Being a creator is eight jobs
Nobody tells you this part. You started because you make a thing, and then quietly you also became the person who decides what it costs, who it is for, where it goes, what you sign, and whether this month worked. Nobody hands you the org chart for that. So here it is, one page per job, already filled in with placeholder numbers. Swap them for yours.
The eight jobs you are already doing
Positioning: who it is for and who it is not for
Pricing: what you sell and what it costs
Rate card: what a brand pays and what they get
Pipeline: how an idea becomes something published
Distribution: where it goes and how often
Money: what comes in, what goes out, how long you last
Contracts: what you signed and what you gave away
Tools: what leaves your account every month
Every page here is a template, not an essay. The numbers are made up on purpose. Clone this, put your own in, and it becomes the thing you check before saying yes to a brand instead of guessing at midnight.
"You are not behind. You are doing eight jobs and comparing yourself to people doing the same eight badly.
"the part nobody puts in the highlight reel
How to use it
Start with Positioning and Pricing. Those two decide most of the others. Rate card can wait until someone asks. Contracts matters the day it matters and not one day earlier which is exactly why it should already be written down.