5 Great Stories About Twists of Fate + E-Commerce Success
Photo credit. No thanks to our reptilian brain, we all commonly experience fear/resistance that can keep us from taking meaningful action in our lives. Unfortunately, our higher thinking selves can...
View Article‘Signature Style’ Product Photo Inspiration for Indie Businesses
Photo/purse by Ninu. I am a sucker for a beautifully unique product photo. That said, creatively styled product photos are not a worthwhile pursuit for every online retailer with physical items to...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Lifestyle Business; Or, How to Make $10K/mo in Online Retail
Photo/dress by Minted Republic. A “lifestyle business” is one that funds its owner’s ideal life without getting in the way of it. In the online communities where the term “lifestyle business” is most...
View ArticleSell Your Book Online Today; Self-Publishing Advice for Wannabe Authors
Photo credit. There’s a book in you that’s waiting to be written; I can pretty much guarantee that! Yours could be a book that compliments the physical items or services you already sell, or it could...
View ArticleLessons Learned From 2 Years + Thousands of Sales in Handmade Business
Photo credit. {Today’s post comes from Lisa Jacobs, and you are about to be blown away! Incredibly generous, personal, real-life insight here from someone who’s “been there” with a handmade online...
View ArticleHow to Fail-Proof Your Online Business
Photo credit. Unfortunately, even good ideas can flop. There’s no knowing whether or not you can sell a thing (a particular product or an overall store concept)… until you actually do. Out “in the...
View ArticleThe Truth About Mary Kay, Stella & Dot, Scentsy, and Other Female-Oriented...
Photo credit. My personal Facebook feed is like a magnifying glass for certain phenomena. Given a population of adults that are predominantly in their mid-twenties to early-thirties, some of the most...
View ArticleHandmade Business Owners: 3 Reasons Why You Should Create an E-Course
Photo credit. {Why might a product-based business owner also consider creating and selling an e-course? Today’s post, which comes from the lovely Sara Funduk, explores just that. Enjoy! –Stephanie}...
View ArticleReal ‘Work From Home’ Alternatives to Scammy MLMS like Mary Kay, Stella and...
Photo credit. I wrote an article a few months ago called, The Truth About Mary Kay, Stella & Dot, Scentsy, and Other Female-Oriented ‘Home Business’ Schemes. And as it were, I got such a strong...
View ArticleSecrets of the Etsy Elite; What Separates the Professionals From the Amateurs?
Marketplace websites are awesome, right? I’m talking about sites like Etsy, Artfire, Bonanza, Zazzle, Meylah, Society 6, BRIKA… where there’s a huge gathering of buyers and sellers, in one place. It...
View ArticleSelling Your Novel Online (Success Stories Inside)
Photo by John Blyberg. You know that phenomenon when you hear about a person/place/thing for the first time and suddenly he/she/it is EVERYWHERE? I’ve been having a bit of this lately. I Googled Tony...
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