In this third installment of our Kickstarter Maxi Series, we speak with Richard Bliss, host of the podcast, Funding the Dream On Kickstarter. Richard has, as of this writing, posted over 183 episodes, interviewing, in Chris' estimation, at least 120 different Kickstarter campaign owners, where they tell him what they tried; what worked, what didn't, what they might do different … [Read more...] about CI 403: Kickstarting YOUR Dream! With Richard Bliss
CI 401: Kickstarting our Kickstarter Maxi-Series
After a 3 year hiatus, Bob and Chris are producing new episodes of Creative Independence. Both of us have been very busy for the past few years, and we’re both involved in some cool new projects. We’re doing things that go beyond anything we’ve talked out in our shows before. We’ll fill you in on those in a minute, but the point is that we have been working on new projects, … [Read more...] about CI 401: Kickstarting our Kickstarter Maxi-Series
Answers for Freelancers: Re-release
Hi, everyone! Just wanted to let you know that Bob and I have just released a new episode of Answers for Freelancers. No doubt this comes as a surprise to many of you who have been with us from early on. You may remember that in September of 2008 we published our last episode of A4F and moved on to Creative Independence. So, what are we doing back on A4F? A few months ago, … [Read more...] about Answers for Freelancers: Re-release
The Wireless Generation
In 2000, Drew Gilbert worked at Funnybone Interactive alongside Bob and myself. And like Bob and I, shortly thereafter found himself pounding the pavement looking for freelance work as the economy came to what seemed like a grinding halt. Like most of our contemporaries, we found that work was slim and opportunities for salaried positions far between. And so, like the rest of … [Read more...] about The Wireless Generation
CI 307: Creative Independence goes Haywire! Rip Haywire, that is.
This episode is full of comedy and adventure! Come along for thrills, chills, explosions, guns, fisticuffs and hilariously sarcastic retorts. Join us as Dan Thompson, creator of the syndicated cartoon strip Rip Haywire talks to us about his journey to get his strip syndicated and published. While we think he's got a real winner here, his journey is littered with trial, error, … [Read more...] about CI 307: Creative Independence goes Haywire! Rip Haywire, that is.