You might not think of what you make as art, but I do! Perhaps it’s my obsession with Ted Lasso (and the fact that I watched Brett Goldstein’s Emmy acceptance speech too many times), but I really wanted to title this post “You are a fucking artist.” (If you’re a Ted Lasso fan too, I …
This morning, I took a nap on the couch during what is usually my most productive part of the day. There were several reasons for this. The first was that I was up at 4 AM to take the high school cross country team I coach to a cross-training workout at our local pool. (A …
One of the biggest challenges I hear from artists and makers when it comes to marketing their work is writing. It’s not surprising – many of us, especially in the visual arts, aren’t taught to write well. And when it comes to promoting our work online, there is a lot of writing to be done …
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Three years ago, I founded my online mentorship program, Artists and Profit Makers. But you might be surprised to know that wasn’t the original idea for the name. I originally toyed with calling the community High-End Handmade. But something about that name never quite rang true for me. Yes, it encapsulated the idea that I …
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And how far can you really reduce expenses in your handmade business? A few weeks ago, a member of Artists & Profit Makers shared her expenses and profit margin inside the forums and asked if anyone in the group had any ideas for further reducing her expenses. What followed was one of the most frank …
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