Pin It I really love travel and I’m pretty sure travel loves me back. I can tell because things always seem to work out great for us when we decide to just “take off” with no plan and no advance notice. My Valentine’s Day started off pretty normal, but by midnight I was 200 miles… [read more]
Get Excited About Handmade in 2012!
Happy New Year! I’m really excited about the year to come. And I don’t just mean in an optimistic “it’s all good, happy, happy, joy, joy, rah, rah!” sort of way. I confess that I try to get that sort of feeling revved up inside me every January 1st. I mean, why start the year… [read more]
Successful Prospecting on Etsy
The Internet has been likened to a gold rush and it’s really not a bad analogy. The truth is, there are thousands of ways to make money online. Some are better than others and there are lots of people trying to hit the mother lode. The truth is that the majority of successful Gold Rush… [read more]
A Positive Attitude
Do you think there were people that told Walt Disney that he was a little too optimistic with his plans and ideas? I bet there were more than a few people. I’m sure there were times when things changed that were out of his control and he had the choice to either keep going with… [read more]
Keep Learning, Stay Young!
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. – Henry Ford When I look at some of the things I’ve had to learn in order to sell online I’m often a bit surprised by it… [read more]
Overcoming People Who Don’t Get It
“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Angela Monet “If the business you’re in is so great, why are you so broke?” Have you ever had to answer that question, or some variation of it? We have. Don’t take it personally. It’s simply because… [read more]
Earn a Free Car Selling on Etsy!
You read that right! You can earn a free car this year selling on Etsy. But if you’re thinking “sweepstakes” or “giveaway”, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Catch that first word… earn! One of my favorite sayings or quotes is this: You don’t have to see the whole staircase to take the first step. I… [read more]
Four Habits For Long Term Success on Etsy
Why do people stop trying? What causes us to be discouraged? What happens to the dream that starts out so bright? More revealing: Why do some experience such great success doing the exact same thing that seemed impossible to another? There is one very important act that every single successful entrepreneur (Etsypreneur) has done over… [read more]
The Future’s So Bright – I Gotta Wear Shades
My husband, Tim, got his first pair of prescription eyeglasses last week, the day before he turned 40. While that normally might be frustrating, we were thrilled because a previous opinion had told him glasses wouldn’t help and that he needed eye surgery. Wrong first opinion? Miraculous answer to lots of fervent prayer? Both? In… [read more]
20 Tips for Selling on Etsy
I know how it is because I’ve been there! You want to increase your sales or start selling on Etsy and you could use a little help. When I started selling on Etsy in 2008 I had no idea what I was getting into…ha! I read everything I could find and stumbled through opening my… [read more]
Sell on Etsy {and nowhere else?}
Selling on Etsy and only on Etsy? I think it’s entirely “smart thinking” for a new company to form with the idea that they will only sell on Etsy. Forever. The first and most important reason I think that is because of the Etsy brand. If you make a great product and take great pictures… [read more]
Success on Etsy {It’s a Sure Thing}
Being successful on Etsy is a sure thing. Hmmpfff…you say? Don’t scoff, it’s a true statement. Would you doubt any of these statements? Someone is going to move-in to the new house being built down the block. My husband is going to get a speeding ticket because he always drives 20mph over the limit. I… [read more]