Branding Strategy for Creatives and Authority Building

13 Things WordPress Web Developers Can Tell People Who Say “It’s Just A Template”

March 12, 2020July 22, 2024 by PATMAN

The Difficult Task Of Convincing Clients That Web Design Is Much More Than A Template The current website design marketplace is one that is crowded with different choices for clients (and web designers and developers). We're not the only talented creative designers competing for space, nor are we spared by…

Indie Artists Need To Demand Money Instead Of Exposure

July 2, 2019September 20, 2023 by PATMAN

The Blurred Mindset Of The Working-Free Indie Artist Music is an art, and a quality art is worth all the investment—to get the necessary exposure and create a market for the art, and to reap financially from that market as compensation for the investment and quality put into the art.…

Social Media Censorship Isn’t the Threat—Your Dependency Is

June 21, 2019April 28, 2026 by PATMAN

You’re Not Being Silenced. You’re Being Contained. Most creators talk about censorship like it’s a moment—an account ban, a deleted post, a public controversy. That’s the wrong frame. What’s happening is slower, more controlled, and far more effective. You’re not being shut down. You’re being managed. Visibility gets adjusted. Reach…

Top 3 Reasons Why Indie Music Artists Should Be Against Censorship

May 28, 2019January 7, 2021 by PATMAN

Censorship Eliminates Everything That Defines Art And What Artists Do To Be Artists Today's music is an important part of our lives. It is a way of expressing ourselves as individuals and is an art form that helps us define who we are. We use it to express our feelings,…

Black Creativity vs. Racism in the Fashion Industry

May 20, 2019April 26, 2026 by PATMAN

Black Creativity vs. Racism in the Fashion Industry Fashion doesn’t have a racism problem in the way people casually describe it. That framing is too soft, too forgiving, and ultimately misleading. What you’re looking at is a system that extracts cultural value, repackages it, and sells it back—while maintaining a…

5 Things Black Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Nipsey Hussle

April 8, 2019June 16, 2025 by PATMAN

Does the name, Nipsey Hussle ring a bell? Well, it depends on what you know about him. While the Los Angeles born rapper may not be a household name to some folks, Nipsey Hussle is an indie artist with a unique nature of a discography. Nipsey’s lyrical rendition did earn…

Top 3 Reasons Why Logo Design Shouldn’t Cost Less Than $600

November 30, 2018October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

Alright folks! I have seen quite a number of posts advising you, Tom, Dick and Harry to run as fast as Usain Bolt in order to get away from cheap logo design offers as if they have an STD attached to them. So, I wondered why would a graphic designer…

WordPress Web Designers Should Charge Higher Rates

September 27, 2018January 7, 2021 by PATMAN

Web design, better yet, web design and development is something that occurs at a particular stage in the life of a business, especially in this modern era. Since the advent of the internet, it has become possible for virtually every type of business to advertise their goods and services to…

The Hip Hop Ghostwriter And Why Rappers Need Them

October 18, 2017October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

There was a time when rappers could straddle the dual roles of writer and rapper. That day went the way of typewriters, Kodak cameras and dinosaurs. These each had a single thing that brought about their demise. It was the advent of something better, not keeping up with the shift…

Simply Buying Social Media Likes And Followers Vs. Real Social Media Marketing

April 7, 2017January 23, 2024 by PATMAN

It’ѕ unfortunate, but thеrе іѕ a lаrgе shadow thаt has been cast оvеr the social mеdіа рrоmоtіоn rеаlm. It’ѕ аlmоѕt common knоwlеdgе thаt buуіng lіkеѕ аnd followers is not only tаbоо, but іt іѕ not еthісаl, can рut уоur account in hаrm’ѕ wау, аnd has еvеn been called іllеgаl. Wе’rе…

A Musician Must Have A Website To Have Credibility On The Internet

March 15, 2017June 14, 2021 by PATMAN

Got Reverbnation? Yes. Got Soundcloud? Yes. Got Twitter? Yes. Got Facebook? Yes. Got Instagram? Yes. Got every other social network? Yeah, of course. OK, all of that is great, but if you're a musician who wants to be taken seriously online, you need to have your OWN website. No two…

Why Your Business Doesn’t Sell: The Silver Surfer Theory

March 6, 2017October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

Guess who’s the most powerful superhero? Superman? Thor? Hulk? Green Lantern? Wonder Woman? The answer is none of the above. The true answer is Silver Surfer. This might be subjective and based on opinion for the most part, but his superpowers make a strong case for him being one of…

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