This may seem like a silly question – of course money matters! And yet, how often do our choices, as creative people, put money last? No one became a creative to get rich. For a very few, this is a side benefit, but for the vast majority of creatives our motivation to pursue this […]
Recap: How to manage a creative career – it’s possible to do this for a living!
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Auditions/Meetings/Interviews: 5 Ways to Stay Sane When Dealing With Challenging Situations
Last week I wrote about auditions and how gutting they can be when you don’t get them. This week I want to write about the value of showing up and being gentle with yourself. I’ve just come back from a casting for a corporate training film. For those of you not familiar with the casting […]
Rejection Sucks – 3 Ways to Cope When the Gig Isn’t Yours
Image by Rebecca One of the hardest things about what we do as creative entrepreneurs is that we don’t produce widgets. I’m sure there are some widget makers who care very deeply about their widgets, who put loads of effort into making the best widgets they can, who invest deeply of themselves into their widgets. […]
Wise Words From Joni Mitchell
You wonder about people who made a fortune, and you always think they drank it up or they stuck it up their nose. That’s not usually what brings on the decline. It’s usually the battle to keep your creative child alive while keeping the business shark alive, too. You have to develop cunning, shrewdness, and […]
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