The Creativepreneur

CreativepreneurTheVolume 1, Issue 1 September 2012

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In This Issue:

Whats the Easiest Way To Change Someone Else? Start with yourself.

Make your design sing with A Symphony of Graphics

Meet Joy Resor of Joy On Your ShouldersTM

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From the Editors ........................................................................... 4

Are You Ready for WordPress? ..................................................... 6

The Easiest Way To Change Someone Else ................................... 9

The Nature of Color ...................................................................... 12

Composing a Symphony Of Graphics ........................................... 15

The Marketing Lifestyle: Joy Resor ............................................... 17

10 Tips for Creativepreneurs ........................................................ 20

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From the Editors

Hello and welcome to the premier edition of The Creativepreneur.When we decided to retire the online ezine, The Inspired Studio, it was with a great deal of thought and conversation and we have to admit, some sadness too. After

all, we enjoyed putting together that ezine, and we got a good amount of positive

feedback from you, our loyal readers each week. However, the more we got to know

you, the more we understood that we werent serving you in the very best way that we

could. We learned that you enjoyed reading the featured article, and that you didnt

really like having to click those pesky links to go to the different websites. In short, we

had outgrown the ezine format. It was time for something new, something more cre-

ative, something special, something different, something on the cutting edge because

that is the kind of people we serve. Clients who are creative, special, who think out of

the box, who want cutting edge, fun ideas they wont find on every street corner.

Our favorite clients are creative entrepreneurs just like you who are trying to make

their business work while enjoying a lifestyle that is fun, full of love, joy, inspiration and

happiness. They dont want to live in Cubicle Land and for sure they dont want to be

chained to a desk or a clock.

Creative Businesses can be messy. They can also be a blast. We want to be here to

help you manage the ride.

Welcome to the magazine geared to help you do just that.

Hugs,

Wendi & Deb

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How many of you remember your first website? I remember mine. During that time, people were

still using Microsofts Front Page, or

do it yourself sites like GeoCities to

create their sites. Everything on a

website then was done in HTML. I

hadnt heard of CSS or PHP yet and

had barely begun taking Photoshop

seriously and had yet to discover

how everything fit together.

Seems like ages ago. But like

everything else in graphics, learn-

ing how to do design with what

are now considered old school

methods, pave the way for a better

understanding of the tools and methods we use today.

When WordPress hit the scene in 2002, people were using it as a blogging platform.

Finally, everyone had a means to express their thoughts that didnt require conven-

tional media. You could voice your opinion on a number of things, you could share

your daily life through a web log in a public journal.

People also wanted to put their personal stamp on the basic WordPress design.

Those who knew how to use HTML code and Photoshop started customizing the look

Are You Ready for WordPress?

Deb Dorchak


of their sites and before long, WordPress evolved from a simple blog into a unique and

useful means of promoting business.

Those who previously needed a webmaster to manage their sites discovered how

easy it was to manage their own sites for themselves.

Today, if you take a look at sites on the web, its difficult to distinguish who is using

WordPress for a content management system (CMS) and who isnt.

WordPress gave us an easy to use dashboard, where with a few clicks here and there,

we could improve the functionality of our sites with plugins, or install a new theme

and have a totally different look in a matter of minutes without having to be a coding

genius.

This type of expansion is so important to entrepreneurs, who need to have a site

that grows with them and their businesses. WordPress gives them the ability to have

shopping carts, advertising, forums, interactive forms, downloads, videos and mem-

berships right on their sites.

Got WordPress?

One of the biggest questions we get from clients is Can you convert my site from

HTML to WordPress? and the answer is Yes! Take a look at Legendtales or Ignite!

and youll see some fine examples of how we took an HTML site and converted it into

an easy to use and beautiful new site.

But thats only part of what we do. Having a WordPress site is all well and good, but

thats only half the battle. You need to know how to use it.

Thats why Wendi and I have created Blue Sun Studios WordPress For Beginners. This

guide will introduce you to the basics of WordPress and get you started on the path to

freedom. Youll learn how to create posts and pages (and what the difference between

the two are!), how to add various media, how to create your navigation menus and so

much more.

Are you ready to step up to WordPress and take control of your site? Click here to

order your copy today.


