Is it really possible to opt out of AI?

Last week, I mentioned that I’m taking an Instagram break after Meta’s announcement that you would soon be able to create AI-generated images in Instagram. It’s no secret that I consider AI-generated content a form of blatant theft (of both creative intellectual property and creative labor) and taking a break from Instagram was a chance …

4 ways to market your business if your website isn’t “ready”

So many artists and makers hold off on marketing their businesses because they feel like their website isn’t ready or isn’t perfect. But here’s the problem. You put so much time and energy into getting your website ready then launch to… crickets! That’s because your website isn’t a field of dreams situation. Just because you …

4 ways to deal with Zone of Frustration tasks in your business

When I teach Alignment – the process of designing a business that makes you happy and makes you money – one of the core things we talk about is Zone of Genius vs. Zone of Frustration. Zone of Genius are the things in your business that you’re great at and that light you up. When …

Why the Supreme Court’s Goldsmith decision is actually good news for artists and independent creators.

I want to talk about the recent Supreme Court copyright case involving the photographer Lynn Goldsmith. You might have heard of it, especially if you run in more artistic circles, but you probably read all about it from the perspective of the work of its more famous plaintiff, Andy Warhol. In an opinion piece in …