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How To Work Less and Make More Money

2020/08/31

There is a myth that you need to grow your following and do more marketing in order to make more sales. In today’s post, I’m going to show you how to make more money in your handmade business, without doing more marketing! Your profit is all the sales minus the costs of running your business. I know from my experience working with small business owners and running a few of my own, it’s really easy to get fixated on doing more and more marketing. I just need more customers. I just need a

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How to Start a Subscription Business

2020/08/27

If you’ve been looking for a way to have recurring income in your business or in your life, a subscription product might be right for you and today I’m going to show you how to start a successful subscription business or product. This can either be as an add on to your existing business or as a blueprint for starting a new business. A strong component of my business is a subscription based model. 50% of my sales come from my subscription product. I sell handmade polymer, clay, food, scented

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The Top 10 Instagram Marketing Mistakes

2020/08/24

Don’t do another thing on Instagram until you read this post because I’m going to share with you the top 10 biggest mistakes I see sellers make. I didn’t even include this number one mistake to avoid in my top 10, but I’m just going to say it before I get started. Mistake number zero would be spending like 12 hours a day on Instagram. You’re running a business. Your top priority is making sales and clicking around on Instagram all day is not the best use of your time for doing

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How to Legally Start a Handmade Business from Home

2020/08/20

I know the legal paperwork involved with starting a handmade business online might be confusing, but you don’t need to register for an expensive LLC if you’re just starting out. In this post, I’ll walk you through the 5 legal steps to set up your handmade business as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Many of you are looking to turn your hobby or craft into an income and have been asking me about the legal requirements of running a handmade business from home or whether you need to open

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How to Start a Candle Business

2020/08/17

In today’s post, I’m going to talk about how to start a handmade candle business. We’ll talk about why it’s a good idea to start one, what challenges you need to watch out for as well as your overall business plan that you should follow if you want to see any success. If you’ve been thinking about starting a handmade business but you aren’t sure which products would be great for you to make, let me make a case for candles. I have a ton of other videos in this “How to Start A Business” … The

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Fiverr Review: I Paid Fiverr to Make My Logos…Is It...

2020/08/13

I’m starting a new business and I’m going to get a logo designed for $50 or less on Fiverr and I’m going to share my results with you. This is the second video of my Fiverr series where I share with you my experience of outsourcing business-related tasks to freelancers on Fiverr. I will link to that video here so you can check that out if you want. Now the reason I’m creating this series is because I know that starting a handmade business is a lot of work and there are inevitably a lot

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How I Started My First Business

2020/08/10

In this post, I’m going to share with you the entire timeline of my very first handmade jewelry business, Tiny Hands Jewelry, where I’ve made over $1,000,000 in sales cumulatively over the last 14 years that I’ve been running this business. You’ll want to read to the very end where I’ll share with you the top 3 takeaways from all of this. The Beginning I had never done anything truly creative or made anything with my hands until I turned 15 years old. I was born and raised in

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How to Start a Pattern Business

2020/08/06

If you want to start selling craft patterns, read this post first because I’ll be talking about the challenges you need to look out for, how to stand out and position yourself to make the most sales, production, pricing, distribution and a whole lot more! What is a Pattern Business? A pattern business refers to selling the instructions (the pattern) instructing a crafter how to make an item. It can be a knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, or sewing pattern. You could even do a pattern for

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Instagram Marketing for Handmade Business

2020/08/03

If you’re a handmade business looking to level up your Instagram marketing, start growing your followers, and actually make sales, read this post. I’m going to share with you why just posting photos after photos is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Instagram, and the secret strategies you should be using instead. Instagram is a really popular platform for marketing your handmade business. It’s visually-driven, which is great for us handmade business owners because everything we do is

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Top 6 Productivity Books You Need to Read as a...

