Category Free Tips

One simple spreadsheet is enough to start running your creative work like a business.

Fans should find everything you do from one page, linked from every profile.

Pick your colors, fonts, and logo once, and use them on every profile, cover, and product.

Save an editable manuscript plus a print-ready file for each format you sell.

Before you design a cover or write a description, write one sentence about what the reader gets.

Originals, prints, and merch can all come from the same piece. Keep a simple record of each.

Photograph or scan finished work at high resolution before you sell, ship, or print it.

Pick a date, finish the artwork and song details first, and tell your audience more than once.

Agree in writing on who owns the beat, the lyrics, and the recording before anything goes public.

Label your stems, finals, and session files so any producer or engineer can pick the project up later.