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Make consistent sales in your business

As a maker, you’re wondering how to make more sales. So you go online and search through your favorite handmade marketing and social media blogs. You wade through your Facebook groups, hoping someone will shine the light and give you the end all answer to all of your troubles. You waste time being on Twitter chats […]

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How to raise your prices

You need to raise your prices. Have only about a quadrillion people tell you this about your products? Or deep in your heart, you know you’re not getting paid what you’re worth. But you really love making your products. You could spend all day just making, creating and crafting in your workspace. Just because you love doing […]

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How to get 10k Instagram followers in less than 9 months

Are you using Instagram to promote your Etsy shop? If so, you’re probably wondering how to get more out of it. The more followers you have, the more people you can reach and the more people are seeing your products. I’m not talking about buying fake followers that have zero interest in what you have […]

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Manifesto for Creatives in Business

  Why do you do what you do? Why do you run your own creative business when it’s so much easier to get a “real” 9-5 job? Why do you stay up at night creating new designs or promoting your work? What’s it all for? The Creative Hive Manifesto exists for four reasons: To remind ourselves of our […]

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What is Periscope and Why You Should Use It For Your Creative Business

A new social media is in town What is this Periscope thing you’ve been hearing about recently? Periscope is a new social media platform owned by Twitter that lets you use video broadcasts to share cool things that are happening around you. In real time. Yup, it’s live broadcasting. Replays to your videos are only available for […]

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Five promotions to use for your shop that make you sales

How do you make more sales in your ecommerce site? Have you ever tried using coupon codes or other promotional strategies within your website to increase sales? They can work really well if you use them right or send them to the right people! In order for a promotion to work well, you need two […]

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Unlock a Profitable Handmade Business in Just 12 Weeks WITHOUT USING ETSY OR SOCIAL MEDIA

Don’t chase success the hard way. Follow the same simple step-by-step system that I used to build multiple 6- and 7-figure online handmade businesses. Even if you hate selling, don’t have a large following, and aren’t techy.

How to get influencers, bloggers and celebrities to make your product go viral  

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How to create demand for your brand and products and turn customers into raving fans

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How to automate your store, reach more customers and make sales while you sleep

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