Don’t be modest when going for more money. You don’t get paid what you deserve – you get paid whatever you can get them to pay you. Okay, let’s look at other ways  It’s you or them. Companies don care about you, so get what you can. Don’t get emotionally attached or you’re dead in…

 My business is … fill in the blank . What other areas could I expand into that are related to what I already do and use the talents and tools I already have? How else could I use my talents? What am I positioned to do? What assets and resources do I already have at…

Creative, right brained people have the natural ability to be able to juggle several different things at once. Why not use this, as well as our natural curiosity and notoriously short attention spans to produce some profits?  Why do we want income coming from several sources? I’ll tell you.  Having several projects going at once…

Royalties are such an important part of a creative professional’s income. Yet it can be one of the most confusing and confounding things when you look at your contract or royalty statement and try to figure it out. Many agents don’t even understand it. But because they are integral to our income, it pays to…

You are good at what you do, and it should be wonderful to have someone to just ‘deal’with it when it comes to money so that you can focus on what you do best. Or maybe you want to do a lot of the work yourself but want someone to use as a sounding board….

Some things a creative person should consider before signing. Hoe long is this agreement going to last? How can I get out of it when problems arise? How and when will I be paid? Who will own the art when I am done? How much promotion will be provided? What about insurance? How and when…

‘It will never happen to me’ is the catchphrase amone people who haven’t been a victim of a robbery, fire, flood, or mudslide. There are only two kinds of people when it comes to a disaster: those who have it happen to them, and those who will. Be prepared. Get insurance to protect what you…

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and have a new ending. So even if you have never saved money in the past, it’s never too late to start.  Do it the other way, after you pay all your bills, buy some clothes, a new car, take a…

Are you willing to do without something now so you can have it (and more) later? You can either pay now or pay later. When you pay now (meaning pay yourself by putting something aside) you are ahead of most creative people. It gives you an edge. Do you want to be able to achieve…

We want to create a money making machine that pays you without you having to work. Oh, now you are interested. Good, now that I have your attention, how owuld you feel about having money coming in that you didn’t even have to work for? You would be free to do whatever you wanted with…