Hey friend! How are you? You made it through Thanksgiving, yay! Happy Hanukkah if you’re celebrating this week, and happy Cyber Monday! Don’t forget to take a moment and acknowledge your accomplishments! You rock, crafty friend! As we settle in to the holiday season, it’s important to maintain your website while you continue to take […]
Are you feeling the rush (and the crunch) of the holiday season that’s quickly approaching? It’s time to prep our handmade businesses for busiest weekend of the year! Hopefully by now, you’ve: ✅ Organized your workspace. ✅ Planned out your marketing strategy. ✅ Have new photos of your products, some with a holiday theme. ✅ Set your production schedule. ✅ And […]
As usual, October is flying by and before you know it we’ll all be wrapping gifts and watching Elf a million times! Time to think of shipping deadlines and ordering supplies to cover your production. The tide definitely turned toward online shopping last year and will continue this holiday season. Hopefully by now you’ve solidified your […]
It’s very important to separate your handmade business finances from your personal finances. Many craft and handmade business owners sort of “fell” into their businesses. Maybe you started out making things that people loved, and decided to try selling them. And yay! People started buying your creations. So you started making more, and then thought […]
I started my handmade business in 2010, and after setting up my craft table in more school gyms, church basements, parking lots, and fairgrounds than I could count, I realized that I did NOT love the constant ‘weekend hustle’ of setting up at shows nearly as much as I loved meeting the people who would buy my work.
I had this idea that makers like me had to set up at markets and fairs to make money...which was soooo 1997! With social media, blogs, email, and websites, I had the power to reach beyond my little community craft show and expand my reach farther than I could have possibly imagined.
Fast forward to today, where I have helped hundreds of makers find and connect with people who will actually buy, without having to pop up at a market every weekend.
If you will read on, I’d love to tell you how I can help you find the people who will buy your stuff!
Wife, mom, jewelry maker/ *ahem* bead hoarder,
and passionate marketing coach for makers at Bloom.
