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 …
My Blogging Journey: Websites Down
The downside to having all of my websites on one server is that if it goes down, all of them go down. I had finally started gaining traction again when all of my sites went down at once for a week or more. Crud! What do you do then? You …
My Handmade Business Updates: Promotion
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 …
My Blogging Journey: The Disappointment
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 …
My Handmade Business Updates
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 …
My Blogging Journey: Getting back to a schedule
When it comes to blogging, I have to have a schedule. If I write too much, I become burnt out. If I write too little, I allow myself to procrastinate more. The great thing about school finally being out and me not working a full time job outside of the …
Why I became a business owner
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to own and operate my own business. When I started making bears, quilts, and custom dresses nearly 20 years ago, I knew I could use my crafty side to make money. Fast forward to 2019 when I was in the …
Book Review: How to Start a Sewing Business
I have to admit that I have been searching and searching for a book I once had over 10 years ago about starting a sewing business when I happened upon this book by Emily Saggers. If you are wanting to start a sewing business and need to know the basics …
My Handmade Business Journey
This summer I plan to take on my biggest challenge to date: growing my handmade businesses. While I do have approximately 10 websites that I blog on, 4 of those are ecommerce sites where I sell my handmade items. I plan to track my goals and grow my businesses this …
My Blogging Journey: Getting Ready to Groove
It’s the end of the month (and the end of the school year), so I am planning out my June content calendars for all of my blogs, plus I am catching up on some writing. Last week, I only updated maybe 3 of my 10 blogs, but I did get …