Rebel Creative

Today's episode is the last part of a two-part series of a question posed by REBELS​ Nina, Odahl, Orren, Pavel, Teressa, Sam, Sammy, William, and dozens more, wanting to know about how Deane and his assistant Aiche work together. In this final installment, Deane details his own personal philosophy​ on why he and Aiche's working relationship​ runs so smoothly and also describes​ some of the tools and processes they use to get things done efficiently given their vast geographical separation​. Submit your creative business question to the show at http://rebelcreative.net for Deane to answer in a future broadcast.Today's episode is sponsored by our awesome friends​ at FreshBooks. Get your FREE one-month trial by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and enter "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About​ Us section.​

Today's REBELS​ are Nina, Odahl, Orren, Pavel, Teressa, Sam, Sammy, William, and dozens more, wanting to know about how Deane and his assistant Aiche work together. In this first of a two-part series, Deane chronicles back to 2004 when​ he hired his first assistant up to now and how, deep into their fifth year together, he and Aiche run the day-to-day operation of Deane Ogden Creative International​, Inc. Submit your creative business question to the show at http://rebelcreative.net for Deane to answer in a future broadcast.Today's episode is sponsored by our awesome friends​ at FreshBooks. Get your FREE one-month trial by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and enter "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About​ Us section.

Today's REBEL is Geoff, a New Yorker musician who is relocating to Los Angeles to start his own composing business. Geoff has $5000 budgeted to spend on his startup… will it be enough and how should he spend it? What things should you watch out for when you are relocating with a limited budget? Submit your artistic business questions to be potentially featured on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page, or via email to ask@deaneogden.com. This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks, the cloud accounting​ software that runs the Ogden Media empire. Get your free one-month unlimited trial of Freshbooks by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and type "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About Us section.

Today's REBEL is Casey, a Young Adult fiction writer who has been told that her "voice" is derivative of other things already on the market. That's not good… or is it? In this episode, Deane examines how to infuse originality into your product whether you are in music or literature, visual or performance art. It takes a certain skillset to identify a special sauce, but once you do there could be no stopping you. Submit your artistic business questions to be potentially featured on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page, or via email to ask@deaneogden.com.

Today's REBEL is Scott, a musician who is finding it difficult to convince his spouse that the financially unpredictable nature of his artistic career is nothing to worry about. How much should you involve your spouse in your creative business? What happens when you've had previous relationships where money was never an issue, but in your current case it seems to be the only issue? How should you keep the peace in your relationship in order to fully focus on your creative tasks and ambitions? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Fran, a #Rebel4Life in Spain who is worried that his promotional tactics are flawed in that he promotes things that seem sure but don't always materialize. Does this negatively impact his integrity with his audience? How soon is "too soon" when you are promoting something you know needs end-user onboarding time? Will people understand if you promote things that ultimately don't end up happening? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

We did it! 100 episodes. In the can. Done. Dusted. Boom. To celebrate, Deane takes questions from five Rebels in this flash round episode covering rogue employees, monetizing podcasts, being a terrible conversationalist, pitching production music, and setting up a music studio for basic recording. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is… Deane. It's episode 99 of the show - one away from 100 - and instead of having one of the team members write this description, I'm doing it myself because this episode is deeply personal. Essentially, it's an open letter to you, my listener, my Rebel Alliance audience, and one that I hope you'll stick with the whole way through to the end. I need you to hear it. As we embark on the next 100 episodes of this show that I am so proud of and humbled that you give your attention to every week, this is what I need you to understand moving forward. Thanks, and as always… Rebel On! Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Kristine, a brand new #Rebel4Life who, like many upstart creatives, is caught in the seemingly endless loop of trying desperately to get ahead financially once she gets paid for a creative gig. What is the best way to set-up your finances to guarantee you aren't constantly turning your business profits over to the landlord or the electric company? Is there a best practice to paying yourself before you pay your expenses? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is William, a long-time #Rebel4Life who is inquiring about how to set up his creative fee structure. What should you charge people for what you do and how should you go about informing them of what to expect financially when they hire you? Tricky stuff sometimes, but highly necessary if you ever want to move from amateur to professional. Deane gives the rundown on how he approaches informing, expecting, and collecting on his creative fees and provides some food for thought on Rebels might begin to think about their approach as well. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Deane takes one last opportunity to challenge Rebels everywhere to not fear the refresh — the important but not-so-easy event of pushing the "do over" button on life, career, relationships, and everything else. On the eve of his relocation to the island of Bali, Deane broadcasts his final message from the Jakarta Musicave. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Deane himself and 30 or so emails he's received from REBELS all over the globe. The gauntlet has been thrown down. From 30,000 feet. A special challenge from the Rebel Leader. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Jeremy, who is dealing with a business partner who recently went through a major personal loss and hasn't yet regained strength to return to the grind. How much personal time should you give a colleague while you shoulder the business as a solo act? What if your partner is making personal choices that are negatively affecting your business opportunities? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBELS are Markus, Shannon, Dino, Julia, Robert, Jasen, and Chad -- all hardcore #rebels4life who are coming to this Flash Round episode with a potpourri of interesting questions for Deane on a variety of subjects. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net" and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is David, an independent singer/songwriter who is gearing up to release his own music in album format. The problem is that he doesn't know where to start, much less how to plan it all out. Deane uses his own first two solo album releases, EASTERN CHRONICLE (http://bit.ly/chronicle13) and KWELA (http://bit.ly/kwela15) as examples of how he ramps up project releases and how he plans out the schedule of work that needs to be done in order to launch a successful international album release campaign. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Ken, a legendary music producer, and friend of Deane's, who challenges Deane to compare philosophies on disruptive technologies and their effects on commercial art futures. Using Spotify and digital music streaming as the jumping off point, Deane finally lays out his long-asked-for REBEL CREATIVE theology on why he believes that disruption should be embraced rather than run from. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is LeAnne, a New York visual artist who is having a heck of a time getting people to pay her. It's not that people don't want to pay her, they do. They just don't want to do it quickly. Deane has spoken on this show before -- recently, in fact -- about how you should bring up money earlier rather than later… but what is the best way to do that when the time feels right? How do you keep a client from avoiding the issue or even bailing completely when you start asking to be paid? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Otto, an East Coast #Rebel4Life drummer who is worried that circumstances in his life that are beyond his control are wreaking havoc in his creative life, but because he can't control them he doesn't know what to do about them. What a problem! And a frequent one, right? We all deal with this. But, in this super-duper long RC episode, Deane examines this problem in a light that perhaps we don't always think about. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Nick, a #Rebel4Life in Tasmania who is concerned about how his remote location could be affecting his ability to build a solid network of colleagues. In this 2nd part of Rebel Creative episode #83, where Deane answered a question about networking online versus networking face-to-face, Nick's question introduces new information to the debate on whether you can build a network without actually being physically present. Should you move to an art mecca to have a better chance at deepening your resume? What are the benefits of being "in the room" versus on the phone or on Skype? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Charlotte, a #Rebel4Life who is having issues with people trolling her and her art. God, who hates trolls? All of us, probably. Haters, trolls, dissenters -- these people can make your life a living hell. Deane responds to Charlotte with his carefully considered and applied thesis about haters and how to cohabitate with them. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.