If you are handmade business owner like myself, chances are that you have been looking for new avenues where you can sell your products. I try to make sure that I’m not only selling on my website, but I want to sell on other platforms to increase my traffic and …
When it comes to productivity, the goal is to do more in less time. Time is money. It is also the enemy. Wasting time can kill your bottom line. We want to be productive, keep costs low, and profit high. We also need to make sure that we are competitive …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This past weekend I halted all work. It’s rather rare for me to take a break from things that I enjoy, but I needed to step away from everything and look at it all from a new perspective. I talked it over with myself and bounced a crazy idea off …
While you probably think that running my handmade business means that I’m constantly stuck behind a sewing machine, you would actually be surprised to learn that most of my time is spent just like this: Behind the screen of a computer. I could spend my time creating and posting beautiful …
The disappointment I feel when I realize the momentum I lost during that month long hiatus. For some of my blogs, it was 2 months. I went from page views in the thousands to 20, and in some cases, my page views are in the single digits. The reason? Not …
With summer time here, this is the time when I can usually clear up any lingering projects and work on inventory for my online handmade business. It is also the time when I begin any major sales. Depending on what it is that you sell, you may notice that once …
