6 Reasons I Chose GoDaddy As My Website Hosting Provider
So you need a website to represent your business online but you don’t know where to start.
That’s where GoDaddy comes in.
Book Review: Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies
September 6th was National Read a Book Day so I decided to read and review Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies by Heather H. Dismore and Tammy Powley. Now I am normally a fan of “for Dummies” books but I will say that maybe it’s not the most entertaining format for...
My Niche Building Journey Twitter Update
Well I ended up taking a week off from blog writing which then turned into a block but I did continue the posts to Twitter. I don’t mean writer’s block as I had tons of ideas floating around my head but I just couldn’t get into the writing...
Book Review: Invisible Selling Machine by Ryan Deiss
For National Read a Book Day (September 6th) I chose to read the Invisible Selling Machine by Ryan Deiss to inspire my email newsletter set up. Ryan Deiss is the founder of DigitalMarketer.com and with aspirations to help double 10,000...
My Journey To Build A Niche Site
So this post is a bit different. It’s not a how-to or a list of ideas. It’s a post of intent. It’s the first post to introduce the journey I am on to build a niche site. What is a Niche Site? A niche site is a website that caters to a more...
3 Fun Ways to Identify Your Target Market
Handmade businesses can be full of fun and creativity. Other business types may struggle with creativity when they are trying to be too corporate, but you, you get to enjoy being an emotional person behind a creative brand. This means that business concepts like...
Building an Audience for Your Handmade Business – An Overview
You may think that starting an Etsy shop is enough to sell your handmade products but there’s one big thing that’s missing, an audience. Building an audience for your brand will help to sell products now and in the future. An audience or fan base of customers and...
Business 101 A Successful Business Plan
Over the past couple of years I have met a good number of women with new businesses but the biggest thing most of them had in common was a lack of a business plan. They have a business idea and were putting themselves out there by attending...
8 Things You Should Have to Start Your Handmade Business
I can’t help but notice that most people approaching the start of a handmade business don’t do a lot of the planning that other businesses do. Many people start a handmade business as a hobby thinking it won’t be anything big, just some side cash. But even for a hobby...
Simple Toho Seed Bead Projects
I love Japanese Toho seed beads! They are more uniform in size compared to Czech seed beads which makes them great for most bead weaving projects. Toho seed beads are made in Hiroshima, Japan and came to the market in 1951. They are popular because they are uniform in...
4 Reasons Why Beaders Need Stock Images
Using stock photography and other graphics is common practice in many business fields. Stock images are used for blog posts, social media posts and profile headers, and anywhere else you are looking to use images in your business. As a social media manager I use them...
Selling Handmade Items: An Etsy Review
Before I started a shop with Etsy I read all of their about, mission, values and reported information to get a sense of what they stand for and what they have accomplished within the handmade seller community. I was impressed at their true love and understanding of...
6 Lessons for First Time Bead Loom Users
Back at Christmas I was given an Amazon gift certificate and went on to buy some jewelry making supplies such as a bead loom. I thought it would be fun. It collected dust for a few months before I decided that I would try it out for this month’s technique blog post. I...
Get to Know Your Ideal Customers
When you first start your business you may or may not have a clue as to who your ideal customers are. That’s ok. As you go through your branding, competition research and customer research you will get to know them. Since today is Get to Know Your Customers Day I...
National Give Something Away Day Winners!
First I'd like to thank everyone for connecting with me through these first two weeks of my launch!! If you missed out on the deadline, don't worry I will likely have more giveaways in the future. And the winners are.... In no particular order the names drawn are;...
Choosing a Name For Your Handmade Business
Choosing a name is actually really, really hard. At first the thought process goes something like: "Hey, I like birds, bees, puppies and kittens. Maybe I should pick something cutesy." Then your business mind kicks in. That sounds so silly, you might think. Then you...
Canada Day Inspiration and a Giveaway
Yay it's Canada Day! Okay so maybe that's not why I'm excited. I'm excited because it's Bo's 11th birthday (He's the handsome, old bugger in the pic above) and because it's officially the launch of Psyche Creations. So I thought I would celebrate by giving you a ton...
Selling Handmade Items: An EBay Review
eBay is huge! Okay, maybe not as big as Amazon but as I once read; “On the whole, eBay is better for used items and Amazon is better for new.” Although this statement isn’t accurate it does give you an impression of each platform and the audiences they are more likely...
Practice is About More Than Just Technique
Naturally the first thing you consider when choosing a practice piece is trying a new technique. For some, it may be that simple. For others it's a lot more than just a new stitch. You get to try a new stitch or two (3 if you're advanced or daring) but there's more to...
8 Facebook Tips for Organic Reach
In my last post I talked about Why I Hate Facebook but I also mentioned that there are ways to reach your audience on Facebook. So here are 8 ways (plus a bonus tip) to use Facebook to reach more people organically (without paying for ads)....
