My first sale came from an audience of zero

My first sale came from an audience of zero

Hey there, Quick question: what’s stopped you from selling anything online so far? If you’re like most people who reply to these emails, the answer is some version of “I don’t have an audience yet.” You don’t have an email list, and maybe you only have a handful of Instagram followers, mostly friends. So the plan becomes: grow the audience first, sell… someday. …which becomes never because you get overwhelmed and demotivated. Now, back to that first sale. Here’s the thing nobody tells you…

I Tried A Free AI Background Remover for My Snail Mail Business

I Tried A Free AI Background Remover for My Snail Mail Business

As you all know, I’ve been diving deeper into the creative world lately with my new snail mail club — making stickers, bookmarks, and (hopefully, one day) full stationery sets. (I talked about it at length, here and here) Last week I photographed one of my bookmark designs on my dining table. It looked lovely……

Is blogging even worth it anymore?

Is blogging even worth it anymore?

So this week, an email subscriber asked me this exact question. And I’ll be honest with you – after everything Google has pulled with these updates, I caught myself asking the same thing. Late at night, staring at my traffic graphs, wondering if I’d been wasting my time all these years. O_O Should I jack it all in and go back to corporate? Is it even worth the effort anymore? But here’s where I landed, and I mean this: absolutely, blogging is still worth it. What’s changed is the definition…

9 honest lessons from my first month in business
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9 honest lessons from my first month in business

One Month In: Real Lessons From Starting My Snail Mail Club It’s been just over a month since I announced my new creative business- a snail mail club! (If you missed it, you can read all about it here: Sparkles of Joy Club) One month in, I wanted to share some honest lessons, reflections, and tips that have helped me, in case you’re thinking about starting something of your own, or you’re right there in the messy beginning, too? 1. Expect to suck. A lot. You will second-guess everything -…

5 legal blind spots most online business owners have

5 legal blind spots most online business owners have

Hi there, If you are like me when I started, trying to figure out all the ‘admin’ you need to do before you actually start your business might actually put you off starting entirely! Bank accounts, tax, legal compliance! O_OMost online business owners think about legal compliance the same way they think about going to the dentist. They know they should, they keep meaning to, and they assume they’ll deal with it before anything goes wrong.The problem is that legal blind spots don’t announce…

The Podcast That Got Me Through Burnout

The Podcast That Got Me Through Burnout

I recently talked about how 3 months after having a baby, I was allergic to the word ‘hustle’ and bros living in tree houses in Costa Rica’s microdosing on magic mushrooms… You can read about it here if you missed it I realize now, I was burnt out and I lost all motivation for work (and life actually, not to sound dramatic) I would wake up, tired, and have no desire to do anything. Nothing seemed to bring me excitement anymore. It felt pretty bleak 🙁 I started to question if I should burn…

Google getting everyone’s knickers in a twist

Google getting everyone’s knickers in a twist

Thanks to everyone who sent super supportive emails on the new snail mail club! It’s been so much fun, you can see the progress here! I also ecently received a lovely IG post from a student about SEO; the same day, Google announced a radical change in its strategy. You can read about it here Ironically, my Google traffic is growing despite doing nothing different, apart from optimizing the same way I did 4-5 years ago! And interestingly, my blog’s revenue has picked up recently too- weird eh?…

So, this is the new product I’ve built O_O
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So, this is the new product I’ve built O_O

Recently, I talked about launching a new product, a physical product to be exact! And I spent hours trying to get everything perfect. I wanted everything to be ready and polished and professional before I was ready to launch I am not ready, it looks so amateur, I need to change x, y, and z But then I realized- I need to take the advice I give all of you again and again START UGLY, START SCARED AS LONG AS YOU JUST START So, the sales page isn’t ready, nor is the payment link or much else, but…

Pinterest Management Services: An Ultimate Guide

Pinterest Management Services: An Ultimate Guide

If you spend plenty of time on social media, particularly scrolling endlessly on Pinterest, then Pinterest management may be the perfect side hustle for you!  I remember being confused by Pinterest! I knew it helped bring traffic to a website and that you could earn from it but I had no idea exactly what it…