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All The Business Stuff They Didn’t Teach You In Art School

Wondering which CRM is best for your creative business? Compare Dubsado vs HoneyBook vs High Level with honest insights on pricing, features, and who each platform is really built for.

Dubsado vs. HoneyBook vs. High Level in 2025: What Creative Entrepreneurs Need to Know

Freelancer comparing CRM software for invoicing and project management, choosing between Dubsado, HoneyBook, and High Level

November 3, 2025

Is your creative business haunted by phantom clients, starving artist pricing, or scary systems? Exorcise these ghosts and build a thriving, sustainable business.

Are These Ghosts Haunting Your Creative Business?

Black glittery Halloween decorations including ghosts, pumpkins, and haunted houses representing the ghosts haunting creative businesses

October 27, 2025

Thinking about a subscription business model for your creative business? Learn the pros and cons of subscriptions vs one-time sales, what it takes to succeed with memberships, and how to decide if it’s right for you.

Is a Subscription Business Model Right for Your Creative Business?

Wooden scrabble tiles spelling out "SUBSCRIBE" representing subscription business model for creative entrepreneurs

October 20, 2025

Learn the 4 essential KPIs every creative business owner must know. Stop guessing at pricing & hiring decisions.

Essential KPIs for Creative Entrepreneurs: The Numbers That Matter Most

Creative business owners analyzing KPIs and business metrics on whiteboard with charts and percentages

October 13, 2025

Most holiday marketing strategies ignore the pricing foundation. Learn why creative businesses need pricing audits before Black Friday promotions to stay profitable.

What’s Wrong with Most Holiday Marketing Strategies? They Skip the Pricing Audit

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October 6, 2025

Learn how to build and grow a thriving creative business that puts family first. Get actionable tips on boundaries, systems, and designing your business around your life, not the other way around.

How to Build and Grow a Creative Business That Truly Puts Family First

Creative entrepreneur mom working on laptop while children play on sofa behind her, demonstrating family first business balance

September 29, 2025

Break free from creative entrepreneur procrastination disguised as productivity. Learn why the minimum viable product approach beats perfect planning and how messy action grows your creative business faster than endless preparation.

Stop Planning Your Creative Business to Death

Creative entrepreneur holding white pen over blank paper, representing the paralysis of over-planning instead of taking action in creative business

September 15, 2025

Protect your creative work from copycats with proven strategies from business coach for creatives, Erin Cantwell. Learn the 4 types of copycats and how to handle each.

How to Copycat-Proof Your Creative Business: A Guide to Protecting Your Creative Work

Handmade pottery and ceramics on wooden shelves with sale tags, representing creative work that needs protection from copycats

September 8, 2025

Creative entrepreneurs often love learning but avoid implementing. Break the learning vs doing cycle that keeps you stuck and finally build the profitable business you’ve been dreaming about.

Learning vs Doing in Business: Why Creative Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck Instead of Taking Action

Creative business owner stuck in learning mode reading books instead of implementing business strategies

September 1, 2025

Creative team building isn’t like other team building. Learn why creative businesses struggle with traditional approaches and get proven strategies to build teams that work together, not just in parallel.

Creative Team Building: Why Creative Businesses Struggle (And How to Get It Right)

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August 25, 2025

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