The Easiest Way To Change Someone Else

Jim Rohn, one of most inspiring personal growth mentors of all time, was asked this question: How can I best help my children, spouse, family member, staff member, friend,

etc., improve/change?

Here is part of his response to this universal question.

The key to helping others is to help yourself first. In other words, the best contribu-

tion I can make to someone else is my own personal development. If I become 10

times wiser, 10 times stronger, think of what that will do for my adventure as a father

as a grandfather as a business colleague. The best gift I can give to you, really, is

my ongoing personal development. Getting better, getting stronger, becoming wiser. I

think parents should pick this valuable philosophy up. If the parents are okay, the kids

have an excellent chance of being okaySelf-development enables you to serve, to be

more valuable to those around you; for your child your business your colleague

your community your church.

As a business coach, occasionally newer clients are surprised that one of the first

areas we tackle has nothing to do with business. Before we can create new systems

and strategies for moving the business forward, we have to tackle a critical part of the

business plan first.

YOU.

As a creative entrepreneur or solopreneur, your business suffers when you do. When

you are stressed, overworked, overwhelmed and tilting toward burn-out, you will not

be able to project the authentic energies that bring in abundance and ideal clients

that LOVE what you do.

I get asked this question sometimes:

Wendi Kelly

Change continued on p.10


How do I make clients want to buy my stuff?

The answer is: Be irresistible.

Notice I didnt say, Get more clever packaging, assault them with a widespread market-

ing campaign, or go door- to-door shaking hands.

I said, Be irresistible.

And just how the heck am I supposed to do that?

Here is the answer. By being the most authentic, shining, positively energy-charged, full

of love, joy and abundance being that you can possibly be.

Umcouldnt we just come up with a business plan?

That is the best business plan you will ever have. And heres why.

Unless you begin at the beginning, taking care of you, your energy, your health, your

mindsets, your hidden beliefs that hold you back, AND your surroundings (and yes I mean

your laundry too) then you will forever be thwarted in your attempts to have the awe-

some creative business of your dreams.

The easiest way to influence anyone else is to be a remarkable role model. The easiest

way to have others follow you is to behave, believe and respond in a way that makes

them want to follow you like children following the Pied Piper.

And the easiest way to do all of that is to to do THE ONE THING we are programmed

not to do.

Put Yourself First.

Put your nutritional needs and exercise first. You cant be the most energetically awe-

some self you were created to be when you are run down and living on fumes. And take

it from one who knows, running a business with health and pain issues is a challenge

you want to avoid at all costs. To every extent that you possibly can- keep yourself in top

physical shape. When you let yourself go because you are Too Busy, your business will

suffer.

Put your sleep first. Getting enough sleep is mission critical. We can sit and create all

the business strategies in the world, if you are lethargic and exhausted, it will take you

twice as long to fulfill them if you manage to do it at all. Consistency is almost impossible

Change continued from p.9


when we are struggling with fatigue and brain fog. Not to mention that creativity hides

under these circumstances for most of us.

Put your laundry first. I am serious! Clients are often surprised to hear me talking about

their laundry, but it is my profound belief that when we are caught up on our laundry, we

breathe easier and create better. There is something seriously energy draining when we

are being smothered by a mountain of laundry.

Put your surroundings first. Contrary to the stereotypical image of artists, we do not

perform at our best when we are surrounded by mayhem and clutter. Your environment

might not have to pass the white glove test for you to be at your creative productive

best, but if you are working in surroundings that are clean, orderly and efficient as well

as peaceful and stimulating to your creativity than everything will flow easier.

Put your mindsets first. Negative mindsets, including those of lack, jealousy, impa-

tience, fear, and avoidance are keeping you from being happy, successful and rich. Guard

your minds and hearts with positive mindsets that are proactive and purposeful and you

will unleash all manners of power and attractiveness.

Put your Joy and Happiness first. This is very simple. Great clients want to be with,

(and spend their money on) people who are joyful, loving, sincere and happy. Like at-

tracts like, light attracts light. It works the other way too. Guess who those crabby, sullen,

negative, cheap clients are attracted to? People who live in the dark. Dont want those

Change continued on p.24


Nature inspires art in so many ways. Whether we experience a Sedona or Maui sunset in person or see a stunning image while surfing the net, landscapes, ani-mals, plants and the rest of the world around us shape the projects we create.