2020/07/30

Most small businesses fail for a variety of reasons that you can control and avoid. Are you effectively using your time to make sure your business doesn’t become a failure? In this post, I’m going to share with you my top six productivity book recommendations that you should read, so you can actually start taking action on what really matters in your business. I’ve been self-employed and running my own businesses for over 14 years now and I know it’s a huge struggle to have self-initiative and

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How to Start a Printables Business

2020/07/27

If you’re thinking about starting a printables business, stay here to read this post because I’m going to share with you how to start it, what you need to know and basically give you your printables business blueprint. What is a “Printables” Business? When I say a ‘printables business’, I mean any business where you’re selling a digital item that the customer then has to print themselves at home to use it. The list of what you can make is endless. You could create pages designed to fit

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How to Create a Month Of Content in One Day

2020/07/23

One crucial component of running a small business today is having social media. But posting on social media is a huge time suck, and it’s pulling you away from doing things you enjoy more in your business, like designing new products. Today I’m going to tell you all of my secrets for how to schedule a whole month of Instagram and Facebook content in one day to save you hundreds of hours. Social Media So first let’s get up to speed and on the same page with social media. If

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How To Start A Greeting Card Business

2020/07/20

If you’re looking to start making and selling greeting cards, read this post first. We’re going to talk about whether there’s still potential in selling them or if it’s not worth your time. We’ll cover this as well as how to start your own handmade greeting card business in this post. Now, you might think that with email, text messaging, and social media, that no one sends greeting cards anymore. Fortunately for you, the greeting card market is as strong as ever and is even expected to grow for at

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How to use Pinterest for Your Handmade Business

2020/07/16

If you’re looking for a quick guide on how to use Pinterest for your handmade business, keep reading because in this post, I’m going to share with you the pros and cons of Pinterest, as well as the strategy you should be using to make Pinterest work for you. Pros of Pinterest So why should you pay attention to Pinterest? Pinterest is a really great place for marketing your handmade business. It’s visually-driven, which is great for us handmade business owners because we’re all about being creative

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Why I Run Multiple Businesses At Once

2020/07/13

Why do I run so many businesses? I recently heard about how some people are criticizing me for having multiple businesses. The thought is that if any one of my businesses was successful enough, why do I need to have more than one? Or people are assuming that my handmade jewelry business is not very successful and because of that, I started my coaching business Creative Hive. In this video, I’m going to share with you why and why you might even want to consider this for yourself in the future with

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How To Start A Homemade Food Business in 2020

2020/07/09

Want to turn your cooking skills into a highly profitable food business? In this post, I’m going to share 5 steps for how you can start a food business from the comfort of your own home. I’ve been selling handmade jewelry for 14 years and it’s been such a dream that I’ve been able to turn my hobby into a full-time income. Today I want to show you how you can do the same with a handmade food business. It’s gotten a little crowded out there, but the food industry still generates trillions of

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Fiverr Business Naming Services Review: Is It Worth It?

2020/07/06

I’m starting a new business but I don’t know what to name it, so I’m going to get help from Fiverr. If you’ve ever struggled with doing certain things in your handmade business, whether you just don’t know how or you’ve been resisting doing it because you just don’t enjoy the process, I’ve always been a firm believer that you should consider hiring it out. I know giving your new business a name is a lot of pressure and if you feel like you’re

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9 Reasons Why Past Courses You’ve Taken Have Failed You

2020/07/02

Here’s why the courses you’ve taken in the past for your handmade business have failed you. In this post, I’m going to be sharing with you why picking the right course for you is so important for your business success, and the nine reasons why so many other courses out there just fail to deliver. When I started my coaching business, Creative Hive, I didn’t know anything about how to teach effectively. I had all the knowledge that I wanted to share with other people on how

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Why My First Jewelry Business Is A Failure

2020/06/29

My very first handmade jewelry business is a failure. In this post, I’m going to be sharing with you everything that went wrong with that business so you can learn from my mistakes and avoid making them yourself. This is going to help you fast forward your progress in making a successful business. What Makes a Failure? Okay, first I wanted to address that yes that title was totally clickbait and I apologize for that. When I say that my first jewelry business is a failure, I mean that

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Is Patreon Worth It for Creatives and Handmade...

2020/06/25

If you’ve been thinking about using Patreon for your creative business, read this post first. I’m going to be sharing with you my thoughts about using Patreon, why it’s probably going to be a huge time-waster, and why it may not be the best idea for you. Before I dive in, I need to preface this post by saying that I have no experience selling on Patreon, but I do have 14 years of experience selling online, and I’ve run a very similar business model to Patreon in the past for

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