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HONK HONK
The Business Course boat is now boarding!
 Yâknow The Business Course?
Well...
Right now the doors are opening EXTREMELY EARLY, but only for a very short time.
Just 48 hours!
If you're keen to get a VIP place on the course, with behind-the-scenes access you're in for a treat.Â
Come along and shape Good Ship history with us!
Click here to join
Here's what you get if you become an Extremely Early Business Bird (EEBB) today...
- Exclusive invitations to at *least* 3 LIVE illustration business course trainings (possibly more, but absolutely definitely 3. Dates TBCÂ - weâll let you know as soooon as we nail âem down.)
- VIP treatment all the way.
- The entire business course when it starts! Youâll be at the front of the queue.
- Behind-the-scenes weekly email updates until the official launch in January 2024. Just for you! Nobody else is going to get these updates, just the extremely early business birds.
- An EXTREMELY-EARLY-BUSINESS-BIRD-ONLY live Q&A call with Helen, Katie and Tania. Get your business questions answered. Date TBC. And there WILL be a replay of this one for you.
- A voice in helping us make The Business Course the very best it can be. We want to hear from you!

Bag yourself a front-row seat!
**Shoulder pads optional**
Let us usher you behind the Good Ship scenes to sit on the directorâs chair and get a first-ever VIP sneak peek at our business workshops.
Squish your face right up close to the screen so you can see everything happening
LIVE
â ď¸ It's not for everyone... â ď¸
Because this is such a special offer, we'd like to welcome in a small bunch of easy-going illustrators who understand that they're getting to join in with the messy creation stage and spontaneous behind-the-scenes stuff.
It won't be perfect!Â
We'll be emailing you weekly, so you know what to expect. But that's about as forward as the forward-planning will go đ
If you're a person who needs cold hard facts, pre-planning and details, it's probably best you wait until the proper launch in January. Ok? Ok. We'll still be friends.
ONLYÂ join if you agree to these things:
â REPLAYS
There will be no replays for these live workshops (You'll have to wait until the course starts to see them again!)Â
đŹđ§ TIME ZONES
This extremely early business bird offer is best suited to you if you're happy with UK timezones (GMT) - we'll do some lunchtime-ish workshops, and some evening ones too.
đ¸ REFUNDS
No refunds - only join if you're sure you can afford it and it's not going to put you in financial difficulty. Here are our terms and conditions.
đł PAYMENT PLANS
You can only pay in full. There's no payment plan for this super limited offer.
đ EMAIL SUPPORT
There is no email support 𤣠...just kidding. Kind of! Alice who keeps us ship-shape is on holiday right now, so the current email response time is 5+ working days. (If you have a burning question, it's probably best for you to wait until the proper launch in January 2024.)
đą NO PANICKING
If you've been around The Good Ship for any length of time, you'll know our golden rule by now! Absolutely no panicking allowed. If you have a VERY URGENT question, it's probably best for you to wait until the proper launch in January 2024.
đ FUN
We're going to have fun or else. And boost your illustration business skills too!
If we haven't put you off with all this, then YOU ARE THE PERFECT PERSON TO JOIN US FOR EXTREMELY EARLY BUSINESS BIRD GOODNESS!
Congratulations!
We'd love to see you in there.
Click here to joinIt's your time to thrive as an illustrator
Brand new from your pals at The Good Ship Illustration.
Grow your illustration business and successfully navigate a creative career.
We're cheering you on.Â
Click here to be an extremely early bird

Business, but make it fun & easy
Traditional business advice is all well and good, but it's not usually designed for creative brains like ours.
Running a creative business can feel overwhelming, scary, and confusing.
That's why The Good Ship Illustration Business Course is FINALLY here!We're here to demystify the mysterious bits, translate the what-does-that-even-MEAN business words and turn mountains of thick, so-boring-you-can't-read-them books into practical, fun stuff you can get excited about and actually use!
Wherever you are in your creative business journey, we're here to give you a boost and cheer you along.
Let's go! đ˘Â
Extremely early business birds only

VIP Live Workshop Access
You'll be invited to AT LEAST 3 completely live workshops (probably more!)
You'll be in the live audience.
We're plotting workshops about content creation 101, how to batch-create, The Goldilocks Client Review, Substack-for-illustrators...and more!

Have your say - your voice matters
Ask your questions, give us nudges about what you REALLY need.
You can say "oy, I'd like help with this in my illustration business" and we'll listen.
Hooray!

An exclusive Q&A session
Ask us anything (about business and illustration).
This call is *just* be for extremely early birds, so you'll get a front-row seat and the opportunity to pick Helen, Katie and Tania's brains up close.
We're really looking forward to this one! We don't have a date yet but we will SOON!
WARNING:
The Business Course has serious side effects...
Confidence
In your abilities, in your pricing, in your creative business PROWESS.
Business knowledge + confidence = unstoppable creative career goodness.
With a clear roadmap and an online community of creative business pals you'll feel more confident than you have in years.
Illustration business know-how
The business of illustration can seem mysterious and secretive. Not anymore! With handy templates, printables, examples and videos we are here to demystify and jazz up the boring bits.
Knowing your worth đ°
It's about time you made more money doing what you love.
Knowing your value is one thing, learning to communicate your value to your clients is gold dust!
And we'll help you do just that.
Doors now closed
...but we'll be back PROPERLY at the end of January :)
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Who are The Good Ship Illustration?
The Good Ship Illustration offers no-nonsense advice for illustrators and image makers navigating a creative career.
Between us we have over 60 years of illustration industry experience!
Weâve helped over 3000 students find their creative voice and create their best-ever picture book. Not to mention the tens of thousands of people whoâve come along to our free Art Club sessions, and downloaded our helpful freebies.
Students from our courses go on to:
- Get publishing deals
- Make their best work
- Win fancy awards
- Take part in exhibitions
- Feel confident in their creative work
- Enjoy being an illustrator again
We have a podcast called âThe Good Ship Illustration Podcastâ - a helpful chat with your illustrator pals. You can find us wherever you listen to your podcasts.




Excellent questions we've been asked so far:
Will these live workshops have a replay?
What's the refund policy? Is there a payment plan?
When will the live workshops be happening?
Is there a payment plan available?
It's black friday...will you be doing a discount?
Not ready? That's fine too!
Pop your email in below and we will let you know when the course doors are PROPERLY open next year.
It'd be lovely to have you sailing with us :)
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