Author Archives: Courtney Dirks
Using The Power of Your Community To Sell More
Do your friends ever volunteer to help you with your business, but they just don’t know how? Sometimes, it’s difficult to accept any offers when you’re used to doing everything on you own, but maybe you should! Here are a … read full post
How To Organize Your Business For Success
Are you feeling a little overwhelmed in your business? Sometimes it’s difficult to focus and be productive when things seem disorganized. If you just take a few moments to get things organized, your performance and productivity will inevitably go up. … read full post
How To Avoid Product Shipping Mistakes
Starting a business usually means lots of lessons to learn, including the best way to ship your products. It’s usually an afterthought and one that you learn from experience, but we want to help you overcome any shipping woes and … read full post
Things You Should Consider When Naming Your Business
What’s in a name? Your business name can definitely separate you from your competitors and it’s cool to be creative and unique…just don’t go overboard. There are many approaches and a few best practices to naming your business. Some focus … read full post
Marketing Insights for Artists and Crafters
We all want to make a living creating the things we love. Artists and crafters usually have the skills necessary to make quality products, but the marketing experience and know-how is the missing ingredient. There is no single solution, instead … read full post
Saving Money In Your Art & Craft Business
Profitability is the key to survival for any business. So, how does one take their business to profitability? Although there are many possible paths, one of the best ways is to reduce your expenses, and we’ve got the inside scoop … read full post
How To Use Social Media To Grow Your Business
Social media is here to stay and it can be a great tool for both personal and professional growth as well as a wonderful tool to benefit the community. Today, we want to focus on how to use social media … read full post
Free Online Tools To Help You Manage Your Business
Are you looking for ways to manage your business more easily? I think the answer is the same for all of us…yes, of course! Well, there are several online tools (and they’re free) available to help you manage your business … read full post