If there is one thing starting a career in London as a creative taught me, it's how to deal with an insanely long commute. London is one of the most competitive cities in the world, with a population of over 8.1 million of which 1/6 of London's economy is generated from the creative field. For the first two years of my career, I would spend 3 hours every day travelling to and from work. I guess you are wondering why I chose to live where I did, well once you add the eye-wate

SEO is often around a lot in the world of business and marketing. SEO editors. SEO analysts. SEO specialists. SEO strategy. The list goes on. But for many creatives who are just out of university. Or those who spend their time producing the best visuals, the most exciting article or churning out artwork at an design agencies. They can have lots of questions when it comes to world of SEO. What is SEO? Why is it important? Can SEO benefit my career? And most importantly why sh

Whether mental health issues are genetically connected to creativity or environmental factors like short deadlines and irregular payments are the triggers leading to poor mental health. There's no doubt about it, but pursuing a creative career will only lead to some mental health challenges sooner or later. But what can creatives do to prevent mental illness and help them through the tough times? When they feel as if their mind is about to shatter! Here are some tips and tric

Being a freelancer or creative can be expensive (due to buying domains, software, design tools, etc) and even troubling at times. Whether waiting for your next big contract or sadly going through redundancy from that dream job. There might come a time when you need to use those credit cards to survive. But once you are finally out of the turbulent water, how do you get financially secure again? And why should you take my advice anyway? By my mid-20's I was several grand in de