I spent the last week binge watching both seasons of Blown Away, Netflix’s glass blowing competition show. (Yes, I did other work too. They are fairly short seasons!) Despite a few little quirks (it feels like they gloss over some pretty big parts of the process) it’s a fairly entertaining show that I think most …
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Someone pointed out to me recently that I talk about mugs a lot. It’s a fair assessment. I mention them in blog posts. I talk about them in IGTV videos. I take pictures of myself holding them. I used an image of one for my new class, Sell Without Shame. Apparently I have a thing …
I recently shared this on Instagram (and with my mailing list) but I wanted to post it here on the blog as well, because I think we could all use this reminder from time to time: Your work has value. Yes, value in a monetary sense, as in you should charge what it’s worth. But …
There’s a basic marketing strategy that goes something like this: 1. Figure out what problem your product solves. 2. Find people who have that problem. 3. Remind them that they have this problem and why your product is the solution. This line of thinking is so pervasive in marketing culture that we’re even taught to …
Note: I originally shared a version of this post with my email list back in January, but I wanted to post it here as well because I think it’s still something many people are struggling with! Over the past few months, I’ve seen many makers struggle with how much and how often to share (and …