What Men Get that Women Don’t: The Gender Wage Gap in the Creative Class
Thank the heavens, Richard Florida has just released an update to his foundational book, The Rise of the Creative Class. Not so thankfully, Florida’s research shows that women earn about 40% less than men do in creative class employment. In my own research, 32.6% of men surveyed earned more than $75,000 per year in their [...]

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The Ups & Downs of Planning Well: Or Weathering a Storm that Just Isn’t There
Sometimes, my business causes me anxiety. It’s true! It’s easy to assume that the businesses you see humming along online or on main street are free & clear of worry and doubt. But anxiety, stress, and self-doubt creep in at the most unlikely of times. True story. And I’d say it’s true of any business [...]

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if it works for William Shatner… or – why I chose “name your own price”
If it works for William Shatner, surely, it will for me. Right? About halfway through the development phase of my last digital guide, The Art of Earning, I was in an all-out mind battle about what to charge (or to charge at all) for it. This wasn’t a “pick a high number and stick a [...]

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Can you ‘get right’ with $100? How to understand what charging more for your time really means
What’s the value of a buck? Or, better yet, what’s the value of $100? It wasn’t until I started charging $100 an hour for my time that I “got right” with myself in my business. Until then, I felt nervous & unsure. I often felt resentful of my clients to whom I gave my all. [...]

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Profit Isn’t a 4 Letter Word: What does a passion-driven entrepreneur need to know about the art of earning?
Money and I have a sordid relationship. Don’t worry, we’re pretty cool now. She won’t mind if I talk about her like this. For most of formative years, my family didn’t have much of the stuff. My single mom employed herself as a seamstress. She was constantly busy but not rolling in the dough. Still, [...]

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