One question we ask our clients during our project discovery consultations is what

colors do you like? Thats a broad subject and often times, its one of the hardest for

a client to answer. Single colors like red, orange, green or yellow come to mind, but

colors are so varied, trying to name just one or two is enough to make your head spin.

You have warm and cool colors, you have shades and tones. You have colors that

are opposites and will make your eyes wonky just looking at them together. You have

some colors that make other colors look totally different when used next to each

other. Whole courses have been taught on color theory and some artists spend life-

times devoting themselves to the use of color.

Deb Dorchak

The Nature of Color


When it comes to choosing a color for your site, you have to consider the whole picture.

Literally. Youll be using more than one to make up the complete design. Just like a photo-

graph or painting, it takes a palette to make a picture. What do you want your site to say?

If youre a foodie site, red and yellow may be for you. Studies have shown red and yellow

stimulate the appetite. I know when I see certain shades of yellow and red, I instantly

think mustard and ketchup, and from there its a short leap to McDonalds. Cravings for

cheeseburgers arent too far behind after that.

If you have a site that requires tranquility, you think of blues and purples. When you

think of growth, you think of green.

Some colors you want to use as your primary color throughout the site, like in the banner

and for a background. Others, usually the really bright, eye-catching ones, you want to use

as accent colors that highlight your links or draw attention to specific areas of your site.

How do we, as your designers, do this?

We use something called a color palette. With so many color choices out there, we know

how difficult it is to choose. Well often refer clients to our Pinterest page or go directly to

Seeds for inspiration. Seeing a selection of images helps you visualize your choices better

than trying to pull it out of your head and put it into ours.

How A Color Palette Works

When working with colors on the web, designers use something called a Hex Code. It

looks like this: #E2E2E2. This is a number given to every color, which the computer reads

to create it.

If youre a designer, Firefox and Chrome browsers have a nifty little plugin called Col-

lorzilla. Not a designer? Get it anyway. This will help you communicate with your designer

better. The way it works is you install it on your browser, then use the little eyedropper icon

to select the color you want from the webpage. A little crosshair will show up, replacing

your cursor, and then you hover over the color you want and click. That saves that pixel of

color and gives you a hex number you can then use in Photoshop or give to your designer

for an exact match.

Color continued on p.26


These days anyone can call themselves a designer. In our instant-do-it-yourself world, all you have to do is pick up a bit of software, learn how to use it and away you go.Easy enough, right? Maybe.

A lot of people like to create their own banners and other graphics for their web

pages, or covers for their ebooks. Sometimes, the DIYer gets lucky and makes a visually

appealing design. Other timesnot so much.

Whats missing? A knowledge of composition.

Crafting a good graphic, whether its for a little 125125 ad or a whole website, comes

down to the fundamentals of composition. What is composition? Its an arrangements

of elements (images and fonts) and their relationship to one another as a whole.

Point of Interest

Every graphic has a subject. This point of interest is what attracts your viewer and

delivers the message. Usually you only have about 3 seconds to grab a persons atten-

tion and get your message across.

For our purposes today well use the banner (header) of your website as an example.

When people come to your site its going to be the very first thing they see. You could

say its the point of interest for the whole site. Within that banner is another point of

interest, which is probably going to be the name of your site.

Make sure your sites name is in an easily readable font. If you get too fancy with

flowing scripts or handwritten styles, visitors may not be able to make out the words.

The biggest mistake I see is when people try to use all caps with an elaborate script. Its

not pretty. Its a mess of chaotic swirls that mean nothing.

Take this into account with your tagline too. Taglines are usually smaller lines of text

Symphony continued on p.16

Composing a Symphonyof Graphics


beneath your sites name. A handwritten style can look nice, but if you use the wrong

one, all the letters begin to run together and no one can read it. This leads us to the next

part of composition

SimplicityKeep it simple. Too much clutter, too many busy background images or textures can

be just as bad as the wrong font. Do you remember when the web first started? People would use all kinds of textured backgrounds on their pages. Theyd also use blinking letters, animations, neon colors and just about everything except the kitchen sink. Its easy to get carried away with new techniques and effects. Theyre fun and, especially if youre just starting out, you want to show the world everything you can do.

