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Creative business
Running a business, thinking like a boss, and making more from your creative work
Clean up your creative life
Declutter. Reset. Reorganise. Refresh. Give your creative life a spring clean, to make work easier!
When did you last tell the world how brilliant you are?
What we can all learn from our twentysomething selves
Going freelance? 15 things all creatives need to know.
(I’ve made all of the mistakes – so that you don’t have to.)
Scope creep, and how to stop it
Whatever you give to a work project, there will always be someone who wants you to give just a little more. Here's how to deal with it.
Think like a boss. Even when you’re a company of one.
You might work alone. But it still helps to step back sometimes and think like a boss. To work ON your business, not in it.
Your next 90 days
Want to get something substantial done - and make time for some fun stuff too? You need a 90-day plan.
Go deeper, not wider
The online world encourages us to go wide, to be everything, everywhere, all at once. But what if we choose to go deeper, instead?
The 10 keys to a successful creative business
Even if you don't think of your creative work as a business, this will help
Rejection hurts. Here’s why you need to seek more of it.
Collect rejections. Wear them as a badge of honour. The only way to get to the yes you want is to get comfortable with hearing no.
So you’ve made a mistake in your business. Now what?
Don't let perfectionism hold you back. Learn to own your mistakes, and how to correct them gracefully
Know your value, as a creative
Creative work often feels intangible. It can be hard pricing it, or communicating its value to clients and buyers. This might help.