I’ve been getting a lot of frantic emails, DMs, and questions in Artists & Profit Makers ever since MailChimp and Shopify announced they will no longer integrate with each other over what we’ll call, um, creative differences. So I wanted to take a quick second and share my thoughts, in case you’re freaking out too! …
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One of the biggest frustrations when running your creative business is knowing how to spend your time. There are about a million tasks it feels like need to get done every day, not to mention actually finding time to design and make your products or your art. When it comes to prioritization, one of the …
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I’ve been seeing a lot of grumbling lately on Instagram about, well, Instagram. Between algorithm changes and site outages, it seems like no one is happy. And even though I’ve been a huge defender of Instagram in the past (as a visual platform, it seemed like a godsend to artists and makers after the text …
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And how to actually go about doing it. As you expand your collection, there might be a point in time where you start to feel like you have too much work! And when that happens, it might be time to retire a collection. (Or at least a few pieces.) While there is no magic number …
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There’s been a lot of conversation in Artists and Profit Makers over the last week or so about raising prices. And it’s something that’s been on my mind a lot too as I plan a price increase for one of my own collections. So today, I thought I’d share some of the signs that I …