by Danielle Spurge | Motivation, Organisation, Time Management
{photo by Victor Borst} Oh dear, it is truly the pits when you hit a creative roadblock, isn’t it? It is not news to anyone who works for a living that even when your work is something you absolutely love to do, you can still feel burnt out by it from time to...
by Megan Eckman | Motivation, Organisation, Products
After several months (or years) of being in business for yourself, you begin to get burnt out. You work all day, every day, and the profits still aren’t enough to let you do the things you dream of doing: going to Europe, paying off student debt, buying that new...
by Jess | Organisation, Time Management
{image by Emily Dove} Today I thought we’d try something different, and have our first C&T Poll! This question is one I’m still not decided on, and that is: should I send each customer a personal ‘thank you’ email when they buy from me?...
by Jess | Marketing, Money, Organisation, Time Management
This is a guest post by the lovely Brooke McAlary. One cold afternoon in August 2010, I drove to my parents’ house in tears. I had everything to be happy about – a wonderful husband, a beautiful daughter and a baby on the way, a lovely home we were renovating and a...
by Katia Donohoe | Organisation, Products, Set Up Shop, Shop Design
{image from the awesome Cardboard Safari – they have a unicorn!} Thank you everyone for your comments to the last post I wrote! Your comments – and especially this comment by Jess – really got me thinking on the ways we sell our creations:...
by Jess | Money, Organisation, Set Up Shop, Time Management
The giveaway I ran for Set Up Shop had one kinda unexpected outcome. You shared your stories with me. You told me why you NEEDED this course to grow your business. And out of what you shared, I realised that there were a core group of things that seemed to be holding...