community
If you don’t have anything niche to say…
Thank you, internet. You put birds of a feather at our finger tips (wing tips?). Wanna know how another designer launched her new product line? You can read all about it on her blog, in her ebook, or even reach out to her and ask her about it. The people we are able to find [...]
About the Author
A career coach for creatives armed with the super power of hearing between the lines, Laura Simms helps passionate creatives discover and cultivate the work meant just for them. Once called a “momentum swashbuckler,” Laura puts the giddy-up in career transition and career strategy. Learn more at createasfolk.com.
congregation: the crazy awesome results of being amidst world-changing people
Last week, Megan told me I could no longer call myself an introvert. Why? Because I had just spent an off-the-hook weekend schmoozing with 500 on-fire people in Portland, OR. Yes, I was at the World Domination Summit but this isn’t another WDS-recap. Any trappings of my introverted selfhood fell away in this congregation of [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
Tooling Around: Are Forums for You?
Internet forums. They’re everywhere – Etsy, Blogger, Craigslist – everywhere. They also go by a few different names: teams, community, discussion, buzz. And they cover every topic including how to sell stuff, formatting a website, and product reviews. The knowledge shared in these forums can be invaluable, but you have to put in before you [...]
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Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
Creative Community: Are You a Seeker?
In this era of redefining the way we work, both in terms of where our physical work places are and the kind of work we are doing and when we do it, many people have found that there is a lot of alone time. For those of us who have left the office/cubicle life (how [...]
About the Author
Liz Kalloch is an artist, designer, traveller, and writer who has worn many different creative and entrepreneurial hats – and some of these hats she has even designed and knitted herself. Her artwork – and life – is focused on searching the soul to stay connected to her life path, clarifying and re-clarifying a life purpose and always trying to listen more carefully to that inner voice that speaks the truth. These days you can find her in the San Francisco Bay area where she runs her own freelance design and art creating business and blogs about it here.
getting ahead with unanimous craft & rosalie gale
This month’s top drawer sponsor is Unanimous Craft. Unanimous Craft is the brainchild (just realized how funny that word is…) of Rosalie Gale and it’s a community resource for running an indie biz. You’ll find articles, lists, and links – a one-stop shop for inspiration and information. Since Rosalie is an action-focused creative, I knew [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
