Understanding how to run a successful workshop or event comes with experience; however, if you wish to fast track your skills and learn from the experience of others, this article was made for you. If you’ve run workshops or events before, you know that there is a lot involved before the day. You strategically plan a series of steps that include clearly communicating the value of your workshop or event, liaising with the venue, attracting sign-ups, and preparing resources and reminders to ensure they turn up on the day.

If you are a graphic designer, you have the incredible skill of being able to take the concepts in people’s minds and turn them into beautiful tangible representations. But what happens if your client dislikes the outcome because they keep changing the brief? What about if the design you created for one item is now being used on a range of products? The answer lies in your graphic design service agreement.

Whether you’re about to embark on the journey of hosting your own podcast or you already have your podcast online, it’s always easier to learn from the mistakes of others. In our work with many podcasters, we have become increasingly aware of the issues that have arisen over the course of producing shows that have created headaches for them. So much so that they have come to us to put elements in place (such as a podcast release form) to save themselves from having to manage these issues again in the future.