The best thing you can do is show some restraint. Theres no need to do everything at once. Clean and simple is the mantra.

Balance and the Rule of ThreeWhen it comes to graphics, you dont always want everything to be equally balanced.

On a website, the way our eyes flow over it is in a kind of Z shaped pattern. We start in the upper left, scan across the header, then move down to the navigation, starting at the far left again, and keep moving down the page in that fashion.

You want your images to contribute to this flow and that will mean setting the elements in your header slightly off balance if you have more than just the title of the site there. When you use images, like logos or photos, make sure they keep the eye path flowing in the right direction.

The rule of three plays into this sense of balance by keeping things asymmetrical. When you have an even amount of objects on both sides of an image, it makes it static. The movement stops. It becomes heavy.

Use an odd number of objects to keep the eyes moving. Think of it like a sentence with

pictures. Three will keep the sentence going, four will put the period on the end of it.

These tips are only the tip of what goes into good composition. Some people spend a

lifetime learning how to do it correctly. Before you sit down and start working with your

graphics program, take the time to think about composition and how it will best suit your

overall message. Content may be King, but if you want people to stay on your site, that

site is going to have to make visual sense to begin with.

Symphony continued from p.15


The Marketing Lifestyle: Joy Resor

Note to you, dear reader: May my story of living into my

creative business inform and inspire your own. I wish you

much success adding your radiance through valuable ser-

vices and products into the world!

Birth me, birth me, calls the voice from within, offering the seed of an idea.Self-doubt tangled within old wounds speaks louder than this call from my soul, so I dont take much action.

I believe, though, that growth will be worked out in me so I can move along.

The years go by.

Sure enough

After moving from Ohio to North Carolina, after a journey through divorce, after deep

body work, and moreI evolve into Joy ready to birth this idea.

I set an intention, see the finished product in my minds eye, and know Im going to

manifest them.

Opening the newspaper to find a seamstress, I discover Joys Specialty Sewing Service.

Indeed!

An experienced seamstress named Joy to sew for Joy on Your Shoulders TM.

That first season in business, excitement reigns I wear one on my shoulders and

carry a supply in my bag, eager to greet folks asking about these creations with positive

messages to wear, share, or drape anywhere.

Joy Resor

Marketing continued on p.18


I contact stores to carry them, set up displays, and revel as this long-time idea spreads

joy to others.

My second season in business, I feel lost in a confusing woods of concepts and chaos,

hanging onto crumbs of meaning as I can.

Im taking in so much new information, traveling to conferences, giving and selling my

wares.

Confusion enters.do I do this or this? Website or not? Business or ministry?

Dreams tell me the answer is both, as night follows day, as hot contrasts with cold

business and ministryyes.

I receive mystical messages, more healing, and alignment in my frame.

Sleep is tricky.

Im tired. Im joyful.

I rent a large post office box for The Joy Movement.

My third season in business, I embrace my gifts and purpose to inspire peace and joy.

I live into the truth that I came into this life to heal into my name, and to be a voice in

our zany, wonderful world.

Joys Radiant Creations

Marketing continued from p.17


Im filled with serenity, love, peace, and joyful value to share.

The radiant creations are an aspect of my work in the world. I also create a weekly

e-zine, serve clients as a spiritual guide, facilitate classes, and more.

My soul seeks balance: spiritual practice and writing, time in nature, honoring the

inner journey, meeting deadlines, meeting the world.

When I leave the house, I feel the strong and calm presence Ive become, this presence

who can speak without speaking.

Women I run into from my past ask if Im still selling those beautiful scarves.

I answer that I am, and that Ive evolved into more layers of my workthat I see clients

now, and a Circle of Joy is coming up if theyd like to join in.

I offer my card, inviting them to receive wonderful, free gifts on my site.

They get tears in their eyes, hug me, and say theyll call for an appointment.

When we meet for a session, I engage in deep listening, receive wisdom to share, and

offer next steps for their journey.

My clients float down the sidewalk.

I count my blessings and offer praise that Im living into my truest path.

