, or …
Which creative, dead or alive, do you most admire and why?
We asked members of our creatives roundtable slack and accountability groups who inspire them in their creative business. __ I’ve always loved the work of Luba Lukova. Illustration is not one of my skillsets so her …
Your calendar or mine: the pros and cons of using online scheduling too
Beware of the assumptions that the convenience of online scheduling can blind you to. In a tweet this week, Justin Ahrens of Rule 29 asked the question, “How do you feel when someone wants to meet …
How does an accountability group help you or your business?
The Creatives Roundtable has been so valuable to my business. Having to show up each month knowing that I need to walk the walk and talk the talk about my progress on the goals I …
It’s not you, it’s me. Breaking up with a client.
Parting ways with a client happens when your business evolves. One way or the other, some clients on your roster will hold you back from moving forward. This is a concept that is tough for any …
How to increase your productivity by choosing your creative time: morning vs. night for creative professionals.
Most creatives have a time of day or day of the week where they kick into high gear and crank out the work. We asked the Creatives Roundtable members when they are the clearest to …