You know how important it is to track your revenue. But how do you actually do this? Spreadsheets are a logical choice, but most creatives don’t like working with them. And it's probably not just the spreadsheet, it's looking at numbers in general. As most of my clients are creatives I worked on creating a revenue overview that did not involve spreadsheets. Enter ClickUp.

There are so many options out there when it comes to investing in the growth of your design studio, that it's important to figure out what kind of support will give you the feeling that you're in control of your business.

That will give you the feeling that your goals are achievable, that you know exactly how to get there, that will give you solid business and client processes that you can build upon and that will give you your time back so that you can spend it with your family and friends, travel more or finally pick up that old hobby again.

So let's look at when it might be time for you to invest in a mentor for your design studio. Because when you hire a mentor too early you run the risk of not making your money back but if you hire too late you may have already run yourself into the ground.

I talk a lot about being pricing and profitability, about being more productive and using systems to help you with that and about phased approaches to get you from where you are now in your business to where you want to go. But what if all this action taking feels so far away from where you are in your business? That’s why in this blog, I am looking at where to start when you’re feeling this way.

I talk a lot about being pricing and profitability, about being more productive and using systems to help you with that and about phased approaches to get you from where you are now in your business to where you want to go. But what if all this action taking feels so far away from where you are in your business?

That’s why in this blog, I am looking at what might be causing you to be fearful to treat your business more like a business, what the impact of this can be and how the results are often the opposite of what you expected would happen.

I started my business with big dreams and even bigger goals. But I could have never imagined what an emotional rollercoaster it would be to start your own business. How you can go from feeling confident in your abilities to second-guessing everything that you are doing? These are the biggest lessons I’ve learned since then.

Many designers have adopted the title of brand strategist and called a section of their process brand strategy. My question for you is: Are you really offering brand strategy? Or is it 'just' brand discovery? That's why in this blog we're looking at the difference between brand discovery and brand strategy so that you can make sure, it's very clear for your clients what they can expect from your services.

Working together with a business mentor to set your business up for success is a big step. It is not only very exciting but probably also a bit scary because of the monetary investment. So, today I wanted to share more about the mentor program that I offer and how we create your custom mentoring program

Pricing your services is one of the toughest things you need to do. Because your pricing is not just a number, there are often a lot of emotions connected to your pricing. But these emotions are not serving you when it comes to building a profitable business. So that's why this blog dives into a 6-step plan to price your services based on data, not on feelings. So that you can transform your business to be more sustainable and profitable.

In this blog, we are using your ideal week to see what kind of product suite, using an ascension business model, will help you make your vision come through. And how to create a phased approach (a strategic plan) to get there.

The word that you can not get around when you have your own business: brand clarity. With just a quick Google or Pinterest search you can find anything from free brand clarity workbooks to 90-minute brand clarity calls for $600. But what is brand clarity, why is it so hard to get it and how will it help you grow your business?

So in this blog, we're diving into what brand clarity is, why it is so hard to get brand clarity and the 4 steps to get brand clarity

Feel like you’re doing all the things right, but you’re not seeing the results? There are so many ways to run your business but it just does not work if that isn't the right method for you.

So in this blog, we're diving into why you always do what’s right for YOU in YOUR business so that you don't burn out

You know you need to define your ideal client or customer. But those avatar exercises don't really seem to work and then you're also supposed to niche down while you don't want to tie yourself down too much and then there's also a target market you need to focus on. Yep, that's quite confusing.

So in this blog, we're diving into what a target market, a niche and an ideal customer is, how these relate to each other and how these come into play on your marketing.

There’s quite a bit of confusion about what the difference is between a Brand Designer and a Brand Strategist. In this blog, I will walk you through what the difference is and when to hire a brand strategist or a designer.

I am just going to say it: you need to start with your brand’s strategy before design or marketing. If your marketing is to get your message out, and your visual brand needs to represent or express your brand's message how do you do any of these 2 things if you don’t know what your brand's message needs to be to build that emotional connection with your potential customers? In this blog, I will walk you through what brand strategy is and how you can use it to create an emotional connection with your audience

Step 5 of the Brand Foundation Series. Where the previous posts in the series talked about your vision & mission, your why & your values, beliefs and how you can make your business stand out. We are now talking about defining who your ideal client is

Step 4 of the Brand Foundation Series. Where the previous posts in the series talked about your vision & mission, your why & your values and beliefs we are now getting into how you can make your business stand out.

Step 3 of the Brand Foundation Series. Where the previous posts in the series talked about your vision & mission and your why we are now getting into how you can define your values and beliefs.

Step 2 of the Brand Foundation Series. Where the first post in the series talked about your vision and mission we are now getting into how you can define your why.

Step 1 of the Brand Foundation Series is about your vision. Your vision is how you would like things to be in the future. You can see this as your big dream for your business. What success will look like for you? What do you aspire your business to be?

Wrap up of the Brand Foundation Series - everything you need to know when you want to build a brand your clients will love. In this post, I am talking about the next steps you need to take to combine everything you have learned from this series