I’m not feeling well today, so it seems like the perfect opportunity to talk about one of the biggest dichotomies of running your own business: On one hand, you have no one to tell you that you can’t lie on the couch all day and watch soccer. On the other hand, if you aren’t working, …
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Thanks for joining me for Profit Week. It’s clear that this is a conversation the crafts community needs to have again and again as we embrace the idea that not only are we designers, makers, and artists, but we are business owners and entrepreneurs. And we want to make money! (And that’s ok.) So please, …
Seth Godin talked about it. (Someone must have told him it was Profit Week.) Meredith mentioned it in the comments yesterday. You hear people say it all the time: You gotta spend money to make money. And while this is true, it’s actually much more complicated than that. It’s not just about spending money. It’s …
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Part of creating a culture of profit means letting go of some of the myths we’ve been carrying around about our businesses and when and how they should make money. Today I want to look at 5 profit theories I often hear, and why they aren’t (usually) true. Myth #1: You shouldn’t take any money …
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