NO-COMPROMISE BLOG.
Thoughts, ideas, and frameworks to grow your creative business.
GETTING CLIENTS IS LIKE CATCHING CAIMAN
The problem with catching caiman and catching clients is that you don’t know where to start.
You got no bait, no lines in the water, and you don’t even know what you’re trying to catch.
How I manage ADHD as a Creative
How I manage my ADHD as a business owner, while struggling with executive function, dopamine lows and anxiety.
NICHING down is the worst thing ever
Niching down is the worst thing for a designer right?
The ‘Get clients’ blind spots for Creatives
The biggest blind spot most creatives have when it comes to finding new clients
The one system you need to build a successful creative business
The one system you need to build a successful creative business
Designers who suffer from Content Constipation…
That anxious feeling that hangs around until I get that piece of content out into the wild.
Because I don’t want to create shit, filler content just for the sake of ‘another piece for my feed yay!
I don’t want to make a throwaway piece of garbage that adds no value to anyone.
And I don’t subscribe to the idea of content batching, where you plan and write all your content in a few days and then toss it away for the month..
Client Transformations: Zac Trout
We talk to Zac Trout out of beautiful Arkansas USA, about his experience working with us in our Creative Operator program.
Drop the ‘please sir’ energy with clients.
Why do we think that impressing our clients means doing everything to their time table?
Or we have to impress them by doing everything they say?
Client Testimonial: Emily Stevens
Our amazing client Emily Stevens told us that working with us has been the best thing she’s done for her business, she’s pretty amazing anyway we just did our bit to help!
Why I finally got my hand tattooed…
Last week I ticked something that’s been on my bucket list now for about 20 years.
Might seem trivial to some but to me it was a big thing and for me it really brought me back to why I started pitchr.
Last week I got my hand tattooed, and here’s why that’s different to most other tattoos.
The 25 Hour Momentum Week For Designers
How to build out a 25 hour work week for designers.
Shit advice I’ve had from Coaches
I heard this idea once that the absolute best thing to invest your money in was knowledge, it came from a tattoo artist called Tim Hendricks. He said that he spent as much money as he could on books.
Client Feedback: Craig Jones, Maajor Brand Studio
Our client Craig Jones, former Creative Director and now studio owner on his experience working with us as the very start of his new business journey.
The reason creatives don’t make progress
The reason creatives get stuck in business and don’t make progress as business owners.
Client Transformations: Kate Hendry, Finbo Studio
Case study from our client Kate Hendry of Finbo Studio.
AI is the Lazy Designer’s Way.
AI is fucking lazy - do you agree?
There’s more and more AI content out there and you just have to go on Pinterest to see the feed being clogged by artists and designers passing themselves off as creatives to see how frustrating it is.