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 …
As I sat down on Friday, I realized that my blogging had really suffered this past week. So I grabbed my planner and started jotting down everything that I needed to do. The purpose was to prioritize for the weekend and next week. The first thing that I needed to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
