Do you use your knowledge to teach your audience? Then this post collection will help do it on the legal up and up!
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 […]
” 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 […]
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 […]
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, then you need to follow Tiffany Han. Tiffany helps creative women take bold, inspired action. She helps you raise your hand and say yes to all those crazy ideas and things you’ve been dreaming of doing. And thanks to her, anytime I’m overwhelmed, I stand up and look at my feet. […]
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. […]
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 to my dream to-do list for the artist’s Courtyard launch was an affiliate program. I liked the idea of […]
After five email exchanges and no progress, I wrote asking to pull my article from publication. I was bummed. That’s how the story ended. But the story started when a friend emailed about a Facebook call for guest contributors. She thought of me because they specifically asked for posts dealing with the legal side of […]
**June 16, 2020 Update: The CASE Act passed and you can now file a claim with the U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Claims Board here.** Creative business owners know that it’s only a matter of time until their work is copied. Your photograph gets posted on a free stock site Your illustration ends up on Zazzle […]
You, like me, probably post content to social media daily. Some of this is helpful content created by others, but you are also posting your own content to social media. And once you hit the button, you give the social media content provider rights to your content. On a regular basis, I hear that what […]
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The most common excuse I hear about contracts is: My clients will assume I don’t trust them if I give them a contract. I hear this all the time, which is why I’m grateful that Laura C George shared her story about how she learned this to be a myth. I bet you assume that the […]
I’ve had a business crush on Lela Barker for a long time. I love her straight-talking, no-nonsense business advice mixed with her southern charm. So, I was so excited when I learned she was also going to be speaking this year at Craftcation. And Lela did not disappoint. She’s a teaching pro who knows her stuff. (Seriously, […]
