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Gabby Wallace

Cal Newport

Cathryn Lavery

Laura Roeder

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Debbie Millman

Steve Dotto

Todd Henry

Laura Thomas

Lisa Cummings

John Hargrave

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The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7 with Designer &amp; Blogger Courtney Eliseo Prescott chats with Courtney Eliseo, graphic designer and founder of the popular design blog Design Work Life. They discuss keeping organized as a solo designer, the workflow of writing blog posts, and the balance of running a content business while staying relevant as a practitioner.  Show Notes &amp; Links Seamless Creative, Courtney and her husband’s design practice Graphicology Design Work Life on Pinterest Courtney on Skillshare perez-fox.com, Prescott’s design blog (since January 2006) Prescott went to grad school RSS, for reading blogs The “brass ring” is clientless work Courtney lives by her to-do list Design Work Life is a show-and-tell blog. No problem with that. Both Courtney and Prescott use Harvest for time-tracking Omnifocus for to-do lists. Good because it’s based on GTD Courtney’s husband is a web developer Past Busy Creator guest Armin Vit is half of a husband-wife team Prescott’s grandparents are a husband-wife team, married for 70 years. Paul Graham, from Y Combinator wrote about Maker’s Time vs. Manager’s Time Customizing Apps in Podio Work.com and Do.com, both by SalesForce Asana, a checklist turned project management app “It’s impossible to find the perfect handbag.” —Jill Fox Software as a Service AJAX “… emailing back and forth — especially files — especially MS Word docs — it’s just terrible.” Jackson and Graham, contributors to Design Work Life Courtney wants to experiment with a virtual assistant Courtney is up at 6:00; at work by 7:30 Businessology, with Jason Blumer &amp; Dan MallTools Skillshare Harvest Omnifocus Teux Deux Podio ScheduleOnce Google Calendar Asana Zirtual Press This, WordPress bookmarklet Photoshop, and Photoshop ActionsTechniques Dedicate one day to separate aspects of the business (client work, blog, finances, etc.) When designing a brand identity, think of digital from day one Use the to-do list over the calendar Build workflows and automation for recurring tasks, such as resizing images for your blog Listen to podcasts while you workHabits Stick to a plan Meet with your boss every other week, review time Generate a time report in Harvest Create a “Dollar Jar” at work. Give $1 every time you email about a project instead of post on Basecamp (or your tool of choice) Wake up early. (oatmeal optional)Get The Episode00:00 00:00 Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7(MP3, 41.8 MB) Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7(OGG, 42.3 MB)    Subscribe to The Busy Creator Podcast on iTunes   Something to add? Leave a comment below to participate in the conversation.

The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7 with Designer &amp; Blogger Courtney Eliseo Prescott chats with Courtney Eliseo, graphic designer and founder of the popular design blog <a href="http://designworklife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Work Life</a>. They discuss keeping organized as a solo designer, the workflow of writing blog posts, and the balance of running a content business while staying relevant as a practitioner.  Show Notes &amp; Links <ul> <li><a href="http://seamlesscreative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seamless Creative</a>, Courtney and her husband’s design practice</li> <li><a href="http://graphicology.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Graphicology</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/designworklife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Work Life on Pinterest</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.skillshare.com/profile/Courtney-Eliseo/5000041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Courtney on Skillshare</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.perezfox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">perez-fox.com</a>, Prescott’s design blog (since January 2006)</li> <li>Prescott went to <a href="http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grad school</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>, for reading blogs</li> <li>The “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brass ring</a>” is clientless work</li> <li>Courtney lives by her to-do list</li> <li>Design Work Life is a show-and-tell blog. No problem with that.</li> <li>Both Courtney and Prescott use <a href="http://try.hrv.st/1-03883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvest</a> for time-tracking</li> <li><a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omnifocus</a> for to-do lists. Good because it’s based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GTD</a></li> <li>Courtney’s husband is a web developer</li> <li>Past <a href="http://busycreator.com/podcast/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Busy Creator guest Armin Vit</a> is half of a husband-wife team</li> <li>Prescott’s grandparents are a husband-wife team, married for 70 years.</li> <li><a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Graham</a>, from Y Combinator <a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrote about Maker’s Time vs. Manager’s Time</a></li> <li>Customizing Apps in <a href="http://podio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podio</a></li> <li><a href="http://work.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work.com</a> and <a href="http://do.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do.com</a>, both by <a href="http://salesforce.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SalesForce</a></li> <li><a href="http://asana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asana</a>, a checklist turned project management app</li> <li>“It’s impossible to find the perfect handbag.” —Jill Fox</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_Service" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software as a Service</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AJAX</a></li> <li>“… emailing back and forth — especially files — especially MS Word docs — it’s just terrible.”</li> <li><a href="http://designworklife.com/author/jackson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jackson</a> and <a href="http://designworklife.com/author/graham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Graham</a>, contributors to Design Work Life</li> <li>Courtney wants to experiment with a virtual assistant</li> <li>Courtney is up at 6:00; at work by 7:30</li> <li><a href="http://businessologyshow.biz/wordpress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Businessology</a>, with Jason Blumer &amp; Dan Mall</li></ul>Tools <ul> <li><a href="http://www.skillshare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skillshare</a></li> <li><a href="http://try.hrv.st/1-03883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvest</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omnifocus</a></li> <li><a href="http://teuxdeux.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teux Deux</a></li> <li><a href="http://podio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podio</a></li> <li><a href="http://scheduleonce.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ScheduleOnce</a></li> <li><a href="http://calendar.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="http://asana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asana</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zirtual.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zirtual</a></li> <li><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Press_This" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Press This</a>, WordPress bookmarklet</li> <li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopfamily.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photoshop</a>, and <a href="http://www.creativebloq.com/photoshop/photoshop-actions-912784" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photoshop Actions</a></li></ul>Techniques <ul> <li>Dedicate one day to separate aspects of the business (client work, blog, finances, etc.)</li> <li>When designing a brand identity, think of digital from day one</li> <li>Use the to-do list over the calendar</li> <li>Build workflows and automation for recurring tasks, such as resizing images for your blog</li> <li>Listen to podcasts while you work</li></ul>Habits <ul> <li>Stick to a plan</li> <li>Meet with your boss every other week, review time</li> <li>Generate a time report in <a href="http://try.hrv.st/1-03883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvest</a></li> <li>Create a “Dollar Jar” at work. Give $1 every time you email about a project instead of post on <a href="https://basecamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basecamp</a> (or your tool of choice)</li> <li>Wake up early. (oatmeal optional)</li></ul>Get The Episode 00:00   00:00 <ul> <li><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/busycreator/TheBusyCreator_7_CourtneyEliseo.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7</a>(MP3, 41.8 MB)</li> <li><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/busycreator/TheBusyCreator_7_CourtneyEliseo.ogg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7</a>(OGG, 42.3 MB)</li> </ul> Subscribe to The Busy Creator Podcast on iTunes Something to add? Leave a comment below to participate in the conversation.

The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 7 with Designer & Blogger Courtney Eliseo