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The 5 Client Phrases That Quietly Undermine Creative Professionals

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 by Pat Fraser

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In creative business, words shape relationships. The phrases clients use to describe your work can either build respect or quietly erode it. These subtle, belittling descriptors clients use against artists don’t always sound malicious — but they carry weight. They reveal how the creative process is often misunderstood, minimized, or…

Here’s Why You Need Graphic Illustration For Your Business Brand Identity

January 31, 2022February 1, 2023 by Pat Fraser

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Sometimes, people often used the words ‘graphic design’ and ‘graphic illustration’ interchangeably. However, both words mean different things. One or the other or both are what businesses need to establish their brand identity. This might go without saying, but your business’ brand identity is very important. How do you separate…

The 3 Steps Of The Drug Dealer Business Model And Why It’s So Dope

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 by Pat Fraser

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Drug dealing might be destructive and immoral but the drug dealer business model might not be. When really broken down in its simplest form, the drug dealer is a capitalist, trader, and entrepreneur, and the business would not survive without effective marketing strategies. Successful drug dealers follow principles to promote…

5 Reasons Why Indie Artists Should Invest In Their Own Music Blog

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 by Pat Fraser

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It’s time to end the “starving indie artist” tag and be serious with our hustle as indie artists. Enough with the nonsense that if you’re an independent artist not signed to some famous major music label, you’re probably going to be broke. One of the many reasons for this prevailing…

4 Creative Businesses You Can Start With No Money

November 5, 2020February 1, 2023 by Pat Fraser

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Creativity doesn't always require money to start a business since there are many creative businesses out there. Once you know how to define your most reliable niche, you can start a good-paying business without any start-up capital. Starting a business of your own has always been on your mind. You're…

Race, Color And Politics In Branding That Isn’t Race, Color And Politics

April 9, 2020February 1, 2023 by Pat Fraser

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Why Does Everything Have To Be About Color? This isn't the discussion that you think this will be, so take a deep breath and relax. This won't be the uncomfortable race conversation. There'll be no need to assert any type of "All Lives Matter" rhetoric in this discussion. The only…

13 Things WordPress Web Developers Can Tell People Who Say “It’s Just A Template”

March 12, 2020July 22, 2024 by Pat Fraser

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The Difficult Task Of Convincing Clients That Web Design Is Much More Than A Template The current website design marketplace is one that is crowded with different choices for clients (and web designers and developers). We're not the only talented creative designers competing for space, nor are we spared by…

Top 3 Reasons Why The Belief That Crowdfunding Is Begging Is Nonsense

October 22, 2019February 17, 2020 by Pat Fraser

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Crowdfunding: Lost In The World Of Man’s Translation And Confusion It was only several years ago that crowdfunding stormed the financial scene as a non-conventional means of sourcing funds for worthwhile projects and startups. Thanks to its less complex nature, crowdfunding soon became the “new Jerusalem” through which boot-strapped and…

3 Reasons You Will Always Be Disposable As An Employee

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Pat Fraser

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1. Offshoring/Outsourcing jobs overseas. If you have been feeling so fly thinking you are very valuable in your organization, read these points very well, perhaps it would stick to your reasoning and change it for good. Some variables usually determine what, if anything, a firm will outsource. Outsourcing occurs within…

3 Reasons Why Job Security Is A Myth

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by Pat Fraser

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1. You can be fired. Unless it is your father that owns the company, always put at the back of your mind the moment you take a new job that those that can hire you can also fire you. You think you are so good that you aren't indispensable? Think…

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