For creators
The creator blog
The things I keep having to explain to other creators, written down properly so I can stop typing them into DMs at midnight. Protecting your work, keeping your private life private, and the unglamorous business bits nobody warns you about.
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Business
How to price custom content requests, and when to say no
Working out what a custom actually costs you in time, a menu that stops the haggling, taking payment up front, and a polite way to turn down the ones you do not want to make.
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Content theft
How to find out if your content has been leaked, before a fan tells you
The fifteen minute routine for finding your own leaks. Which reverse image search to use for what, the alerts worth setting up, and the places no search engine can see.
This article has a commercial relationship with Creator Lighthouse.
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Your own site
Why every creator should own their own domain
Your accounts belong to the platforms. A domain is the one address that belongs to you. Why it is worth about the price of a takeaway a year, and how to keep it from lapsing.
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Money
How much to save for tax as a UK creator, and where to keep it
A simple rule for how much of every payout to put aside for your Self Assessment bill, why the first January costs more than you expect, and where the money should sit until then.
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Platforms
Running OnlyFans and Fansly at the same time without doubling your workload
How to run two subscription platforms from one set of content, one routine and one spreadsheet, and how to tell when the second one is not worth the extra hours.
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Content theft
DMCA takedown services compared: Creator Lighthouse vs Rulta vs BranditScan
A side by side of three leak removal services for creators: what each one costs, how often it scans, who files your DMCA takedowns, and which makes sense for a UK creator on a normal budget.
This article has a commercial relationship with Creator Lighthouse.
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Burnout
Dealing with hate comments and burnout without letting either win
A working system for the messages that are designed to get under your skin, and the slower, quieter burnout that builds behind them even when nobody said anything cruel that day.
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Promotion
Reddit for creators, and how not to get banned in your first week
Why Reddit is worth the hassle, the gates every subreddit puts in your way, and the verification mistake that quietly hands strangers your private details.
This article has a commercial relationship with Creator Lighthouse.
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Content theft
What DMCA takedown services actually do, and how to judge one
What you are really buying when you pay someone to chase your leaks, the questions worth asking before you hand over a card, and the promises that should make you close the tab.
This article has a commercial relationship with Creator Lighthouse.
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Start here
The five minute account audit every creator keeps putting off
A quick run through the boring security jobs that stop most creator disasters, and why the dull ones matter more than the clever ones.
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Tools
InShot for creators, or how I edit everything on my phone
The cheap phone app I use for every photo and video I post, what it is genuinely good at, and the two things it will not do for you.
This article has a commercial relationship with Creator Lighthouse.
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