Helping Good Clients Become Great Ones

by Ilise Benun
If you stay in it long enough, people from your past start to resurface, which I am loving! One of those people, with whom I recently reconnected a...

2018—not what I’d hoped

by Deidre Rienzo
2018 has been an interesting year. I’ve struggled with motivation, focus and timing all year. Despite a pretty healthy lifestyle, exercise and plen...

[Video] The Entrepreneur's Inner Game

by Ilise Benun
For some weekend learning, watch this brand new interview I did with Nina Cooke. She's a UK-based business coach whose focus is the mindset of succ...

What can I do to prepare for our call?

by Jill Anderson
They’ve signed the contract and given you money.(Don’t have a contract? Read this immediately.) Contract—check. Money—check! Work is ready to begi...

[Podcast] #357 Mark McGuiness on Being a 21st Century Creative

by Ilise Benun
It’s not easy being a creative professional in the 21st century. Things keep changing, and fast. Whether you are a fine artist, a performer or ent...

4 Year-End Marketing Ideas Centered Around Gratitude

by Ilise Benun
It's almost December but I hope you're not finished with your marketing for the year.  I highly recommend at least one more effort centered around...

[New] The Simplest Marketing Plan for 2019

by Ilise Benun
Have you noticed that everyone who wants you to buy something does it by overwhelming you with a really long list of "what you'll get?" It's too m...

[Podcast] The Niche Debate with Jeffrey Shaw

by Ilise Benun
I love talking about niches! I am forever trying to explain how I think about what a niche is and how you go about choosing one (and how it someti...

Why I love the Revolve Conference

by Ilise Benun
Had a great time at the 2018 Revolve Conference in Charleston last week -- my thanks to Karl Hudson Phillips and his team for putting their heart ...

[Podcast] #356 Jane Friedman on How to Get Your Book Published

by Ilise Benun
Should you write a book? It always surprises me how many people want to write a book and how impressed they are that I have written 7 of them. I d...

Is your website ready for 2019?

by Jill Anderson
When websites first came along, they were more like online brochures—simply giving you an online presence that people could look at. But now, webs...

Should I Take That Project? Checklist

by Deidre Rienzo
Here's one of Deidre's oldie-but-goodie blog posts that a reader wanted to share -- so I'm bringing it back to the top. Like I have said many ti...