Do You Have A Profit Motive?

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How to prove you’re running a creative business and not pursuing a creative hobby.

It’s necessary for self-employed independent creatives to turn a profit. Profit motive legitimizes your freelance practice as a business. In this episode I define what profit motive is, why it’s important for your success, how to know if you have a profit motive, and what the IRS looks at to determine if  you’re running a business or pursuing a hobby as a creative.

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