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How Adobe Express is empowering content creators of all stripes

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Designer/founder Aseil Amgheib and 'small biz babe' Angel White explain why it's an essential tool in their workflow. To discover more, we spoke with two Adobe Express Ambassadors: Angel White , a small business advocate focused on entrepreneur wellbeing, and Aseil Amgheib, founder and lead graphic designer at Design Wolf LDN.

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Six books to supercharge your creative business in 2023

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the year starts to get into its stride, get a jolt of inspiration and fresh ideas to drive your business forward. And this seasonal shift can be especially motivating for entrepreneurs and small business owners who've made it through a tough period and have lived to fight another day.

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

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Founded in 2013 by Miranda West, The Do Book Company publishes authors who have spoken at the event to create how-to titles as far-ranging as Do Beekeeping : The Secret to Happy Honeybees, Do Open : How a simple newsletter can transform your business, and Do Design : Why beauty is key to everything. That made them nervous.

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How to pivot your freelance creative business in 2023

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So you've launched your freelance creative business: congratulations! A pivot is a tried-and-tested strategy whereby you take a business that just isn't working and turn it in a completely different direction. Often, this involves taking one small aspect of it and making that the focus instead. Then don't.

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10 essential books to help creatives master work-life balance

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Elsewhere on Creative Boom, we've shared our top tips for achieving work-life balance. The Creative's Guide to Starting a Business by Harriet Kelsall Starting a creative business can be scary, so here's a manual to follow. Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind by Jocelyn K.

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Creative freelancers reveal their rates and share top tips for pricing your work

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To help you out, we've gathered tips and advice from creative freelancers who've been kind enough to share their process and – even more helpfully – the actual amounts they charge. When they scope clients low, they'll either take a loss on you because they're trying to win the business or secure the relationship.

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Creatives reveal how they found their best clients

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They may be a small mom-and-pop shop that you personally click with and get a deep sense of fulfilment from helping. Keep working hard, following the freelancing tips and advice we share on Creative Boom, and having a good attitude, and ultimately you'll end up landing your dream client. Or they might be anything in between.

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