Four Tools to Help Streamline Your Design Business

Money Talk // The Resources That Helped Shift My Mindset and Create a Financial Plan

3 Online Courses for Creatives That are on My Wishlist

The Dream Project Equation // Passion, People and Profit

Designing a Creative Retreat

EntrepreneurshipPaige BoersmaDecember 28, 2016creative retreat, business tools, new yearsComment

Planoly // An Essential Instagram Tool

ResourcesPaige BoersmaNovember 22, 2016planoly, social media management, instagram strategy, instagram, social media, online tools, business tools, gridComment

The Importance of Tracking Your Time (And How it Will Help You Price Your Offerings)

One of the biggest struggles I had when I transitioned to the new Studio Bicyclette was figuring out how to tackle the pricing equation. I had a lot of questions, but the two that held me back the most were whether to charge hourly or on a project basis, and how to actually come up with those numbers. See, I come from a retail background where pricing is relatively easy to figure out based on the cost of the items you're selling, especially when you've been doing it for years.

ResourcesPaige BoersmaJune 6, 2016time tracking, online tools, business tools, timely, productivity, pricing, money talkComment

5 Podcasts for Creative Entrepreneurs and Bloggers

Earlier this year, I discovered podcasts. Sure, I was aware of them before, but I hadn't really come across any that spoke to me specifically or felt relevant to what I was doing and what my interests were, personally or professionally. I'm also a serial multi-tasker and tend to get lost in my own daydreams (or brilliant ideas, however you want to position it), so anytime I had tried giving them a listen, I found that I would inadvertently stop paying attention early on and failed to gain anything from the experience.

10 Tips for Using Pinterest as Tool for your Creative Business

Not only is Pinterest one of my favourite social media sites to get completely lost on, it’s also an incredibly important tool for my business. I’m pretty intentional with how I spend my time on Pinterest these days, limiting my daydreaming pinning sessions so I don’t get too carried away and it doesn’t eat into my day too much or decrease my productivity. But when it comes to creating an inspiration board, there’s no better place to start, and I’d like to think I’ve mastered the fine art of Pinterest inspiration gathering, and in turn I’ve seen it benefit my business and drive traffic to the blog as one of the top referral sites.