How to Put Your Handmade Business on Vacation Mode (While Keeping Sales Ticking Over)
When it’s time to step away from your business - whether for a weekend away, two weeks in the sun, or a few weeks of summer holidays with the kids - there’s a way to do it that doesn’t require switching everything off or losing the momentum you’ve worked so hard to build.
With just a little bit of forward planning you could still be making sales
4 Ways to Market Yourself as an Artist
It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to marketing your art. Naturally, artists gravitate to the places where they hang out, such as Instagram or TikTok. They jump right in and start creating content, but often they don’t have the basics in place to...
Why artists and makers must have an email list in 2024
I started building my first email list over 10 years ago and since day one, people have been saying that email marketing is dead, nobody uses email anymore, people don’t even have email addresses any more. Honestly, at this point, it’s just a ridiculous thing to...
Why Artists Must Have a Website and the Best Platform to Choose
I get it. It’s tempting to rely on Etsy or your Facebook shop to sell your art. It’s easy to set up and free (apart from the associated fees when you sell your work). But every single artist should also have a website. Even better if you can sell your art from your...
3 Reasons Why Artists, Makers and Craftspeople Should Avoid Free Business Facebook Groups
There are thousands of free Facebook groups aimed at artists, makers and craftspeople. And these groups promise things such as: Help with business strategy and marketing Gaining feedback on your work Making new friends and connection As an artist, maker or...
Can you really make a living from a handmade business?
Do you dream of turning your part time handmade business into a full time income? Here are the four things you absolutely need to get right in order to make a living from your handmade business.
Everything You Need to Know About Makers’ Momentum Club
Have you ever heard of Makers’ Momentum Club (MMC)? Put simply, Makers’ Momentum Club helps artists, makers and craftspeople transform their businesses into thriving careers. The club has over 400 painters, potters, bookbinders, soap makers, jewellery makers,...
How to get your plans back on track
It's Monday night. The week has only just started and you're feeling defeated already.
Why?
Because even though you did all of your planning for this week, and decided exactly what you were going to work on, Monday morning came along and ruined it all.
Can Creative People Stick to their Plans?
We've all seen those articles about how creative people are special. Probably when we were scrolling social media, procrastinating on some task for our business that we know we need to do, but don't know how to start.
They're clickbait for creatives. And they make us feel good. We feel special - like we have some superpower that only a few are blessed with.
But we probably should also feel a little patronised and undervalued too.
The mistake that makes it hard to achieve your goal
There are many reasons why so many of us fail to stick to the goals that we set ourselves.
But a really big one is that quite often, we set goals based on what we want to happen, as opposed to what we're going to do.
And you might be thinking, isn't that the way it's supposed to be?
Work Habits That Set You Up For Success
Running your own business is a very different experience than working for someone else.
In this post, I'll share some habits you can develop that not only set you up for success, but will help you to gradually step into the role of a business owner and let go of some of the old ways of working that won't serve you now.