Does your business suffer from too much marketing and not enough selling?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned since starting Designing an MBA, it’s that everyone always wants to learn about marketing. I get it. Marketing feels like the engine that drives your business. And I’ve indulged this by offering plenty of classes (not to mention blog posts) about marketing your business. I’m not ashamed of this. …

Just because your old work hasn’t sold doesn’t mean you can’t make new work

Why giving yourself permission to create new work is actually a savvy business strategy. I was having a chat with a fellow maker the other day and she asked me to share some tips on time management. After pressing her a little further, I discovered that the root of her issue wasn’t really time management …

three reasons to consider using Shopify’s Point of Sale at your next craft show

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’ve been doing more craft shows recently. After a few years of consistently growing my online sales, I decided to add some shows into my schedule to help expose my work to new customers. And while I still feel like I’m finding my sea legs when …

Struggling with whether to have a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale this year? Here’s why I’m having one.

For the past few years, I’ve been adamant about not having a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale for my jewelry business. There are several reasons for this. One was simply that I started holding a major birthday sale at the end of October, and I didn’t want to hold another sale so close to that one. …