As many regular OMHG readers know, this past year has been a difficult one for me. While I'm fortunate to have amazing friends and family to lean on for support (including the amazing OMHG community!), sometimes you need more. In coping with the death of my father and the loss of my brother, I realized I needed some tools to help me deal more effectively with everything. … [Read more...] about SPICE Up Your Life!
Archives for September 2012
5 Steps to Create a Successful Social Media Strategy
a sponsored post by Lynne Brehmer of SpreeWorks image credit: illustrated social media icons by tiff chow for her personal blog Social media is a great way to build relationships with your customers and grow your business. If you have an Etsy store you probably know that it can be hard to make sales by listing your products on Etsy alone. However, combining your Etsy store … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Create a Successful Social Media Strategy
#OMHG – September 13: Oh My! Super Powers
Superhero tutu by Lucky Number Tutu on Etsy We were all about our super powers during this past week's #OMHG Chat... turns out our community has some great ones! Let's get started... ohmyhandmade Our first Oh My! University assignment for our September theme was identifying our super powers, what is yours?http://t.co/UKoNhe3c #omhg ohmyhandmade What is the skill you are … [Read more...] about #OMHG – September 13: Oh My! Super Powers
Onward and Upward: Lessons Learned Through Experience
Over the last six-and-a-half years of being in business I have learned a lot of hard lessons. Some of them were costly, some of them were poor judgment, but all of them were learning opportunities and I try my best not to let history repeat itself. Onward and upward is a common theme to my business day. April's top 5 lessons of business hard knocks: 1. Your business plan truly … [Read more...] about Onward and Upward: Lessons Learned Through Experience
Meeting the Makers: Sarah of Sarah's Silks
Editor's note: Last year Sarah of Sarah's Silks entered our New Biz New Year giveaway to help grow the business that has been supporting her family for almost 2o years! I invited Sarah to come share what has been happening for her business since January and get your thoughts on how she can continue to grow Sarah's Silks (+ some giveaway fun for you!). Sarah's Silks just … [Read more...] about Meeting the Makers: Sarah of Sarah's Silks