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 …
Read more “Slow sales? How to know if it’s your marketing or your products.”
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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As I mentioned in my last post, one of the things that sets successful, established designers apart from struggling, emerging designers is that established designers tend to have larger, though still cohesive, product lines. Yet many designers and makers hesitate to add more products to their line for fear of overwhelming their customers. The thought …
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Every so often, I come across an article that talks about how millennials prefer experiences over things. I’ve even been asked about it by (non-millennial) artists and makers when I speak. And while I think blanket statements like this are patently ridiculous (and not really all that true) I still want to spend some time …
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