Navigating the AI era: how creative professionals can thrive in a changing landscape
Some strategies for navigating the AI era. Guest post by Chat GPT.
Creative business
The beginner’s guide to selling your work to shops
For artists and makers, selling your work to shops can be a valuable income stream. Here's how to do it.
Plan your best year ever
An annual review can make a world of difference. Here's how to do it, and plan your best year ever
Do the maintenance. Painlessly.
Why do many creative businesses fail? Because we don't do the maintenance
Let’s talk about selling
Selling isn't easy for most creatives. But it's almost always essential.
You don’t need funding to make your art
You just need to begin. That's how the magic really happens.
Scope creep, and how to stop it
Whatever you give to a work project, there will always be someone who wants just a little more. Here's how to deal with it.
Going freelance? 15 things all creators need to know.
(I’ve made all of the mistakes – so that you don’t have to.)
Overwhelm, open loops – and how a coach can help
Feeling overwhelmed? Take time to close some open loops, before starting anything new. Here's how I did mine – with help from a coach.
The best platforms for your digital products in 2022
Looking for new income streams? Here are three platforms where graphic designers, artists and photographers can upload and sell digital products.
Tom Hodgkinson: the hardest working man in slow business
The editor of The Idler magazine on his new book, and why we should all be a little more idle
$100k a year from piano lessons
Ayana Webb has an impressive business teaching piano online. Whatever your skill, if you can teach it, you can do it too