What imposter syndrome has to do with your prices.

The following is an excerpt from my new book The Artists & Profit Makers Guide to Pricing, which is available for pre-order now! I have a confession to make.  I’ve long harbored the idea that imposter syndrome is a little bit bullshit. I can’t quite explain why I originally felt that way, other than that …

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 …

How to safeguard your business from the collapse of social media

On Friday night, Tyler Thrasher, an artist I follow on Instagram, posted some interesting thoughts in his Stories. Basically, he shared that he thought we weren’t far from a pretty significant collapse of social media. His reason is that now that Elon Musk has purchased Twitter and will begin implementing a monthly fee for blue …

Is it time to move off of Etsy? Some thoughts on the Etsy strike, worker exploitation, and pricing for profit.

If you’ve been on social media this week, you may have noticed posts about an Etsy Seller Strike. Etsy sellers are boycotting the platform this week to protest Etsy’s latest round of fee increases. Not surprisingly, I have a lot of thoughts on this, so I went ahead and created this video:   View this …