Social media is ridiculously important to performing artists. I spent the last year studying for an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship through the University of East Anglia. This was a fantastic year filled will learning of how to thrive as a creative business person. My dissertation was entitled: Keep the Conversation Going: 65 Social Media Strategies […]
Last Nonsuch gig
Summer is a coming to an end. Today’s the final gig for Nonsuch at the British Museum. Musical of Musicals is over and I’m almost done my dissertation. I’ll be publishing material from my dissertation soon, so look out for it.
This is great – couldn’t agree more.
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Creative Entrepreneur on the Fly
Part of being a creative entrepreneur is learning to work on the fly. I had a dentist appointment this morning at 10 followed by a coffee meeting at 2.30. There isn’t enough time to go home between these appointments so I am faced with about 3 hours to fill. I could window shop, sit in […]
The Power of Early Mornings
It’s Sunday morning at 8 am. Most of the world is still asleep and I’m buzzing. This is the most creative time for me, when it’s quiet and I can hear myself think. I must use this time more often. When’s your ‘golden time?’
Entrepreneurial Skills – Heads down!
There are periods of time where you’ve got to put your head down and just get on with it. It’s a core entrepreneurial skill and this is one of those times. I’m buying a new house, and there are so many things to do including fixing up the old one, dealing with Estate Agents, liaising […]
A Google Gift for Writers
Google has offered a major gift for writers with Panda, its new formula for ranking websites. Not too long ago all they looked at was how frequently certain keywords appeared on your pages. This led to a lot of keyword rich drivel which still landed pages high in search results. But no more. New Developments […]
Create or don’t create. There’s always a choice.
As creative people, we are always faced with a choice: create or don’t create. It’s always one or the other. The more we choose create, the further we advance in our careers. Today the sun is shining. I’d like to bunk it in and go get a Frappucino. Frappucino or work? After years, I’ve learned […]
Entrepreneurship Often Starts With Crazy Ideas
I spent a recent weekend working on one of my essays for my MA in Creative Entrepreneurship. We had to write a proposal for a project, with a budget and identifying target sources of funding. I struggled for a long time about what to write about. Then I came up with the idea of doing […]