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Do you ever open up your inbox only to find an email from a dissatisfied customer?
You first start to think to yourself, “how the heck did that happen??”
How can you possible make this customer happy after the message you’ve just read?
Many shops have had an experience where a customer wasn’t necessarily thrilled about a delayed package, damaged product or questions your handmade items.
…Are you a mom and feel like you can never get any work done for your business?
Do you often feel guilty when you spend extra time on your business instead of with your children?
How can you let these precious moments with your children go on the back burner occasionally so you have make your dreams come true?
Balancing the titles between a Mom and a Business Owner can be extremely difficult.
I’ve got 5 tips that might be able to cure that guilt and …
You’re a small business owner, and sometimes as a creative you find it difficult to manage some of the more “business” aspects of your business.
You think you’ve finally got a system down with some of these tedious tasks, ahem, like taxes, and then you hear about just one more thing you should be doing.
Does the “should-do” list ever end?
How can you honestly remember to keep track of everything?
Well it’s time you sat down to really focus on taxes because it’s extremely important to …
Have you ever been curious about how much other people make from their jobs?
I know I have, and the first place I look at is GlassDoor.com where employees of specific companies share reviews for the businesses they work for.
But more interestingly, they also share their annual income.
This is great data for job seekers and college students picking a major.
Unfortunately, this kind of data for handmade businesses is not readily available for public viewing.
This is one of the few reasons why …
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
How to create demand for your brand and products and turn customers into raving fans
How to automate your store, reach more customers and make sales while you sleep
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