Making art is not the same thing as making a living. Many creative people struggle with this. But there are ways of managing a creative career to keep yourself fed, happy, solvent and fulfilled without having to ‘sell out.’ It largely comes down to planning. A sustainable, long-term creative career is one that is planned. […]
Guest Blog: Is this a Business or a Lifestyle?
A. L. Michaels has written another guest blog for us. Welcome back Andi… ——————————————– A friend and I were recently discussing our creative careers. The issue with working in the creative industries is that you can make it sound terribly exciting (‘I’m a studio manager in East London, whilst doing a writing residency, promoting my […]
Recap: Selling for Creative People (without feeling icky)
Most creative people love to create – to make things or to provide creative services. Most creative people hate to have to sell their products or their creative services. But if you want to create a sustainable livelihood for yourself from your creative endeavours, then you must learn how to sell. It’s the only way […]
Guest Post: The Post University Blogger (P.U.B) is…a Networking Newbie
“Take action every day. It doesn’t have to be dramatic action, but every day, stick with it. Spend time on things that make you proud, that stretch and strengthen you.” – Phillip Humbert I’m pretty new to this making-it-alone thing, when you put it into perspective. I’m two years out of university, and while it’s […]
Recap: Defining Your Customer – why you don’t want to sell to everyone
Here’s a summary post of week two of the 31 Days to Kick Start Your Creative Business Series focussing on defining your customer. The clearer you can be on who you are trying to sell to, the easier it will be to find them, talk to them, and ultimately convince them that your creative service […]
33 Things I’ve Never Told You (part 3)
If you’ve missed the first two parts of this post, I encourage you to read those one first in order to understand the context of this list. Basically, I wanted to talk about something other than Marketing and give you a chance to know the windbag behind this blog a bit better. 33 Things I’ve […]
Guest Post: The Post-University Blogger (P.U.B) is…a Junior Job-Juggler
I’m thrilled to introduce another guest blogger: Annie Harris. I met Annie at the London College of Music, where I teach. By the time we met, she had already graduated and was making her way as a young actor in London – juggling trying to find acting work while keeping body/soul together and keeping the […]
Recap: Defining Your Product – what exactly are you selling?
As August is a quiet month, we are going to recap some of our previous posts that maybe you missed or either didn’t get a chance to properly digest. The first recap is about a really important step for all Creative Entrepreneurs: Defining Your Product. The clearer you can get about WHAT your product is […]
33 Things I’ve Never Told You (part 2)
This is the second in the series 33 Things I’ve Never Told You. If you missed the first instalment, be sure to read it first in order to understand the context of this post. 33 Things I’ve never told you (part two) 12. I drink way too much coffee. I currently drink about 4-5 […]
Guest Post: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was Published
Today’s guest post is from A. L. Michael a talented writer and creative entrepreneur. Many thanks to A. L. Michael for her contribution. As a recently published writer, and dedicated creative entrepreneur, I thought I’d share some of that news that no writer really wants to hear: publication doesn’t fix everything. It’s what we all […]
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