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The Time to Think “Holiday Sales” is TODAY!

October 2, 2012 by Maggie

It may only be the beginning of October but the Holidays aren’t far off. Especially when it comes to planning for your holiday sales. If you are like me you get so busy creating, teaching, listing, and trying to keep up, that you wake up on Black Friday or Cyber Monday and think, “WAIT! I’m […]

Filed Under: Sales Tips Tagged With: Creative Income Contributors, marketing, Organizing, sales

Blogging: It’s Not as Easy as it Looks

September 12, 2012 by Maggie

Blogging, blogging, blogging – it seems to be the only thing (besides social media) that you hear anyone talking about when it comes to expanding and promoting your crafty business. But has anyone ever really explained why? Having a blog can be a great promotional tool for your online store or crafty business, but it […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: content, getting started, goals, Networking, Organizing, planning

How to Build Your Brand Online: Writing Your Mission Statement

July 17, 2012 by Maggie

Did you get a chance to write your ‘elevator introduction’? I hope so, because it’s a good precursor to your Mission Statement, one of the most important keys to building your brand, if not the most important. Why? Because your mission statement drives your business and acts as an anchor for everything you do with […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: building your brand, Creative Income Contributors, Organizing

The Importance of Developing a Business Plan

June 18, 2012 by Maggie

This can be a tricky subject for some of you with smaller or “hobby” businesses because you might not think that your business is big enough to sit down and hash out a business plan. Well I’m here to tell you that no business is too small to have a business plan! That’s right, even […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: business tools, growing your business, Organizing, planning

Take Back Your Craft Room! 30 Tips for Organizing Your Space

June 14, 2012 by Maggie

Oh boy, haven’t we all been there? You know you have the right kind of yarn or the right color wire or that perfect stamp, but where? WHERE?!?! I know your frustration. I am horrible at organizing my craft supplies. So horrible in fact that some days I avoid making something just because I don’t […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: craft room, Organizing, working from home

8 Articles to Have Your Best Craft Show Yet!

June 13, 2012 by Maggie

Craft Fairs

‘Tis the season! Craft fair season that is. As you’re busily shuffling around trying to get all your product made, priced, and displayed some of the finer details of preparing for a craft fair can easily be forgotten or just slip through the cracks. Having multiple craft show checklists running is probably something that you […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Craft Fairs, displays, Organizing

So You Want To Do Craft Shows?

May 16, 2012 by Maggie

Getting Started Doing craft shows can be fun and profitable! That’s how we got started at Land of Odds. We made up a lot of jewelry. We put together some glass covered display boxes. We set up for the public, hoped for great weather, and prayed that our spread-the-word campaign would pay off. And it […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Craft Fairs, Organizing, pricing, sales, sales tips, Tips

Getting Organized: Keeping Clutter from Distracting Your Workspace

May 15, 2012 by Maggie

Mail Organizer

Let’s face it, every working-from-home-guru will tell you that managing clutter and keeping organized is the key to getting yourself on track and focused with it comes to running a business or working at home. In reality this is a personal preference. Clutter is completely an issue for me. Not because I am a clean […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Organizing, time management, tutorials

Keeping Your Head in the Game: Tips on Working from Home

May 11, 2012 by Maggie

Desk Space

Many of us are expert multitaskers, juggling a full time job, family, blogging, running a craft business, and so much more.  That’s why it can be so essential for us to stay focused and get to business when we make that time to work on business. I know that for me it takes some effort […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Organizing, time management, working from home

Pricing your Crafts by Multiplying

April 28, 2012 by Maggie

Floating around in the How Do I Price My Work universe is the formula of multiplying; doubling (2x), tripling (3x), or quadrupling (4x) your Cost Of Goods (materials and supplies used to make your item). I think this formula has been around since the first crafter sold an item to her sister, neighbor, or friend. It’s very […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: Organizing, pricing, Selling Online

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