Whether you are just starting out or have been building your career for a while money always seems to be an issue. Creatives are notorious at believing they are no good with money, but Philiy Page believe that if you can use an ATM machine, then you can sort out your finances for your creative career. One of the make or break points in your career is getting paid on time. Philiy shares tips and ways of making sure this happens and what to do when it goes wrong. If you would like a weekly dose of inspiration for your career, special workbooks and these podcasts landing in your inbox each week, sign up for the mailing list at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page talks about why it is so important to take time out and to focus on your creative work. When you spend all day trying to create, answer the phone, emails and attend to other business paper work, you can feel like your creative work takes a bit of a back seat. In this podcast Philiy explains why a retreat can do so much more for your work than just making time. Why retreats can help you detox from the digital world and why this is so important. And why we need to support each other to take time out from our hectic lives. She also sets you a challenge to create your own mini retreat without leaving your house. For more top tips, support and inspiration landing in your inbox every week, sign up at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com and you'll never feel alone again as you set out to build your creative career.

Philiy Page talks through how you can deal with difficult clients and prevent them from becoming difficult in the first place. She shares her own experiences, tips and strategies that you can use for your own creative career, to prevent work relationships from turning sour, and what to do if they have already. To read more about it pop on over to the website www.CreativeWomenInternational where you can also sign up for the weekly email which adds you to the VIP list. You'll be the first to hear about offers, discounts for courses, events and have access for free downloads that aren't shared anywhere else. Welcome to the CWI.

We have all had the comparison killer strike. It can paralyses you and prevent you from moving forward with your career. In this episode Philiy Page talks through what you can do when it strikes, how to prevent it and why some times it is good to check out the competition. She has set you a challenge as well. Pop on over to the website and in the comments let her know how you get on. To receive support, advice and a creative career help, sign up to the mailing list at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

The best way to find new clients & customers is to make them part of your community. Philiy Page talks though why she believes we have gone back 100 years in terms of customer service (and why this is a good thing!) She helps you work through how to attract new clients via social media & how to keep the ones you have now happy and loyal. There is a FREE workbook to accompany this series. If you would like a copy sign up for the mailing list at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

We all need to make successes of our failures! In this podcast founder of Creative Women International, Philiy Page, talks about how we need to educate ourselves and the next generation that it is important to celebrate our successes. She examines how our culture is fearful of success and relies on everything being perfect. And challenges why we need to change this so that the next generation realises that it is hard work, tears and lots of tries that make something successful. To read more about this and join in the failure challenge, pop on over to www.CreativeWomenInternational.com and let us know your greatest failure.

Philiy Page asks how do you know if you're ready? Ready for leaving the house, ready for life and ready to make a success of your creative career! Successful careers don't happen by accident. We need to show up and keep showing up, but more importantly we need to prepare and be ready for success. In this podcast Philiy talks through ways that you can make yourself ready and what to do if lack of confidence is holding you back. We all need to be ready, learning how is half the battle won. To sign up for offers, VIP booking of events and other great stuff you only get on the mailing list, pop on over to www.CreativeWomenInternational.com and leave your details.

Philiy Page the founder of the CWI talks about how to tame the social media beast! We know how social media has a way of taking over our lives, but it doesn't have to be that way. With top tips, and help to identify who you are actually talking to and why, Philiy guides you through the social media jungle. To get more great content, offers and special downloads, sign up for the mailing list at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page has been a freelancer for over 20 years. She understands what it is like to work through the tough times when no-one else understands what you are trying to achieve. She believes that you need to become a cheerleader to make progress with your career, not only for yourself but for your competitors as well! In this podcast she explains why this is so important and how to do it for your own creative career. To receive weekly inspiration & career tips, be the first to hear about offers & attend events- sign up to the mailing list at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

This week I chat over Skype to Si Walker from Crowdfunder.co.uk, the biggest crowdfunding organisation in the UK. Si generously chats through what makes a great campaign, how to make yours a success, what help you need and how it can benefit your business in the future with more ways than just funding. To find out more about Crowd Funding head on over to Crowdfunder.co.uk. To be the first to hear about helpful content to make your creative business a success, sign up to the newsletter at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com