It’s easy to be envious in this business. As creatives, our work is so visible, our clients are status symbols, and our lifestyles are showcased to prove we’re legit.

My favorite thing to watch right now is a series on Instagram from a creator named Herman Jagpal. He’s doing one of those challenges in which you trade a paperclip to a house. I’m watching every single video.

For decades, if you wanted someone to distribute your content to their audience, you had to pay them to do it. Not anymore.

It’s a shame that I didn’t read this book when I wast came out. I might have set up my digital products business better, sooner.

Visibility is a crucial part of the sales process for any business. Here’s how to do it.

Sales don’t just happen. They are an alchemy of need, trust, value, clarity, visibility, and a call-to-action. 

A “productized service” is a bit of a buzzword these days, in large part due to a viral YouTube video about a graphic designer with a business called DesignJoy. But are they legit?

This pipeline of brand to agency to production company to freelancer carries a set of issues. Namely, if someone changes their mind, who pays for it?

I struggle telling people what I want to accomplish, asking for favors, and talking about unfinished projects.

If you made $1,000, and then someone called you out of the blue and asked for $62, without any urgent need or reason, would you give it to them? 

There’s a bellcurve of efficiency in creative projects. Working too slow creates waste. Working too fast creates waste, as well.

When you run your own business, it’s difficult to decipher which tasks you should be doing, and which tasks you should be outsourcing.

It’s interesting to consider underlying incentives. Everyone says they’ll work quickly while prioritizing good work. Eventually, they lean toward one or the other. 

If your business becomes famous tomorrow, and clients are kicking in your door to work with you, what is the most amount of money you could make with your current model?

Being nervous isn’t a sign that you’re wrong. It might just be a sign that you don’t have much experience yet.

When I started my career, I was obsessed with the idea of setting up multiple income streams. Looking back, I can describe what was going on with two words: fear and distraction.

When I started making content, I did it as a self-documentarian. Fresh off a terrible year of freelancing in which I made about $18,000 total (while paying $12,000 of that in rent), I started blogging.

If you read this blog post, you’ll learn everything you need to know about day rates, including who uses them, why freelancers use them, when to use one, and how to calculate a day rate for yourself.

Many of us have no problem dreaming big, but when it comes time to take a swing at our big dreams, we do so with reservation and doubt.

Both are great business models, but they are virtual opposites in their approaches. One sinks in, while the other flies above.