articles for creative lives & businesses
An Open Letter to Simon Birmingham
Dearest Simon Birmingham, I thought perhaps I’d wait until I found a moment of internal calm to write you a letter opposing your proposed funding cuts to arts education here in Australia, but seriously I don’t think I’m going to get calm. I keep re-reading all the...
How to make money from your art
So you want to get paid for your art?! Awesome, we need more of you out there! Here are 5 things you need to keep in mind when going from hobby to professional and slapping a price tag on your creative work. Be professional Make sure your goods and services...
Myths and Misconceptions that hold artists back from getting their business minds activated!
Think you’re going to make it in the arts without getting savvy about the business of your creating? It’s time to think again! I’m hoping if I just paste a picture of a Hemsworth brother here, you’ll all understand that getting business savvy is a really sexy process...
Arts Biz Made Easy – 10 simple steps to a thriving arts business
So you’re ready to truly shine as an arts professional! You want to tick the boxes on any or all of the following - ✅ make more money ✅ reach more people ✅ create more ✅ raise your profile ✅ change the world with your creative...
When Inspiration Doesn’t Strike
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” Pablo Picasso There has long been a myth around creative people only working when inspiration strikes in frenzies of creativity. These mythical creative people sit around waiting for the next bolt of...
On Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway
Some people are born with an unshakable belief in themselves. My partner tells a story of when his band was starting out. He decided he wanted to be represented by one of the best agencies in Sydney at the time. For a band at his level (even though in his own mind...
Your Business is a Marathon – Musings for the Hyper Pro-active
Now, I should probably contextualize this next blog by saying that it’s as much advice for myself as it is for you guys! One of the things I find hardest about running my own business is this concept of a business being a marathon and not a sprint. I really believe...
Content Creation for Creatives Made Easy
Increasing the helpful content on your website is something that Google loves when deciding whether or not to send people to your website. Google loves it because your fans, your audience and all those customers you’re hoping to reach love it too. A creative part of...
Lateral Solutions to Save Your Time and Sanity
I often bang on about outsourcing because for me it has been a total game changer. We have 5 kids and with no extended family nearby to ease the load and 3 businesses to run we have been forced to think laterally about how we manage our enourmous work and life load. A...