by Emma | Aug 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Are you relying too much on digital marketing? What did businesses do before the internet, or if they couldn’t pay for ads in the papers or fancy business directories? They relied on people & connections. I recall as a child in England, being dragged to...
by Emma | Aug 6, 2026 | boundaries, business practice
Getting caught up in our own heads, decision indecision, surveying a situation from every possible angle, rehashing conversations or emails, worrying about the minutia, writing endless pros and cons lists, second guessing, catastrophising…. Over-thinking. At...
by Emma | Nov 25, 2025 | lifestyle business, travel
It’s the cliched, entrepreneurial dream; being a digital nomad, travelling to far-fun places, earning money passively as you lounge on a yacht, working just 4 hours per week (thanks Tim!)….and although the idealised version of entrepreneurialism still...
by Emma | Dec 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you a prolific ideas machine, always coming up with amazing things and new ways to express your creativity? Or are you stuck in a rut, producing the same old, same old; bored of your style or your work but not sure how to change things up? These are 2 ends of the...
by Emma | Nov 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last week was Hallowe’en. My internal body clock and calendar does not have Hallowe’en as a setting. It’s simply not a thing for me. For me, having grown up in the English countryside in the 70s, 80s and 90s, I count Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night)...
by Emma | Oct 25, 2024 | business practice, Creativity, working for free
The mistakes we make with creative kids & money. Recently, I committed to buy a painting from a child, who is part of an initiative started by an art teacher here in Australia. Her aim is to instil confidence in her students to do big things & make money from...
by Emma | Oct 11, 2024 | business practice, lifestyle business
I want to invite you to my free pricing workshop, where we’ll bring more joy and less terror to pricing your artwork, your design packages, your writing services, your jewellery creations… So I was looking for a suitable picture for this newsletter. While...
by Emma | Oct 4, 2024 | business practice, lifestyle business
Years ago, I paid myself a pittance for really high-end, custom design work. For example, on one fabric design & chair upholstery project I earned just $200. For weeks of work 😬 😩 Fast forward 10 years, and now the price of my premium design package pays me well;...
by Emma | Sep 13, 2024 | lifestyle business
Greetings from a very sunny, springtime NSW South Coast.☀ Last week, we finally moved into the apartment we bought in a coastal town called Gerringong, just south of Sydney. It’s a culmination of teamwork and shared dreams between my husband and I. We are...
by Emma | Aug 24, 2024 | lifestyle business
Last weekend, I turned 49. Firstly, how on earth did that happen? One minute I’m young and hip, the next I’m nearly eligible for cheaper car insurance, over 50s holidays (European river cruise or in an RV!) and living in a 50+ retirement...
by Emma | Jul 20, 2024 | lifestyle business
Beg, steal or borrow! If you’re running low on ideas and inspiration, just steal them from another creative. Simple. Genius. Before I get a slew of emails about plagiarism and copyright and how I’m a bad person for even suggesting we steal from a fellow...
by Emma | Jul 17, 2024 | lifestyle business, Productivity
Lifestyle and business go hand-in-hand for us creatives; we value how we live as much as we value what we earn. So I’ve compiled a list of 12 life hack tips you might not have considered. I’d like to share them with you. In no particular order of...
by Emma | Jun 8, 2024 | lifestyle business
Do you sometimes feel like you’ve run out of ideas? Or that you’re just churning out the same old, same old? I know I feel like this from time to time. The client might change, but the process stays the same. The creative pool where you find inspiration or...
by Emma | May 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
It can drive you crazy….people who share their opinions about how you should run your business. Especially when you haven’t even asked for their opinion or advice. 🙄 It’s not to say that their advice isn’t viable or useful. It certainly comes...
by Emma | Feb 29, 2024 | lifestyle business, Productivity
Scrolling through Pinterest or Behance is my first choice when seeking inspiration for a design project or illustration. I know many creatives do this, and certainly it can get the creative juices flowing, sparking new ideas and help get out of a rut. Though...
