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Earn With Your Art: The Creative Freelancer's Guide to Business & Marketing
Whether you’re an amateur breaking into the creative industries, an artist expanding a side-hustle, or a professional ‘full-timer’ seeking to double your current income, then this is the book for you. With concrete guidance on structuring your day, dealing with clients, navigating social media, and maintaining your health, each chapter walks you through the steps necessary to gain clients, increase your earnings, and live a better life FREELANCER CASE STUDIES Learn from the wins, losses, and insights of successful freelancers – and create your full time creative dream. Profiled artists Graphic Designers, Agency Owners, Sound Engineers, Fine Art Photographers, Web Designers, Tattooists, Indie Editors, Digital Illustrators, Hair & Makeup Artists, Mural Artists + more! IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL The real reason why time is more valuable than money. How incorporating your business increases your income. The REAL pros and cons of the Freelancer lifestyle. How to harness ‘ultradian rhythms’ to increase productivity. How to work less and earn more by ‘winning ugly’. Why burning the midnight oil will destroy your income. How to produce a week’s worth of work in a single day. How to find and keep repeat clients. YOUR GUIDE Dean Samed is a Digital Illustrator from the UK, who fulfilled his childhood dream of earning a full time income from art and working with the biggest names in Horror.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2020
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July 29, 2021
Starting my own business is something I always wanted to do but viewed it as a little scary. This book does show you some pitfalls, but also first-hand experiences of how to overcome those challenges or avoid them in the first place. I loved the interviews with various artistic business owners. His positivity about getting started was infectious, he is clearly passionate about it, and made it seem so easy.
"The new-agey open plan work space favoured by so-called forward thinking companies is a terrible idea. Once championed as a way to break down office hierarchies and foster communication, it’s an outright productivity killer that promotes idle chit-chat, interruptions and a whole host of other distractions—positively guaranteed to kill off any attempt to complete meaningful work." I honestly could not agree more. This is one more thing on the checkbox of why I want to go out on my own.
My only complaint is that I already know about Marketing, and this book is mostly Marketing and selling yourself, your brand. I have seen that the Marketing side is where business owners do struggle, but I was hoping also for some more practical matters (knowing that some of that will vary by country).
"The new-agey open plan work space favoured by so-called forward thinking companies is a terrible idea. Once championed as a way to break down office hierarchies and foster communication, it’s an outright productivity killer that promotes idle chit-chat, interruptions and a whole host of other distractions—positively guaranteed to kill off any attempt to complete meaningful work." I honestly could not agree more. This is one more thing on the checkbox of why I want to go out on my own.
My only complaint is that I already know about Marketing, and this book is mostly Marketing and selling yourself, your brand. I have seen that the Marketing side is where business owners do struggle, but I was hoping also for some more practical matters (knowing that some of that will vary by country).
January 17, 2021
It is like he crawled into my brain and ripped out all the bits that have made my business successful.
I loved this book. It read as if Dean had crawled into my brain and removed all the bits that made my business struggle, and highlighted all the bits that worked and are continuing to make it thrive. It is a comprehensive, no nonsense approach to running a successful business. Every single creative needs to read this book.
I loved this book. It read as if Dean had crawled into my brain and removed all the bits that made my business struggle, and highlighted all the bits that worked and are continuing to make it thrive. It is a comprehensive, no nonsense approach to running a successful business. Every single creative needs to read this book.
October 11, 2020
Wonderful
This book is invaluable. I loved the case studies from different people and perspectives. I love that Dean included a section about health and wellness. A big part of succeeding in any career is being healthy. I can't wait to integrate what I've learned into my design business.
This book is invaluable. I loved the case studies from different people and perspectives. I love that Dean included a section about health and wellness. A big part of succeeding in any career is being healthy. I can't wait to integrate what I've learned into my design business.
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