Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Trade Show Survival 101

With spring right around the corner, it’s officially trade show season. Whether you’re an artisan, designer or blogger, chances are you’ve seen your fair share of trade show coverage already — and the best is yet to come!
There are billions of benefits to trade shows, but if you’re not prepared, they can feel seriously overwhelming. [...]

Asking for It

This is the story of how I learned one of the most important business lessons in my life from Erin just in December of last year:
Once upon a time, there was a blogging conference. I asked Erin if she was going and if so, that I would go, too, so that we could finally meet. [...]

The Art of the Email

I heard on NPR last week that 80% of children under the age of 18 have never touched a postage stamp. Insane, right? Sadly, I’m not super surprised. With email and social networks taking center stage in today’s world, snail mail has become a bit of a lost art.
What isn’t a lost art? E-mail. Believe [...]

Online Shop Order Ledger Template

Hey there bakers!
Many of you are shop owners — some small others large — but whether you’re running an Etsy shop or a big brick & mortar store, you keep track of your sales in one way or another.
Well, if you didn’t already know this, I used to have an online design/lifestyle shop. It was [...]