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How to Charge Your Clients for Creative Work
There are a couple of things to consider when charging your clients for creative work. You need to think about how much your competitors charge, how much income you need (and whether you need to live off that income or if it's extra), your level of expertise, and how much value you're providing to the client.
How I Make $5K Monthly—2 Months After Becoming a Freelance Copywriter
I joined the Filthy Rich Writer’s Comprehensive Copywriting Academy course in April 2020, when I was making about $500 per month in my side job. By May, I made $3,500. June, July, and August, I made over $5,000 with my newfound copywriting skills. Here’s how I’m making $5,000 a month consistently.
Content Marketing Helps You Achieve Growth Mindset
Abundance mindset is when you believe there's unlimited potential and plenty of money to be had by all. This mindset isn't just some bogus, woo-woo mental space. You see others out there achieve and surpass their goals. Guess what? They've tapped into a growth mindset, and evergreen content marketing can help you get there.
Entrepreneurs: Declutter for Positive Energy
Any time of the year is the perfect time to declutter and reorganize, especially for freelancers and entrepreneurs who are working from home! Learn how to declutter for positive energy in your entrepreneurial endeavors.
Day by Day
When you’re struggling with a mental illness and someone tells you to take it day by day, it can feel like a load of crap. Someone telling you that is one thing, but taking things one day at a time can feel impossible given how anxious or depressed you feel.
Hello again
I beg you to take a step back and JUST BE from time to time. This is easier said than done sometimes; it’s far too easy to reach for our phones and answer texts or scroll through social media than it is to sit still and be in the moment.
Create an Embroidered Travel Pincushion
Whether you need a travel pincushion for commutes, vacation, or just for cuteness, this simple hand lettered and embroidered tutorial will give you a nice little solution!
How to Organize and Create a Secondhand Baby Registry
Are you considering throwing a secondhand baby shower? Or, might you be asking, “what the heck is a secondhand baby registry?” This post will get you up to speed on the what, why, and how of a secondhand baby registry.
10 Reasons I Love Notability for Digital Bullet Journaling
If you want to learn why Notability is a great solution for digital bullet journaling (over, say, its main competitor Goodnotes), then read this post! Here I share 10 reasons why I love Notability for digital bullet journaling—why it's more efficient and more intuitive.
Digital Bullet Journal Video: Monthly Review in Notability
Digital bullet journaling is changing my life for the better. I already have my iPad with me on any given day, and not having to carry around an extra notebook and pens for traditional bullet journaling lightens my load a lot (which matters more now that I’m nearly in my third trimester of pregnancy!). In this post and video learn how to do a monthly task migration in Notability.
A Minimalist and Zero Waste Advent Calendar for Kids (With Gifts)
Anticipating Christmas is one of the most exciting times of the year in a child's life. Did you grow up with an Advent calendar, celebrating each day of December up until Christmas? Here’s a way to give your children something every day but keep it minimal and nearo waste.
Non-Moms: A Word From Your Friends Who Are Moms
Your friends have kids and disappear. Suddenly they're too tired to meet up for happy hour, and planning get-togethers with your parent friends is difficult and it seems like you need to pencil something in weeks in advance. I assure you your mom friends still love you and think about you all the time. We’re still here!
Every Dollar Counts
While our votes may not count, our dollars do. Every dollar we spend is a small vote towards the type of world we want to live in.
Budget-Friendly Ethical Fashion with a Stylist
Be a conscious consumer and avoid fast fashion—AND save money? Yes, second hand shopping is great. But if you don’t like rummaging through racks at thrift stores, there are other options for you.
Creative Minimalists | Annie Zhu
Annie is a fellow Ethical Writers and Creatives member, who blogs about her conscious lifestyle at terumah.ca. She is also a fiction writer.
Creative Minimalists | Jamae of Hint of Jam
Jamae is a writer, multi-passionate, and a fellow bullet-journalist. In this interview she talks about how minimalism supports her career as a writer.
Creative Minimalists | JT, Software Engineer
JT is a software engineer who is passionate about dance, personal finance, real estate, and mindfulness via meditation and minimalism. Learn how minimalism and mindfulness improves his life.
Creative Minimalists | Britt of Tiny Ambitions
I'm excited to announce this new interview series, Creative Minimalists. Every other week I'll introduce to you a minimalist who is also creative, and we'll talk about how living an intentional life can affect creativity.
Your Apple Watch Offers Mindfulness Beyond Meditation Apps
Your Apple Watch can allow you to be more mindful beyond meditation and breathing apps. Live as intentionally as possible. Be in the moment. Focus on the now. But the battle between technology and mindfulness is constant. Here are some tips on how to be more mindful with the help of your Apple Watch.