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Meeting Goals and Deadlines

July 5, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Organizing Tagged With: Creative Income Contributors, goals, motivation, time management

Creative Questions to Jump Start Your Business

July 3, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: Creative Income Contributors, creative process, inspirational, motivation

Are You Dreaming BIG Enough?

July 2, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: inspirational, motivation, Organizing, planning

More Creative Ways to Reach a New Audience

July 1, 2013 by Maggie 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Sales Tips Tagged With: audience, growing your business, sales

Email Organization for Crafty Business Owners

June 28, 2013 by Maggie 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Organizing Tagged With: time management

The Handmade Business Blues

June 27, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: motivation, time management

Mid Year Business Goal Check

June 26, 2013 by Maggie 1 Comment

Was your big goal for 2013 to finally get your handmade business off the ground? Did you launch or are you still waiting for ___________ (fill in the blank) to happen? If you did start how are things going? Are your sales what you had hoped? Have you found your audience? July 2nd at about […]

Filed Under: Organizing Tagged With: business review, Creative Income Contributors, creative process, getting started, goals

Long Distance Business Relationships

June 25, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

When it comes to “business networking” you may think of it as something that is only for local businesses. Not true! You can connect with other business owners from anywhere. It doesn’t matter if they live across town or across the planet! Social Media – The biggest advancement to networking is definitely social media! Thanks […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: blogging, giveaways, Social Media

Press Release Basics

June 24, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

Do you want to get more publicity for your business? Press Releases can help! Press Releases can help you get featured in your local paper, as well as in the national news! And don’t forget “modern” media – they can also help you connect with bloggers and podcasters. You can write a Press Release to […]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: marketing, promotional

How To Network Locally

June 21, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

“Networking” is one of those words that can strike fear in people. Introducing yourself to people can be nerve wracking – but it can also help you build your business. You never know who you’re going to meet, or how that person may help you – or how you can help that person. It’s time […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Creative Income Contributors

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