Leap before you’re ready When I started Creative Hive Co., in 2015 one of my big dream goals for this business was to teach a class on Creative Live. If you’ve never heard of Creative Live before, it’s an amazing resource where you can watch live online workshops – for free – and interact with instructors […]

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 […]

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 […]

Did you know that making minor tweaks on your website can improve your sales by 200%? The colors of your “add to cart” buttons, the navigation links on your website, where your contact information is shown. These are only just a few things that may seem inconsequential at first. But many studies and tests have […]

It’s no secret that you want to get more traffic to your shop, right? How do other people do it? And most importantly, how can you do it too? When you get more targeted traffic to your shop, it’s a given that your sales will go up, up, up! In this post, I’ll uncover the top […]

I sent you an email asking if you wanted to see a 2014 year review of my handmade jewelry business, Tiny Hands. I’ve never exposed so much of my business like this before but it can be helpful for you to have this insight into another creative business! I received an overwhelming response to do this […]