The more we heal into wholeness, the more light we shine.

On your journey deeper into your creative business, may you realize that the journey

outward is fueled by inner work, by the presence you bring to the world.

To your success!

Find Joy On The Web:

Could you use a reminder here and there to lighten up? Do you find yourself feeling

bogged down with life sometimes? Would you enjoy a few more reasons to smile?

Joy on Your Shoulders hopes to inspire a little bit or A LOT OF JOY IN YOUR LIFE and

the lives of everyone you touch. Visit Joy On Your ShouldersTM today and learn more

about Joy and join The Joy Movement on Facebook.


Today, as I sit here writing this, I am tired. My brain feels dull and sluggish and my body weary from my newly restored commitment to physical fitness. The heat and humidity outside are sweltering.

I feel like mud.

Not the most productive or inspiring energy to sit and write a few posts about being

creative. At times like this, I wonder if I ever had a creative bone in my body, or if it was

all a crazy dream. It would be easy to walk away and forget about it.

But I cant. I have no choice.

Wendi Kelly

10 Tips for Creativepreneurs


Its My Job to be Creative.

If you own a company that depends on your creative energy, (or, if you have a creative

job working for someone else,) you have been in my shoes. You have felt that moment

of being trapped with a need to produce and a desperate desire to run away and hide.

You have struggled with the fact that nothing you do feels right or seems to be working.

Procrastination has seemed like a darn good playmate. Maybe you have even become

best friends.

Here is some good news. You arent alone. Every artist in every field has shared this

feeling with you at one time or another. It doesnt mean you arent good at what you do.

It doesnt mean the muses are angry or that your talent has fled like a burglar with your

creative gifts.

And feeling this way doesnt mean you need to go work for the MAN. It only means

that you need to take a moment and remember some very important facts. It isnt that

we feel this way, its how fast we can get back on the right track to productivity. Here are

some tips to get your juices running again so you can get the job done.

Ten Helpful Tips about Creativity for the Busy Entrepreneur

1 This Too Shall Pass. It is important to remember that feelings dont make something true. Feelings are fleeting and so is the loss of your creative juice. Watch and observe the emotions but dont feel the need to own them. Feelings are a way your body has

of communicating with you, but it doesnt mean you have to accept what they say as

the gospel truth. Dont let the negativity bog you down. Remind your emotions of the

TRUTH. You are an awesome Creative Force to be reckoned with!

2 Creativity is Energy. When you are drained and tired, creativity is most often a no-show. The number one thing you can do to restore your creative power is to restore your personal energy. Chances are, there is something lacking in your personal

care. Are you hungry? Over-tired? Stressed about something that has been not getting

done? Take a really good look in the mirror and see what you can quickly do to restore

some power. Chances are, you might need a nap.

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3 Clutter Kills Creative Juice. Are you working in a mountain of mess? Do you have to go hunting every time you need a pen, paintbrush or piece of paper? Nothing interrupts the flow more than the disruption of disorganization. Take a few moments and clear some

creative SPACE, so that your mind can get back to work.

4 Just Start. Often, it is the Discipline of Starting that breaks through mud the best. Sometimes we need to just warm up the creative flow and get the wheel turning. Yet the idea of sitting there for hours, without a clue, leaves us frozen. Set the timer for five

to ten minutes and do a brain-dump. Promise yourself a mini-break on the other side of

completion. Let random thoughts and words fall out on the page without any judgment.

Chances are that by the time the bell has rung, you wont need the break, you will find the

spark you needed to keep on going.

5 Create Crap. Sometimes our need to do it perfectly the first time out, stops us from creating at all. We forget the concept of the Rough Draft and think our first words are supposed to be awesome. Theyre not. Rough Drafts are placeholders while your vision and

clarity are sorting themselves out. That goes for all kinds of creativity, not just writing. When

you free your mind from the need to do it RIGHT, you open up a world of awesome possibili-

ties that didnt exist before.

6 Fill the Well. Artists arent meant to create in a vacuum. Solitary Originality is a rare thing. The truth is that creativity springs from other creativity. The creative energy of others sparks more creative juice in you. If your well is empty, fill up on other inspiring,

creative artists you admire. Go on a creative field trip, even if it is on your computer.

