How to price your handmade products
When I started my first business I had no idea how to calculate the cost of my products. I wasn’t even keeping track of how long it took me to make my goods or the cost of my supplies….
4 Benchmarks for Wholesaling
Editor’s Note: We’re excited welcome Katie Hunt (the founder of Tradeshow Bootcamp) to the blog for this guest post from our friends at CreativeLive on four Benchmarks for Wholesaling. CreativeLive is one of the best educational resources for creatives. I have…
How to keep your cool at craft shows
Editor’s note: Our friends at Academy of Handmade asked me to share some of my tips for keeping your cool at craft shows on their blog. I’m super excited to share some of the ways I’ve learned to deal with unexpected circumstances…
Four tips for perfect product packaging
Each of my husband’s days off start with the same phrase, “I’m hungry.” He wakes up ravenous and immediately thinking of breakfast. The majority of our days off together are spent talking about food… What we ate the night before….
Craftcation Conference 2016 video
We’re so excited to share our video from Craftcation Conference 2016. If you missed our recap of the conference with photos you can see it here. Big thanks to our beyond talented videographer LP Hastings for creating this rad video. If you’re…
How to increase sales in your online shop
I’ll never forget my first online shop. My barber father introduced me to a guy whose hair he cut who made websites. This was 2004! Back then sites like Squarespace and Shopify didn’t exist. Back then it was basically all…
How to Keep Energy & Momentum in Your Creative Business
By: Meighan O’Toole Every time I leave a conference, I feel exhilarated! Once home, I start to apply everything I’ve learned, and try and harness that energy. In the past, it’s faded after a few weeks, but over the past year…
3 mistakes most beginner Etsy sellers make (and how to avoid them)
Editor’s Note: We’re excited welcome Rachel Gregg from CreativeLive to the blog for this guest post on 3 mistakes most beginner Etsy sellers make. Rachel interviewed experienced Etsy sellers including Craftcation Conference presenters Lauren Venell and Marlo Miyashiro. CreativeLive is one of the best…
How to make the most out of Periscope
Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out more awesome insights from Meighan O’Toole in this episode of our podcast where she shares her insights on social media trends and advice on being authentic online or this post she shared with us on 8…
5 Awesome Online Resources Every Blogger Needs
Editor’s Note: We’re so excited to have our friends from Darby Smart share 5 awesome online resources every blogger needs. Although blogging isn’t the main part of our business at Dear Handmade Life, it is an integral part of what…
