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Comment on On Art: Supporting the Artists to Support the Arts by The Business Plan — The Consortium

The Business Plan — The Consortium — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:20:25 +0000

[...] If that sounds like a pretty personal analysis, it should. I spent the week developing our own business plan, and you can see the resulting Executive Summary that I posted as today’s article on my blog. [...]

Comment on On Art: Supporting the Artists to Support the Arts by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:40:31 +0000

Thanks, Bryce! It’s been a crazy three months or so.

I’m incredibly excited about it, though. It’s been amazing how things have fallen into place, at every step of the way. I’m working with some incredible people, and having a blast.

Comment on On Document Types: Building a Business Plan by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:37:16 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Roberto. It brings up an interesting discussion.

My purpose for this post wasn’t so much to teach someone exactly how to write a business plan, but to show how an understanding of templates (like I discussed last week) makes a given application of that information a lot more powerful. In other words, once you understand how templates work, you can bring that information to a new project (going down the manual route with a business plan), and know at a glance whether it’s the best option.

You shared links to some business plan preparation wizards, but once someone really understands how to use document templates, the templates are wizards. It’s remarkably powerful info.

Comment on On Art: Supporting the Artists to Support the Arts by Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:15:04 +0000

This sounds great Aaron! You have a thoughtfully crafted design, and I can’t imagine all of the work it has taken to get you to this point. I wish you success and will be following along to watch it happen.

Comment on On Document Types: Building a Business Plan by Roberto Rodriguez

Roberto Rodriguez — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:37:30 +0000

Good article, thanks. I think the main problem people have with business plans is actually knowing how to put the whole thing together. There are now plenty of online templates that will automatically do this for you but it really requires some in-depth research beforehand to see if this is the best option for you.

I know people who’ve used both http://www.bplans.com and http://www.businessplanwiz.com and highly recommend them. They can help to shape business plans if you don’t want to go down the manual route.

Comment on On Patronage: Patrons, Artists, and the Public Renaissance by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:08:49 +0000

I’m workin’ on it, man. It’s a long road, but I’m working on it.

Comment on On Patronage: Patrons, Artists, and the Public Renaissance by Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:00:55 +0000

I’d like to write software like this.

Comment on On Document Templates: Finding Firm Foundations by Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:57:36 +0000

One of the beautiful things about writing academically is the templates are already there for you. You don’t have to worry. You just have to write. I like that.

Designing a template that will grow with my business has been a challenge. Academic-style design, despite being an excellent way to package and transmit information, isn’t very popular. The biggest problem, of course, is that the content is coupled to the design. They sort of dance with each other.

Comment on What I Learned about Writing this Week…from Being an Expert by Becca Campbell

Becca Campbell — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:54:48 +0000

Love it all, Courtney. Every bit.

And I wanted to put in that while you may not consider yourself an expert, you speak like one. When you give advice, you are specific and confident. If a fellow writer asks you something, there’s no “uhhh, I don’t really know…I’m not sure..” type speak. You give a concrete answer. So, IMO that gives you expert status.

Also, just reading that cure for writer’s block made me want to write. I’ve been off the wagon for a few weeks, caught in the busy-ness of life. Writer’s block may not be the cause whenever I stop writing for a while, but it may very well be what keeps me from jumping back on at my first opportunity. And I don’t even realize that’s the problem until I read an inspirational writer’s-block-cure such as your own.

Comment on On Patronage: Patrons, Artists, and the Public Renaissance by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:09:32 +0000

That’s an incredible idea, Nicki! How is it working for her?

It sounds like a lot of work, getting the word out and building subscribers…but no more than other artists have to do these days, even with labels.

I’m excited just to hear that something like that is going on.