articles for creative lives & businesses
Get Stuff Done – 3 Part Daily Planning System
My sister has always bagged me out for my love of list writing, she reckons I have lists for my lists (she’s right). Lists help me to empty my head of the many ideas that are floating, swimming and swarming in there at any one time. Lists help me to prioritise my...
Creative Gifts of Mammahood
In amongst all the family cacophony in my 2 adult, 5 child household, there has been one anchor for me and that has been creativity. 9 years ago I became an insta-mum to 3 children under 7. My partner came as a package deal with a 4 and 7 year old daughter and 6 year...
How To Create A Support System For Your Arts-Biz
4 Ways to Build a Business Support Structure Recently I had a session with my business coach about one of my programs and couldn’t believe the advice she dished out. The core actionable advice I had to take away was; My vision wasn’t clear. I hadn’t defined my market...
In Focus – Dirty Old Town (part 1)
Dirty Old Town is a bespoke Furniture Business based in Eureka. Using reclaimed Australian timbers, Dirty Old Town infuses everything they do with an environmental ethos and a fair dose of good old fashioned love. Run by husband and wife team Johnny and Helene...
Create More and Work Less With Outsourcing
Get the low down on outsourcing with our resident marketing whizz Lainie Anderson. The global phenomenon known as freelancing, with vast pools of talent worldwide, is now at your fingertips. Elance.com, Freelancer.com, Upwork.com, Fiverr.com are all great for getting...
Two questions whose answers will make you money from your art.
As an artist you have a total right to create completely for yourself. In fact truly resonant creative products (music, writing, acting, craft, painting, dance, whatever it is) generally come from a place of complete authenticity and disregard for who wants them. ...
Debunking 2 Myths that Keep Artists in the Gutter of Poverty
I’m very keen to get artists out of the gutter and into positive cash flow. I think as creatives we’ve been sold some big, bad myths that keep us stuck in negative self judgement, deflating self talk and a poverty conscious mindset. Today I want to debunk 2 of those....
Arts Crowdfunding
A while ago I went to talk in Sydney on crowdfunding by Pozible co-founder Rick Chen. Crowdfunding is such a great opportunity for creative businesses to explore, not only in terms of your financial strategy but also incorporated into your marketing. Here are my top...
Checking Out The “Competition”
A while ago I attended an arts business morning tea. I didn't go in the particular hope of learning new business skills or having personal arts biz revelations. I went because it was an ideal piece of “competitor analysis” as a part of my ongoing “market research”....