Well, I’m back after a whirlwind August. I didn’t mean to stay away from here quite so long, but these things happen. To make up for it, I’ll be sharing lots of the lessons I’ve learned and the thoughts I’ve had while tackling two trade shows this month, the New York International Gift Fair and …
Today’s guest post is from Cory Huff. Cory’s sharing his tips for building a business around your strength and getting help with the tasks you don’t enjoy. Thanks, Cory! Over the past couple of months I have been meeting with an incredible group of people who make up my business advisers. They’re my mastermind group, …
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Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Tara Swiger. Tara’s sharing her secrets for creating multiple streams of income around your craft – a topic that’s near and dear to my heart. Thanks, Tara! Sell your handmade work for any amount of time, you will discover one cold hard fact: you can only …
On Friday, Tara and I headed to New York to attend BlogHer 2010. We weren’t quite sure what to expect, but I don’t think it was that. I think I was going with the idea that I would learn concrete information about how to use my blog to build my business and my brand. But, instead, …
One of the best ways that craft businesses can help with economic recovery is in the creation of new jobs. This also happens to be one of the most overlooked ways that craft can contribute to improving the economy. Many of us look at our businesses and think that hiring someone, or paying someone to …