You’ve got to hustle everyday to run a successful creative business. And every morning you wake up, do good work, and keep building a strong reputation. The last email you want to read one morning is from a lawyer. An email attaching a cease and desist letter demanding you change your name. All because the […]
Psst…I have a secret. Last week I encountered several creative business owners dealing with the same struggle. All were fretting, researching, and didn’t know what choice to make. They knew that making this choice was going to come with a price tag and probably a trip to a lawyer’s office. This, of course, didn’t excite […]
Don’t you love it when you get proven right? Maybe it’s the attorney in me, but I love it when I get proven right. (But on the flip side, I do enjoy finding out I’m wrong because then I learn something.) Earlier this year, I had the excitement of knowing my opinion was deemed right […]
Running a regular legal check-up of your creative business sounds boring. But it is critical to building a foundation to support your big goals. And unless you turn it into a habit, then it’s hard to change your pattern of behavior. (Pssst…my favorite book about habit forming is The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg […]
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” height=”532″ />And to get rid of some of these hats, you might consider hiring an independent contractor. Because this allows you to take specific tasks off your plate. It can get exhausting wearing all…the…hats… Are you hiring an independent contractor? Learn the three items you should collect in your digital files for each of […]
I’ve always got at least two books going, a nonfiction business-y book and a novel. And sometimes, I’m juggling several books at once. In fact, I joke that every time I move, the first people to know me are the librarians, since I’m there multiple times a week. Last month, I did a bunch of […]
Running a creative business is a rollercoaster. You have amazing days and tough days. Last month, I was in a serious funk. The tough days seemed to keep piling up. And for a few days, I fantasized about burning everything to the ground. And after that running away to a cabin in the woods for […]
It can get exhausting wearing all…the…hats. And some of those hats, you don’t really enjoy. Maybe you’d love to focus on creating new collections, rather than shipping out orders. Or maybe you want to write course content, not the sales page, email funnel, or social media posts. Or maybe you want to design brands, not […]
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LLCs are only for the big guys, right? Often creative business owners think LLCs aren’t necessary. They think that because they are starting out and not making much money that they don’t need one. But business revenue is only one small piece of the puzzle in making the decision to create an LLC. Why form […]
Updated April 13, 2017: To reflect VIDA’s Terms of Service update (TOS dated April 10, 2017) In April 2016 when I was first asked my opinion of the terms of service for designers contributing to VIDA, I had no opinion. Because they weren’t even on my radar. Since then, I’ve heard a lot more about […]
It’s been almost 10 years since I owned a car. Luckily, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sometimes getting places on public transit isn’t the quickest or easiest. But most days it’s not a hassle to travel via foot, bike, or public transit. But recently, I’ve been saving up to buy a car. […]
Recently on a trip to SFMOMA, I was sitting mesmerized in front of Lorna by Chuck Close. (If you haven’t seen his work in person, make a plan to see it. It’s AMAZING!) While he uses several mediums, on that visit, two of his Jacquard tapestry works were on display. In Lorna, Close tricks our […]
Are you overwhelmed by your legal to do list? Do you ever wonder: What tasks do I have to do to move forward? What tasks are legally required? How little can I get away with when it comes to the legal stuff? Then I’ve got a treat for you! Last year, I started offering personalized […]
Every new year begins with promise. We tell ourselves this is the year it’s going to be different. That this year we are going to finally do it. Maybe for you, it is: eating healthy exercising bookkeeping learning a new language traveling more But unless you turn it into a habit, then it’s hard to change your […]
Want to be a kind biz owner to your affiliates? Grab your FREE affiliate manual checklist by clicking here. You’ve probably realized that your dream launch to-do list cannot be your actual launch to-do list. And the reason they aren’t one in the same is to maintain your sanity. For me, one of those cuts […]
