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Running a freelance design business

a page from my planner

How do you plan?

March 11, 2023 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

I am participating in Joanne Hawker’s March Meet the Maker® on Instagram and the prompt for the day was planning. It got me thinking on how I plan my time. For years I tried many different planners: from online planners, traditional planners to a large wall planner. But no matter the planner, they key for …

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Category: Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: daily habits, goal setting, planning, time management

hope handlettered with flower pattern background

Building Community

February 12, 2023 //  by ellen//  4 Comments

Working from home, and working for yourself, can largely be an isolating experience. Isolation became even more pronounced during the pandemic when our lives were forever altered. Even though I have been mostly working for myself for more than a decade, I can get in a rut. I felt that most acutely in January when …

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Category: community building, Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: artists meeting others, community, freelance design, making connections, running a freelance business, work from home, work from home artist, work from home mom

girl power hand lettered by Ellen Morse

Coaching and setting goals

May 13, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

It’s been some time since I worked with a coach. If you’re not already doing so, I highly recommend doing this for your business, or any personal goals you might have. The best part about coaching for me is accountability. This is huge! If you are going to workout, meeting a friend for a run …

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Category: Coaching, Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: business goals, coaching, personal development, professional coaching, running a business

2022 hand lettering Ellen Morse

New Year…reflections and goals

January 1, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

It’s January 1: A time to look back on the previous year and make resolutions or goals for the new year. Thinking back on my business in 2021, I tend to get frustrated that I’m not further along but I have to remind myself where I started. I began drawing pretty regularly again in March …

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Category: Running a freelance design business, surface pattern design, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: 2022 goals, Bonnie Christine, design business, pattern design, repeat patterns, running a business, Shop, Surface Pattern Design

repeat pattern Ellen Morse

Review of Bonnie Christine’s Immersion

September 10, 2021 //  by ellen//  2 Comments

I have been out of school for a lot of years. The past 18 I’ve spent getting my kids through their schooling! Now I have an senior in high school and a sophomore in college. Out of necessity, the world went online during COVID-19. After witnessing online learning with my kids, having every client meeting …

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Category: Running a freelance design business, surface pattern design, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: Adobe Illustrator, Bonnie Christine, Immersion, repeat patterns, Surface Pattern Design

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