RESOURCES
Looking for knowledge and inspiration? You’re in the right place! Wheelhouse resources are like having a good friend in the industry who knows their sh*t. We lean into experts to give us the advice they wish they knew years ago, helping YOU level up.
How To Build Your Professional Website
A website is one of the best ways to cultivate your brand as a creative. Absolutely overwhelmed at the thought of that? Come take a dive into the world of web design with us.
3 Copyright-Free or Friendly Stock Image Sites that Focus on Representation
Representation matters. Here are 3 image collections that focus on BIPOC, gender fluid, and body-positive representations to use in your own creative work.
Where to Find Royalty-Free Music and Sound for Your Next Project
You’ve got big dreams for your next film/video/podcast/game or app, but a small budget. Here’s a few places to find royalty-free music or sound for your next project.
3 Amazing Productivity Tips and Techniques for Creative Freelancers
Here are three tools—philosophies, really—about how to manifest productive workflows into your creative mojo.
Crafting a Kick-Ass Skills-Based Freelance Resume
Crafting a great resume is an art form. Most traditional resumes represent one job after the other, but when you’re a freelancer juggling the gig life, you’ve got a patchwork quilt of jobs of varying lengths and contexts to represent on just one sheet of paper. Not fair!
Radio Personality Reesha Cosby’s Public Speaking Tips
Yakima’s Reesha Cosby brings her 20 years of experience in radio broadcasting to help you ditch your public speaking fears.
How To Stand Out in the Crowd(funding)
So, you have an awesome idea. It’s creative, it’s unique and best of all, you’re pretty sure people will want to pay for it. So what’s next?
Anatomy of a Business Plan
All the parts of a solid business plan explained, with tips from Washington State creative business owners who have been there.
How to Win at Social Media: A Creative’s Guide
From viral TikTok dances to comment section trolls, we know social media can feel like the Wild Wild West. Have no fear—Wheelhouse is here to help you CRUSH IT and put social media to work for your kickass creative business. Talk about #winning!
How to Network Without "Networking!"
If you’re “Networking!,” you’re doing it wrong. Want to learn how to authentically connect with fellow professionals? Warren Etheredge breaks it down in this How To Guide.
The Ultimate Kickass Kickstarter Guide for Makers
The Evergreen Bandana Game was funded 1,000% on Kickstarter. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the considerations we made every step of the way, following the campaign chronologically from fresh idea to thinking about what to do after everything is done.
Discover Washington State's Department of Commerce's Creatives Academy
A cool new tool at the Department of Commerce that helps you turn your passion into a livelihood!
The Headache-Free Guide on How to Pay Taxes as a Freelance Creative
Let us help you through this jargon-filled bureaucratic hellscape.
How to Read (and Write) a Contract: A Guide for Freelance Independent Contractors
Stop squinting at jargon-filled legal lingo and learn to speak fluent contract-ease like a pro (which you are!)
Caring for yourself while working as a BIPOC creative
It’s no secret that working in creative fields can be challenging in any city and at any point in time. And if you experience the world as a BIPOC creative, arts leader and racial equity practitioner Leilani Lewis has some back-to-basics tips for taking care of yourself and protecting your work.
Intellectual Property and Copyright Cliff Notes
IP is complex—but don’t let that scare you. Here’s what you need to know about protecting your work with copyright and trademarks, and using other people’s work under fair use and attribution.
Anti-Racism: Action Guide for White Creatives
Wherever you may be on the spectrum of understanding racism, anti-racism and racial equity, the movement is happening with or without you. If you’re at the point where you’re asking questions about how to help move racial equity forward as a creative now is the time to engage.