25 Things To Do On Your Lunch Break To Further Your Handmade Business. 25 Things To Do In Your Lunch Break To Further Your Handmade Business By Rossi Ignatova – SilverSense As the proud owner of a handcraft business you have to wear many hats.
You not only need to design and physically create your product, but also market it, sell it, wrap it, post it and… oh, even socially network it. No wonder there are never enough hours in the day, especially if you combine your craft endeavor with a full-time, paying-the-bills job. Caught in the blizzard of things to be done, you may even catch yourself thinking: “I wish I had a spare hour today!” Stop! Let me share with you 25 simple ideas for tasks and things you could easily squeeze in your lunch break to help you move your handcraft business at a steady pace ahead.
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Never before have you been able to get your work in front of so many people, at such a low cost, with so few gatekeepers barring the way. With a laptop, some free and cheap software, and a healthy dose of imagination and perspiration, you can find a global audience for your work. Find enough true fans, get permission to contact them regularly, and make it easy for them to buy your work or attend your shows, and you could find yourself earning a decent living from your creative work. No wonder the New York Times says the world is your market. Unless, of course, you’re making some surprisingly common mistakes that are putting up barriers between you and your would-be fans and customers.
Here’s a list of the top 10 internet marketing mistakes by artists and creatives that I see week-in, week out – and what to do about them. And I’m assuming you are awesome. 1. I’m not saying you have to do this. 2. 3. 4. N.b. 13 Business Books That Will Blow Your Mind. Having never taken a business class in college I find that I read and listen to a lot of business books to round out my education.
The books usually aren't "How to Manage Your Cash Flow" but rather get me to rethink the way I run my business, which--despite no business classes or diploma--continues to be in business 13 plus years after I started it. In that time, here are 13 of the books that had the biggest impact on how I run my business (in no particular order): Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink: If you supervise anyone in your business, this book is a must read. It shows that what science knows about motivation, business isn't putting into practice. In fact, many of the incentives we create can actually de-motivate our employees. The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham: I wanted to have at least one book that was dedicated to small business and the entrepreneurial spirit.