I had an appointment this week with one of my doctors who asked me what I was going to do if I could not remove the stress from my current job. You see, I am a full time middle school teacher. I love my job, but lately, it has become …
LLC or Sole Proprietor
When looking at starting a business, especially a home based or handcrafted business, there are two types of business structures to think about: LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) or Sole Proprietor. Each of these have benefits based on their set up. Sole Proprietor A Sole Proprietor is the easiest business to …
My Handmade Journey: Back on Track
I had been in a creative funk. I won’t lie. Trying to come up with new ideas and designs has been a difficult task. Especially when sales are slow. It’s hard to push through when you don’t feel appreciated. But I also know that the busy season is coming, and …
My Blogging Journey: Finding the Sweet Spot
When it comes to advertising and growing your business, you have to find just the right niche to throw all of your time into so that you can become successful. If you’ve followed along with me, you know that I have several blogs that I run that range in subjects …
My Blogging Journey: Slow and Steady
Finding my blogging groove is a slow and steady pace. As much as I would love to jump in and go Gung Ho on it all, I just can’t do that. I noticed recently that one of my blogs has gained a lot of traction since school started. I know …
My Blogging Journey: Long hiatus
When I say that it has been months since I blogged, I am not exaggerating. As a matter of fact, I have one draft sitting in the queue for this website that I began on September 2nd, and I couldn’t finish it. I have struggled since school began. Not because …
My Blogging Journey: Planning
I am always planning. I plan and schedule posts. I plan and schedule pins, social media, and newsletters. Planning is my best friend right now. I sat down and looked at my post schedule prior to utilizing my content calendar, and I realized how burned out I had become. There …
My Handmade Update: After the merge
I have finally finished merging the majority of my websites. I still have about 10 more items to include in my catalog, and then I should be able to fully start my promotion campaigns. The change in doing this has been almost immediate. I’m no longer having to focus on …
My Blogging Business: Downsizing
Downsizing. At first the word seemed like I was giving up, but after some thought, I realized how freeing it actually was in the long run. While I run several websites (10 to be exact), I was back to feeling overwhelmed and not blogging like I should be. Some of …
Handmade Business Updates: Social Media
When you have a business that is a handmade business and the website goes down, social media becomes your best friend. While I couldn’t upload to my website, I was still able to post what I was working on to my social media platforms to get my customers interested in …