Have you ever heard that saying, “throw it at the wall until something sticks?” Meaning lets try ALL OF THE THINGS until we finally find a thing that seems to work. Yea, that’s basically how I started my online handmade business ten years ago. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing, let alone how to make a business strategy so I just figured this is how you do it, right? You do ALL OF THE THINGS until something works. Well that’s ONE WAY you can choose to run a business, sure (I hope you like frustration!) but there’s a better way…
Read MoreI came across an article a few weeks ago in one of the many handmade business and marketing focused Facebook groups that I belong to. The article was titled, The Modern Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles.
Two things immediately got my attention.
The first thing that caught my attention was the title of this article. The Modern Trap of… Trap??
Starting a small business to help support me financially as well as provide the freedom from the 9-5 has been anything but a trap for me!
Are you falling into this modern trap?
Read MoreDoes who you follow on Instagram really matter?
Should you be following your friends, family and those awesome people who post photos of their lunch and their pets?
OR
could you be using a more strategic follow strategy?
The answer is yes, it does matter and there is absolutely a strategy behind who you follow on Instagram and it’s quite simple.
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