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Make Your Creativity Pay: How to Earn Your Living from the Things You Love to Do
Pete Mosley is Business Editor for craft&design magazine. He works as coach and mentor to a wide range of creative and exceptional people.
'This book is for everyone out there that has a head full of ideas and the notion that earning a living from their own creative endeavour is simply the best thing ever.'
It's aimed at:
*People with a hobby on the verge of a business -working from home, studio or garden shed.
*People who are desperate to escape the 9-5, or through redundancy or change of circumstances, need to start afresh.
*Start-ups and fledgling businesses needing ideas, inspiration, and a guide to what works.
*More mature businesses that need some fresh thinking
*Folk who are looking for a friendly, jargon free guide
People like you:
Wood-turners, glass artists, potters,cake-makers, furniture makers, artists, coracle-builders, soap and candle makers, calligraphers and illustrators, jewellers, bead workers, blacksmiths, spoon carvers, knitters and weavers, model makers, leather workers, basket makers, toy makers, musical instrument makers, rug makers, well - all creative people!
If you recognise yourself in this list, Make Your Creativity Pay will resonate, because for you it may well fill a need, solve a problem, answer questions, provide help and support, get you heading in the right direction.
It will help you 'Make Your Creativity Pay'.
'This book is for everyone out there that has a head full of ideas and the notion that earning a living from their own creative endeavour is simply the best thing ever.'
It's aimed at:
*People with a hobby on the verge of a business -working from home, studio or garden shed.
*People who are desperate to escape the 9-5, or through redundancy or change of circumstances, need to start afresh.
*Start-ups and fledgling businesses needing ideas, inspiration, and a guide to what works.
*More mature businesses that need some fresh thinking
*Folk who are looking for a friendly, jargon free guide
People like you:
Wood-turners, glass artists, potters,cake-makers, furniture makers, artists, coracle-builders, soap and candle makers, calligraphers and illustrators, jewellers, bead workers, blacksmiths, spoon carvers, knitters and weavers, model makers, leather workers, basket makers, toy makers, musical instrument makers, rug makers, well - all creative people!
If you recognise yourself in this list, Make Your Creativity Pay will resonate, because for you it may well fill a need, solve a problem, answer questions, provide help and support, get you heading in the right direction.
It will help you 'Make Your Creativity Pay'.
- GenresNonfiction
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2011
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May 16, 2013
"When you finally get started, when you overcome the resistance and the doubters, when you've done the first job and sent out the first invoice or had a wodge of cash put in your hand and had your first satisfied customer say 'Thank you, you've done a great job', or 'Can I have your business card, I need to tell my friend, colleague or boss about you', you'll feel like you've never done before." - Make Your Creativity Pay
This book is a great overview of the creative industry as it stands today - perfect for students or older people who would like to leave their desk job and pursue a more creative career on their own terms, but aren't sure how it all works to work for yourself, promote yourself, and diversify your portfolio through the internet as a creative entrepreneur. If you're already a tech-savvy business owner who is quite knowledgeable about this already, there won't be a lot that will be new to you, however I did appreciate the tools and projects that were presented and there were some great quotes I highlighted for inspiration.
This book is a great overview of the creative industry as it stands today - perfect for students or older people who would like to leave their desk job and pursue a more creative career on their own terms, but aren't sure how it all works to work for yourself, promote yourself, and diversify your portfolio through the internet as a creative entrepreneur. If you're already a tech-savvy business owner who is quite knowledgeable about this already, there won't be a lot that will be new to you, however I did appreciate the tools and projects that were presented and there were some great quotes I highlighted for inspiration.
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