Have you been harboring dreams of starting a new career, launching a business or taking on a new life challenge but lacking the confidence to get started? Committing to something new is scary - fact! Our brains are hardwired to favor the status-quo and often work overtime to resist any change. So if you’re currently experiencing self-doubt and uncertainty about pursuing a dream then rest-assured that you’re like the 99.9% of the rest of us. So how do you overcome this mindset and find your mojo?
How to Describe Any Product on Your Website
If you ever have been stuck coming up with product copy for your website or Amazon listings you are certainly not alone! I used to sit at my laptop for hours besides myself wondering how I am I going to write about hundreds of items that are exactly the same but somehow make the copy sound different? Seems impossible right? Not at all. Here are my 8 top tips how to write just about anything on your website!
6 Kinds of Keywords To Use in Your Website Copy
Let's face it people search for the same product differently. I learned this when creating content for over 50,000 items on Amazon. The mere fact that this happens may make you unaware of keywords that could be missing in your own website copy.
How To Start Proofreading As A Side Hustle
Guest post by Phon Baillie. Do you want to make some extra money on the side? Would you like to do it as easily as possible, without any capital investment or lots of training? Do you have a natural talent with language?
If so, then you’re a great candidate for proofreading. Proofreading is a skill that doesn’t require an English degree and can be done remotely. It also makes a great side hustle that you can balance with your full-time job or other hustles.
Take Your Creative Business International
5 DIY SEO Hacks to Get Your Creative Biz Found Online
Chances are if you have done any research on how to bring traffic to your website there is probably no doubt you have come across the term SEO (search engine optimization). Do you have to really worry about it? That seems to be the ongoing debate. Personally I think SEO is extremely important even though it can be really confusing and overwhelming on where to start first. However, I am going to share 5 found easy-peasy DIY SEO hacks that will help get your creative business found online.
Why I Switched from Wordpress to Squarespace
The Secret Ingredient to Generating Powerful Testimonials for your Online Biz
One of the most powerful ways to gain traffic to (or back to) your website is through the use of testimonials. Just think of how many times you browsed a site just to read the testimonials. Did they influence you in anyway? C’mon I bet they persuaded you or even made you think twice about buying the item!
5 Ways to Show Consistent Branding Online
How to Turn an Unhappy Customer into a Learning Experience
Unhappy customers are an invaluable resource for providing honest information about your creative business. Believe it or not you need this information if you want to improve and stand out from your competition. Join us for our weekly video tip on how to turn an unhappy customer into a learning experience!
5 Tips to Write Product Descriptions that Sell
How to Drive Organic Traffic to Your Website
Create More Website Sales Through Localization
Brainstorm new keywords to help shoppers find your e-commerce site
Pricing your Products for Profitability
Now that you figured out your cost of your product or collection you need to decide on a retail price. Let’s recap from our pricing for profitability post last week. Say for example, if you are making a handbag and a spool of thread costs approximately $2. You find that you only use a portion of the spool of thread so you estimate it costs 20 cents per tote to use this thread.
Pricing for Profitability: Determining Your Cost of Goods
We touched briefly last week on how to price your products. If you missed it check out our blog post here. Knowing how much your product costs you to make is key to determining your retail price. This is otherwise known as costs of goods which is a crucial component in pricing your products for profitability!
Pricing Your Products
Pricing your products or collection can be a challenge for many emerging designers and there are various opinions out there on the best way to do it. So no matter if you are pricing your products for wholesale or retail (or both) here are some tips to make sure your products are priced for profitability!