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Strengthen Your Focus Muscle
If you are here, reading articles on Creative Income, the chances that you are a creative person are pretty good. BUT. Let me ask you a question… Were you ALWAYS creative? So creative that you could...
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Unusual Places to Sell Your Crafts
If you are thinking it’s time to turn your craft into cash, here are few suggestions for venues you may not have thought of. If your local area has a farmer’s market, that’s an obvious outlet for...
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14 Craft Fair Tips and Tricks
Even if you make a majority of your craft sales in an online shop, craft shows are still big money makers for most crafters. They can be a big commitment and require a lot of time and energy, but they...
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Pricing Your Products for Craft or Art Shows
My last article concentrated on Pricing Your Products for Online Sales, but what if you rarely or never sell your products online – but rather at art or craft shows? One of the first things to consider...
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Does Your Creative Business Have a Voice?
This is something I have been thinking about quite a bit lately as I re-structure and re-organize my own business. Whether you realize it or not your business has a voice. In your email, printed...
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Shameless: Ten Fabulous Free Ways to Market Brand You!
One of the biggest challenges for creatives is getting your message to break through the buzz. The internet is literally packed with DIY and craft blogs and sites. Just spend an afternoon surfing the...
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Using Signage at a Craft Show
A great way to brand your handmade business and get it recognized is through signage at your next craft show. Signs don’t have to be fancy or cost a lot of money, and they are really effective if used...
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The Fine Art of Shameless Self Promotion Giveaway!
Are you trying to grow your creative business? I bet we all are working hard to get our handmade businesses more exposure and, ultimately more customers. The best way to do this is with smart...
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When the Going Gets Tough
Lots of folks think that owning a creative business would be the perfect job. They imagine days sitting in a cafe updating their blogs or online shops. They just know that hours and hours of creating...
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Tax Season Survival Tips
It’s that time of year. Tax season. Instead of gifts, parties, horns and confetti tax season brings up images of headaches, the IRS and long hours of crunching numbers. Photo Source While tax...
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Good Manners In Your Creative Business
I’ve always been a bit of a stickler about having good manners here at home. My kids will back that up, I’m sure. But good manners are also important in your creative business. It makes you look...
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Best Tips for Selling at Arts and Craft Fairs – free eBook!
Let’s face it, selling online can sometimes be wonderful and sometimes it’s like you’re hearing crickets. In reality, it can be kind of a gamble. That’s why so many of us supplement our handmade...
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30 Ways to Find Some Creative Inspiration
Sometimes, as a creative business owner, we can feel a little like our muse has left town for a little vacation. We might even begin to think she moved away and didn’t leave a forwarding address....
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Rebecca George – Purple and Lime
Hello, I’m Rebecca George of Purple and Lime! Originally a Cincinnati native, I studied Art History & Geology at the University of Michigan. From there, I earned another degree in Fashion Design...
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When the Circus Leaves Town: Starting Your Own Business
It’s all you ever wanted… to run away and work for the circus. You’ve worked your way up and think you are just about to become the main attraction in the center ring and then… You wake up one morning...
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Preparing for Outdoor Craft Shows
Getting ready for an outdoor handmade show is much different than preparing for an indoor event. Selling crafts al fresco comes with a unique set of things to consider- from inclement weather to very...
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10 Ways to Earn Income In Between Sales
Let’s face it. Not every day is a banner sales day. If you mostly do craft fairs how do you make money in between fairs or in the “off” season? If you sell your handmade items online there will also be...
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Taking Time for Yourself – 10 Ways to Stay Healthy
It’s not easy to take time for yourself when you run your own business. There are products to create, list, sell, manage. There are trips to the post office, FedEx, the bank and suppliers. There is...
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Anatomy of a Creative Business Blog Post
There is a lot of information out on the world wide web for business, fitness, fashion, mommy or other bloggers but things work a little different if you are a creative business owner. Creative...
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Avoiding Productivity Pitfalls When Working From Home
Let’s face it. Working from home is a dream for a lot of people. Working people may dream of waking and walking to the office down the hall in their bathrobe with a cup of coffee in hand, long lunches...
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