Creativity is often seen as somehow fluffy or not directly related to profit…whereas, in fact, it’s the bedrock of my business and almost every other one I can think of…
As it should be of yours.
Let’s get one thing clear – creativity comes in many forms.
It’s the basis of profitable ideas, bestselling books, courses people crave…
As well as content that sings and brings people flocking to your social media, newsletters and sites.
Think you’re not creative?
Thing again.
The very fact you’re looking to run your own show, whatever that might be, demonstrates that you can think outside of that 9-5 box and want something more.
To spark even more of those ideas in you and to encourage you in your creativity, I’m sharing some resources this week that are designed to do all that and more, starting with this…
How to actually make money as a creative (thereby dispelling any myth that you can’t):
https://www.creativebloq.com/features/ways-to-make-money-as-a-creative
Then there’s this great selection of side hustles for creatives:
And a book excerpt I absolutely love on unleashing your creative confidence so you can light up the world with your creations:
Need even more inspiration?
Here’s a great collection of newsletters for creatives:
Among those, these are my personal favourites:
https://austinkleon.substack.com
https://www.digitalnative.tech
Back to monetising your creativity and here’s how to do that without social media:
Then there are these 8 art revenue streams which make $83,893/month:
As well as how one person makes $3,995 a week with basic Canva clip art…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZOiqxuMsg
Bear in mind that the usual caveats apply and your results will be just that – reliant on you.
Your TED talk this week gives you a powerful way to unleash your creativity:
Once it’s unleashed, keep it coming!
