An Artist's Journey Podcast

Are you a creative entrepreneur needing help with your finances, bookkeeping or tax preparation? Yes, me too! My guest in Episode 46 of An Artist’s Journey Podcast will help you. Morgan de Klerk is an accountant working with small businesses and digital nomads to help them master their finances. Morgan’s business, Master Your Finances Today, has free information and resources plus premium courses to help anyone master their finances. Find out more by listening to the podcast.

Learn more about Morgan's Free training at: https://social.malcolmdewey.com/FreeFinance

Timestamps:

00.06 Welcome

01:21 Who is Morgan de Klerk?

04:32 First Steps for Entrepreneurs

06:08 What Business Structure

09:32 Accounting Software

12:08 Risks of Software?

13:08 One Year’s Bookkeeping in One Hour

15:55 Start Up Traps

17:15 No Enough Capital?

21:37 Take Profit First

23:17 Mental Blocks to Finances

26:47 First Steps to Tax Records

30:03 Rgister to File Taxes

30:38 Do Your Own Books or Use a Bookkeeper?

32:00 Negotiate Fees

34:34 How Good Records Makes More Money

38:25 Start a Business or Keep Your Job?

41:49 Keeping Life Balance

44:31 Resources and Accounting courses for Beginners

46:34 Morgan’s Instagram

Start a Free Course with Morgan de Klerk: https://social.malcolmdewey.com/FreeFinance

Meet my special guest, Shawn Auguston, who is an wonderful artist and advocate for art therapy. Shawn discusses his own struggle as an army veteran with PTSD. His successful treatment through art therapy and how this lead to his own art career success. An inspirational story and one of hope for others suffering from mental health issues. 
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Find out more and view Shawn's art on my blog at https://www.malcolmdeweyfineart.com/blog.html

Meet the artist behind Swarez Art in the United Kingdom. Swarez Art incorporates modern abstract art, a vibrant website, YouTube channel and a gallery. Ed from Swarez art is a self taught artist who unexpectedly discovered his hidden talent for creativity and entrepreneurship. This interview will show you why Swarez Art has rapidly grown in popularity with collectors and artists all over the world. Be inspired by Ed's story and the building of a thriving art business too.

Find out more about Swarez art at www.swarez.co.uk

Join me, Malcolm Dewey, for more podcasts by subscribing to this show on your favorite podcast service. See my art and paintings courses at www.malcolmdeweyfineart.com

What top struggles are artist's having? What has been working for me in marketing, sales and creativity as a full time artist? I chat about these and share a few tips, thoughts and ideas for going forward in 2020.

How can art be used for healing and finding purpose? Kristy-Lea Tritz of Strokes of Hope tells us about how her community does just that. Find out how she got started, what motivates her to teach and how you can join too.

John Bardos is the man behind Bundles for Good. This initiative helps artists to publish their courses in a huge bundle. A large part of the proceeds goes to support charity. John talks about how artists can join the project. We also hear about how John and his family have simplified their life to escape from materialism and the nine-to-five life. Not to be missed. Find out more details about Bundles for Good on my website at malcolmdeweyfineart.com. Also contact John at Art.Bundlesforgood.com.

Is an art degree, or any college degree, worth the outlay? Are skills more important than a fine art degree? Plus I take a look at recent findings on Instagram marketing engagement, or lack thereof. Plus what channel is challenging for first prize as online marketing's most effective platform.

Marketing your art in 2019? This episode follows on episode 36 to see what marketing channels are still doing great things. Is video getting bigger? What social media is rocking right now? These are my experiences so yours may differ. But maybe there are a few marketing tips you can use too.

What are the first steps to taking your art from hobby to professional? Especially as a new career move or side-project? A few thoughts based on my own experiences. There is not perfect road and everyone faces different challenges. These tips and ideas are more universal and can help beginners take the next step in their art journey.