Plenty of you know I think wholesaling your handmade work is a great way to expand your business. I’ve even developed products specifically to help others get started with wholesale right away. This is not a new story to me but I wanted to share it with anyone who may have missed the incredible success of [...]
Continue ReadingThe About Page Formula
Tara Gentile, my friend and fellow blogger, is releasing a new interactive workbook & e-book called Storytelling For Creative Biz Success. By using this guide, you will be able to create engaging content for your websites, blogs and shops – including an about page, product descriptions, blog posts, and more – from personal stories, useful [...]
Continue Reading6 Ways To Let Go of Fear (no thinking required)
I was just reading Tara’s latest post on Scoutie Girl. She always pours herself into every post she does and it always inspires me. Fear is something I’ve always felt. More so than depression or sadness or even loneliness. Fear of not being as good as others. Fear that I’m not worthy of success. Fear that [...]
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50 FREE Places to Promote Your Etsy Shop
Here are a ton of FREE places that Etsy sellers can promote their shops! Feel free to add any other sites you know of in the comments as well! Communities & Forums Handmade Action Community Indie Public We Love Etsy Mixx Made Cafe Handmade Community Do you Etsy Craft Buddy Etsy Forums Kaboodle Craftster Forum Handmade Artists Forum Get Crafty Forum Craftzine Forum Deviant Art DIY Scene Forum The Switchboards Creative Stem Art Bistro iVillage [...]
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4 Ways to Crush Your Handmade Competitors
I hate worrying, don’t you? Every now and again I run across people in the handmade blogging/consulting arena who make me anxious. Even if our audiences are different and I have no reason to really worry, I often feel nervous and think things like: I wish I had a better layout on my blog Why is their traffic [...]
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Why I’m Not Following You on Twitter…
… Or why I’m going to stop. Twitter is my favorite social media tool by far. Better than blogging. Better than Facebook. Better than forums. It’s so easy to use and anyone in the know uses it to network. When I use to sell jewelry and tweeted as Plume Adore, man was I doing it wrong. I [...]
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Why I Don’t Wholesale Anymore
A long time ago, back when I was a few weeks into my Wholesale Journey, I started a thread on Etsy that became quite popular. People loved how easy I made wholesaling sound and even Etsy highlighted it in their “Success Newsletter”. Then not long ago, this really awful seller decided to start trouble within the [...]
Continue ReadingWholesale Submissions – Plus Sized Jewelry
I got word recently that a new online website launching very soon is looking for jewelry designers who are interested in wholesaling their work. The new site is catered to plus sized women so if you make jewelry and can accommodate larger sized pieces for this website, leave a comment here (make sure your shop URL [...]
Continue ReadingScoutie Girl Love
Just a quick note to say I’m the newest contributor of Scoutie Girl, a blog with a penchant for the passionately handmade! I will be writing a weekly pop culture inspired post filled with tons handmade goodies! I was telling Tara, Scoutie Girl’s editor, that the biggest reason I desperately wanted to contribute was because I [...]
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Should you wholesale your work?
Should you wholesale your work (and do you really want to!)? I landed 5 wholesale accounts in under a month of trying without a sales rep, fancy trade show or help of an expert. That being said, there are a few things you should ask yourself. 1- Do you really want to craft full time? If you [...]
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