I’m a measure twice and cut once kind of gal. But, inevitably, I still make mistakes. In creative business, I’m not sure there’s anything that stings more than making an error with a client. For me, my business is literally my name. It’s who I am, it’s the tangible product of what I design and create. And I truly aim to make each order exquisite and special and important. But, … [Read more...] about Turning Mistakes into Moments to Shine
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Setting Boundaries & Dealing with Overwhelm – How “Chunking” helped me value myself & my time
by Robin Kramer of Flourish & Thrive Image credit: "Too Many Ideas, Not Enough Time" print by Ross Moody Have you ever had those days when you just wished you could clone yourself because you had so much to do? I still have those days, but happily they are few and far between. It took me a long time to learn that time management is really self-management. I’m a yes, … [Read more...] about Setting Boundaries & Dealing with Overwhelm – How “Chunking” helped me value myself & my time
RESERVATIONS AT 8: Creating Reserved Etsy Listings
Image Credit: Shannon Kelley Photography via Heart Love Weddings I recently helped a client who wanted to add a listing to her new Etsy shop for a local Buyer. My suggestion to her was to set it up as a RESERVED listing and since then, I've gotten quite a few questions about this from handmade folks that are new to Etsy, so I thought it would be handy to have a very general … [Read more...] about RESERVATIONS AT 8: Creating Reserved Etsy Listings
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
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
