There is so much chatter on the internet about ideal customers and it can all be very confusing, as well as often feeling irrelevant. Often we are encouraged to create an Ideal Customer Avatar based on our dream client, but to me and a few folx I have spoken to, this feels weird and fake […]
How to make your work accessible AND profitable
Most of us have some desire to do some good in our business, and we get a bit lost on the how. Often that is because, well, it’s a business. Unless you are a charity or non-profit, almost everything we are taught about business speaks to the idea that we can only make choices that […]
Shifting your feelings around money
Today we talk about money, because if one thing is for sure, we all have different stories and feelings about the stuff and it can be a really difficult relationship to navigate. If you already have a positive relationship with money then I’d love to know how that came about! Drop a comment and share […]
How to stop getting paid for hours of your life – a guide for freelance creatives
Working as a freelancer has us all putting numbers to our life hours, and that can be an overwhelming experience, especially when we are working really hard and are often expected to compete on price. Well I am here to let you know that there are ways of escaping the money-for-hours trap! Of course this […]
How to be anti-racist in your freelance creative business
I am not going to lie, I nearly did not write this blog yesterday because I am exhausted, triggered, and tired by the events happening to the Black community. As a Black mixed-race woman, this is something that is constantly on my radar, despite my multiple privileges – light skin tone, access to education and […]
7 ways to organise your workflow
How to get organised, by someone who used to be chaotic! Most people who have met me in recent years think that I am a super organised individual. Well, I have a secret. I am a naturally chaotic person and I spent quite a few years learning how to get organised. Whether you are similar […]
Becoming resilient in uncertain times
It’s a weird-ass time This week has been pretty confusing right? Go to work, don’t go to work… do a thing… but not like that. Everything is up in the air and it seems like our government is doing nothing to create stability for us right now, especially if we’re self-employed. That REALLY sucks butt […]
Working from home – six tips!
In these unprecedented times I’m looking back at my recent trip to Egypt to visit my grandma, which seems so long ago now. It was in fact only three weeks ago! I’m sure cabin fever is setting in for most of us by now especially if we’re working at home with children, so here are […]