One of my biggest problems is over-booking and double-booking myself. (Already this year, I did a whirlwind PA to NYC to Baltimore day, and I’m about to head off for a back-to-back-to-back-to-back teaching, vacation, trunk show, trade show extravaganza!) I have an unfortunate habit of not looking at my calendar before committing to something, a …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links. How to Start Creating When You Don’t Know What to Say – We’ve all been here, creative blocks suck, but sometimes they’re a signal to change things up. How to Grow Your Twitter Audience with Smarter Questions – One of the best ways …
Recently I posed this question to one of my mailing lists: What’s keeping you from pitching the press? So many makers know they should be pitching the press, but something is holding them back. While many people site lack of knowledge* as a primary reason, another one that I hear frequently is the fear of …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links. How One Simple E-mail Can Transform Your Art Career – Selling your artwork is all about building relationships. Kesha Bruce shares some ways that a simple email can make a huge difference. The Perfect Sending Frequency for Artist Email Newsletters – How to …
If you’re like most creative entrepreneurs, your to-do list is probably a mile long. One of the biggest challenges is likely deciding which projects to tackle each day. So many people tackle their to-do lists by starting with what “needs” to be done. But if you make that your priority, you’ll always be working from …