7 Get in Your Clients Head. If your business demands that your creative juices need to be sold or produced for your clients, then a quick recovery tip is to Think Like Your Ideal Client. What do they need? What is their immediate problem and how can you solve it for

them? What would you say to them? How would you help? Before you can create for them,

you have to know what they need and how they think. Cant figure it out? Ask them.

10 Tips continued from p.21


8 Create an Outline. But not an organized one. Forget that outline stuff you learned in writing class. Pick a topic or a thought and then quickly jot down every thought that pops in your mind as a separate line. Dont worry about getting it right, or getting it in order.

Just one line thoughts without any expansion. If one thought leads to another, thats ok, just

start another line. This is an outline shape of a mind map, or a brain-dump, but it is very

useful for getting the juices flowing.

9 Tell the Truth. Some creative blocks happen when we are trying to write what we think people want to hear, rather than writing from our heart. Creative writing and creativity in any form has to come from a place of honesty and inner authenticity. Get quiet for a mo-

ment and listen to your truth.

10 Start Where You Are. If the only thought in your head when you begin is Today, as I sit here writing this, I am tired then write THAT. It may not make any sense at the moment, but trust your reality and see where the thought leads you. Where you are,

others have been too and will relate to your moment and experience because you will be

sharing your heart-felt experience and emotions. A lot of the time, we cant jump from HERE

to THERE unless we acknowledge where we are at. Letting the words out on the page, or

expressing the current emotion in some creative fashion may be just what your spirit is crying

out for. Trust your inner voice. It always knows what to say if we are listening.

To read more from Wendi or contact her for your own personal

creative coaching, visit us today at Creative Clarity Coaching.


kind of clients? Live in the light, it is repulsive to chronic negative complainers.

Put your schedule first. If you dont, someone else will. Actually, everyone else will,

and then you will spend your life re-actively putting out fires and dealing with the worlds

messes rather than building the creative business that you desire.

Put your education first. You need to be learning something new for your business all

the time! This is an A+ priority, not something you get around to when you catch up or

have some free time. That imaginary day isnt coming, so be realistic. Plan your research

and learning time right into your work day. If you want to be the one others follow, you

need to keep up with new information, exploring new ways of getting things down and

being willing to constantly expand your awareness and knowledge base. How much time

a week do you spend learning? If it isnt that much, it could explain some gaps from

where you are to where you want to be.

Nice list, all very good ideas, but if I spend all my time on this stuff, how will I ever get

my real work done?

Great question.

Here is the answer. That list IS your real work. It is an integral part of your weekly busi-

ness plan. And here is a happy fact. The more time you spend on those things first, the

less time you waste procrastinating, making dumb mistakes,searching for missing items,

distracting yourself with avoidance behaviors (and people) and wondering what you

should do next. Because you have order and a schedule, you take one step, then the next

effortlessly, until you look back and are amazed at all you have done. Because you have

slept and taken care of your physical needs, you are alert, energetic, in a good mood and

dont struggle with brain fog that slows you down. And because you have focused on your

education, you are the one clients turn to when they have a need. You have done your

marketing by being a valuable resource they can trust!

As Jim Rohn says, The best contribution I can make to someone else is my own personal

development.

Are you ready to invest in your business? Good. Investing in yourself is your first step.

Change continued from p.11


How to Make a Color Palette

When you have a program like Photoshop, creating color palette is easy. You take

a photograph, then use Photoshops eyedropper tool or Colorzilla to make an image

with blocks of color like you see on Seeds. Pulling colors from a photo enables you to

automatically have a family of colors that already go together.

But what if youre not a Shop Junkie? Even for me, creating a palette from scratch is

time consuming. Fun, yes, but were all busy people and pulling colors can be tedious

work. In that case, you use a tool called a Color Palette Generator. DeGrave has an

excellent one. Simply upload your photo and click the generator button.

Et voil! You have an instant color palette to work from!

Take a look at your current site or design project. How are your colors working for

you? Are they enhancing your overall message or hindering it?

Your Designers for Life

See how our unique approach to design will help your business. Visit us today: http://bluesunstudio-inc.com

Color continued from p.13

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