Range Pricing: Buying Wiggle Room
I love quoting a range for a custom project. Whether you deal with flat-fee projects or work on an hourly rate, quoting a range of total dollar value (or total hours) can help your client immediately understand the scope. If […]
The Art of the Punt
At the risk of overusing a football metaphor, let’s pretend you have a goal. (It can even be an actual goal if football is your thing.) You want to keep moving toward it, unwaveringly, without detour. But to get there, […]
March 2017 Tasks
“What will that cost?” is one of the most challenging questions to answer for a creative entrepreneur. Mostly because “it depends” isn’t really an answer. But in fact, it does depend. It depends on how long the work will take […]
5 Ways to Be Kind to Your Money
Sometimes it’s hard to think about being kind to money. We think of money as a powerful adversary, rather than a potential ally. We aim to conquer it, rater than support it. And we certainly aren’t kind to it. But […]
Top 5 Creative Income Tax Questions
Everyone loves a list, right? Even a list about taxes? I didn’t think so (although BuzzFeed would tell us otherwise). Nevertheless, this month we’re talking all about taxes, and in that spirit, we thought it would be interesting to […]
February 2017 Tasks
Message from Elaine Do you feel the love yet? Are you surrounded by pink and red hearts, terrible candy, and poorly executed pre-fix dinner menus? It’s almost enough to make you want to do your taxes instead. You […]
2016 Year-in-Review
As much as I love January for its forward-looking nature and its optimism, for me it also represents a chance to look back and reflect. Admittedly, that’s easier when there is snow on the ground and “looking back” involves pondering […]
When Talking Helps
An article from the National Endowment for Financial Education came across my desk today. It was titled, “How People Need to Rethink Emergency-Savings Funds,” and I was thrilled. Of course we need to re-think emergency reserve funds. And of course […]
January 2017 Tasks
Message from Elaine Happy New Year! I love that I’m not seeing a lot of “resolutions” floating around social media or in conversations for 2017. Not that there’s anything wrong with resolutions. But they tend to be aspirational […]
