Editor’s note: This post by Eleanor Whitney covers a topic that I think about often. I’m constantly reevaluating what I consider success for my business and life. If I measured my success by the terms I had in mind for myself in high school, I would have to consider myself a failure. I don’t own […]
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six steps to take a radical sabbatical + help your business grow
*Editor’s note: This post by Eleanor came just in time for me! Looking ahead to December and knowing that the fall Patchwork Shows will be in the rear view mirror and that instead of dividing my time between a half a dozen events, I’ll be focused on Craftcation and planning for 2014, I need this […]
getting the courage to quit your day job
*Editor’s note: We are so happy to have Eleanor back on Dear Handmade Life for her intuitive business tips and advice. We especially love this post because eleanor gets personal as she talks about her own struggles to make her full-time job be doing what she not only loves but is great at! -nicole s. […]
How to write an effective outreach email
How to write an effective outreach email by: eleanor whitney *editor’s note: i Love this post by eleanor. i constantly have to write outreach emails and it’s one of the tasks i dread. i know the people i’m reaching out to are crazy busy and i want to keep it short but also provide all […]
creative time management
Grow Your DIY Business: Creative Time Management By Eleanor Whitney *editor’s note: we’re so happy to have eleanor as a regular contributor to dear handmade life with here bi-weekly friday ‘grow your diy business’ column. we’re also beyond stoked that she’s a presenter at craftcation 2014. you can read more about managing your time and […]
smart goal setting
Growing up in Maine I was raised on Yankee ingenuity and work ethic. The idea that I always need to be striving towards something is deep within my cultural make up. However, drive, motivation and hard work are important when you are setting out to realize a project or grow your business, but not everything. […]
how to stay true to yourself in your business
the worst business mistake I’ve ever made…twice or how to stay true to yourself in your business by Jeanette champion-fanning of sweet perversion *editors note: for those of you that don’t know Jeanette and her business sweet perversion, you should. Jeanette’s cards, tees and totes are hand-printed with her biting witty sayings. She runs a […]
