As I detailed in my post, Best Online Marketplaces for Artisans and Crafters, to be most profitable, artisans and crafters need a unique marketplace to display their wares…one that values the time and materials invested into the handmade item. Many online marketplaces and auction sites, such as eBay, may have a large clientele base, but they READ MORE
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Quick & Easy Organizational Tips
Anyone who knows me, knows that I always have a pocketful of “sticky notes.” I always thought myself quirky, until I recently read The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload. This book offers the tip of carry around index cards (or in my case, sticky notes,) to free your mind of READ MORE
Best Online Marketplaces for Artisans and Crafters
Back when online auctions became popular, I had many clients contact me about listing their handcrafted items on eBay or Amazon. Unfortunately, major artisan marketplaces had not yet become commonplace, and though I recommended against selling handmade items on online auction websites, there were no other options with such a large, established audience. Online auctions READ MORE
Debit & Credit Card Processing
Unless you do a lot of debit and/or credit card processing to collect business payments, we typically advise our clients against paying the monthly fee required for a full-time merchant service provider through a bank. Instead, until it is cost-effective, we recommend using PayPal or Square. We have used both, and find that each offers READ MORE
Leadership & Organization
I am an avid reader, and traditionally, my genre of choice is fiction, as I enjoy relaxing with a bit of “reality escape.” 🙂 However, in the past few months, as I have contemplated continuing my education by pursuing an MBA, I decided to begin expanding my mind by adding non-fiction reading to my daily READ MORE