End of Financial Year... time to get your accounts in order and file your taxes! But in this last few days before the EOFY, here's a couple of tips to save you (at least in the long run!)
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Is your Makeup Business making a PROFIT?
One of the things I hear a lot from freelancers is that they struggle with organising their business finances. If that’s you, I get it! As creatives, we are all about our art; as service professionals, we are all about our clients and ensuring they have a beautiful experience with us. However, as freelancers, we… Continue reading Is your Makeup Business making a PROFIT?
5 Tips for Setting (and achieving) your Goals
Happy New Year! You probably know that January is the most popular time for people to set goals, or “New Years Resolutions” but did you know that MOST people abandon their Goals or Resolutions before the end of January, when the excitement wears off and the hard work needs to begin. I find this really… Continue reading 5 Tips for Setting (and achieving) your Goals
Set yourself up for SUCCESS
December is a time when many people are winding down, getting ready for Christmas and holidays, attending lots of parties, and in general, the focus goes away from running a business and more towards having fun. We makeup artists may be very busy with private clients going to Christmas parties, and finishing up our last… Continue reading Set yourself up for SUCCESS
6 Books that shaped my career (and life!)
Have you ever heard the saying “Leaders are Readers”? I’m not sure if that’s true for ALL leaders, but some of the most influential and inspiring people I know are avid readers. What was the last book you read? Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE reading. When I was a young child I… Continue reading 6 Books that shaped my career (and life!)
What’s holding you back?
Whether in business or in life, we all face obstacles in our path towards our goals, or our vision for the future. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle? Do you let it stop you from achieving what you want? Or do you find a way over, under, around or through… Continue reading What’s holding you back?
What to do when your client cancels
As a freelance makeup artist or hair stylist, working in the personal services industry, it is inevitable that from time to time a client will cancel. While this is never ideal and usually not pleasant (unless we are talking bridezilla and then maybe you’re better off!) the first thing to remember is that it almost… Continue reading What to do when your client cancels
5 Tips for Dealing with Overwhelm
As a freelance makeup artist or hairstylist, it’s just the nature of our industry to live in what I call “feast or famine” which means that either there is LOADS of work, or almost none. It’s a real rollercoaster, one minute we are so busy we can’t scratch ourselves, and the next we are sitting… Continue reading 5 Tips for Dealing with Overwhelm
How to make sure you are getting PAID right
In order to run professional makeup artist or hair stylist business, its important to have your business set up for success, and a part of this is to have policies in place around getting paid. Particularly if you are working with personal clients such as brides, formals/proms/grads/debs or other “special event” makeup clients, having such… Continue reading How to make sure you are getting PAID right
The “Secret Weapon” for getting more Business as a Makeup Artist
Sometimes other artists are surprised when I tell them my greatest source of new clients and makeup jobs. Can you guess what it might be? As an agency-represented makeup artist, many people assume that I get most of my work booked through my agent. As a 16 (almost 17) year veteran makeup artist, many people… Continue reading The “Secret Weapon” for getting more Business as a Makeup Artist
Sue Louise McLaurin 