Creative Business
The business side of creative work—pricing, sustainability, and staying independent.
The quiet economics of showing up for other people
Helping people with no immediate payoff looks inefficient on paper. Over a long enough timeline, it is often the better investment.
Three numbers every independent creative should track
Most freelancers track invoices sent, not much else. Three simple numbers reveal far more about whether a business is actually healthy.
Why some remote teams feel closer than office ones
Physical proximity is not required for closeness. A look at the specific habits that let some fully remote teams outdo in-person ones on trust.
Freelancing rewards boring habits more than talent
The freelancers who last years are rarely the most talented ones in their field. They are usually the ones with the dullest, steadiest admin habits.
When a community becomes a clique, and how to tell the two apart
The line between a strong community and a closed clique is thinner than it looks from the inside. A few honest signs worth watching for.
Three numbers every independent creative should track
Most freelancers track invoices sent, not much else. Three simple numbers reveal far more about whether a business is actually healthy.
Why some remote teams feel closer than office ones
Physical proximity is not required for closeness. A look at the specific habits that let some fully remote teams outdo in-person ones on trust.