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I’ve been writing a lot of posts here this summer about starting a creative business in hopes that it might help some of you who have been putting it off for one reason or another. It’s very easy to start thinking about all of the things that you want/should/need to do and get overwhelmed. But […]
Mark Montano is a power house of fabulous craft projects. You probably know him best from his super successful line of crafty books, most notably The Big Ass Book of Crafts. His craft tutorials stand out for using unusual objects like safety pins, toys, and doll heads. You can check out some of his popular […]
You’ve probably heard of Pinterest by now, if not been actively collecting items to your own pin boards, but did you realize that for bloggers and online sellers Pinterest is a very valuable tool. As many bloggers and websites have seen, Pinterest is a huge source of traffic back to your site if used correctly. […]
I’ve been getting emails and messages lately from people who say, “I really want to start my business but ______ (fill in the blank)” The hesitation to start is something we all have to overcome. After all, if starting a new business wasn’t a little nerve wracking, intimidating or overwhelming we would ALL be working […]
One of the reasons many of us started working for ourselves is that we didn’t like having someone tell us what to do all day but that doesn’t mean we still don’t have deadlines. Whether you are preparing for a craft show, working for a manufacturer or have a book due to a publisher we […]
Are you feeling bored or uninspired? Do you feel like your creative business needs something but you aren’t quite sure what it is? It’s a bit easier if you have a group of people (staff, friends, business connections, a network etc) to brainstorm with but many creative business owners work solo and that makes brainstorming […]
Do you dream too small? After all, having smaller dreams means we will be more likely to succeed and then we will be happy with ourselves. Right? The problem with that kind of thinking is that you may never realize your full potential. You may never realize just how amazing you, your life and your […]
In my last post Creative Ways to Reach a New Audience I wrote about several ways you can reach a new audience but I had so many ideas that I just had to write a follow-up post. Here we go… Image Source -Use not only pretty but interesting packaging on your products. Hit the dollar store […]
Something as simple as emails can quickly become overwhelming for a crafty business owner. It’s so easy to forget to respond to that really important message or to let them pile up in your inbox. Let’s look at a few ways to make email management a breeze! Create Separate Email Accounts When you start your […]
I don’t know about you but some days I feel like in stead of me running my business it is running me… into the ground. Between deadlines, new projects, an insane number of ideas and all of the other things I do, every once in a while, I get down, tired, blue and wanna give […]
