Ecommerce

How to Quickly Edit all of Your Shopify and Etsy Listings

Putting your whole store on sale? Need to manage your Shopify and Etsy shop from one panel? You need this tool! I stumbled on Vela when we were researching Etsy management systems. I was actually looking for something that would allow us to post items on both Etsy and Shopify [...]

Business

Why Most Businesses Fail

Last week I noticed several posts in one of the fb groups I am that revolved around people giving up. They were selling their equipment, they were asking for ideas on how to make more money with their businesses. After about two days of these posts (have you noticed one [...]

Business Strategies

Building A Business and Marketing in 30 Days

What would you do if you lost it all and had to start over again? If your bank account said you had 30 days to make it or break it…. could you do it? That is what the One Funnel Away challenge is all about. I am almost close to [...]

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Whoops I Hit Six Figures Again

I didn’t mean to. Honestly. When I walked away from business in 2014 after selling my company and took some time to enjoy life, I have to admit, I built just to sell and have fun. I never intended on actually working hard at building a rock solid business ever [...]

Apparel Products

I Bought A Glowforge (and Here’s Your Discount Code)

We bought a Glowforge. It kind of feels like I did it on a whim, but in all reality, I spent a good dozen hours watching videos and researching products, ideas and expenses before I jumped in. I’m going to tell you a little about why I decided to buy [...]

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Business Strategies Monetization Strategies

The Best Affiliate Programs for Mom Bloggers

If you’ve been looking high and low for amazing affiliate programs, this is the list you’ve been looking for. Seriously. First things first, though. Why Should You Include Affiliate Links On Your Website? If you aren’t selling a product (and even if you are), affiliate links are a way to [...]

Business Strategies

How To Deep Dive Into Your Competitors Content

You’ll probably see me talk about SEMRush on this website a lot. There is SO much that can be gained from the tools there. You can learn so much about keywords and competitors, it’s practically a must-have in any businesses wheel house. Today I want to talk about one particular [...]

Business Strategies Social Media

How to Duplicate (or Overtake) Your Competitors FB Page Success

There are so many tools out there that allow you to watch what your competitors are doing across the internet and social. Duplicating their success is often as easy as watching them, seeing what worked for them and what didn’t and then putting your own spin on it. There are [...]

Business Ideas Business Names

How To Find The Perfect Business Name

There are a million ways to come up with a name for your business. Some of the most creative businesses these days have completely random, often funny and always memorable names. Some of my current favorite clever name choices include: A Pinch of Yum – a food blog. Baby Rabies [...]

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How to Start A Website

Starting a website is a lot easier than it sounds. You don’t have to spend thousands or wait six months for a web designer to fit you in. I totally understand that building your own website isn’t for everyone, so I hope this post serves as a list of possible [...]

Business Ideas

Creative Ways to Monetize Your Ideas

Business isn’t business unless you’re making money. Doesn’t matter if you have a blog, a product, a service or one of the other many monetization methods out there – your way of making money with your business is your monetization method. Chances are you’ve clicked into this page because you [...]

Business Social Media

What Is My Facebook Group Worth?

Groups are a popular tool for having conversations, finding like-minded people, building businesses and creating niche frenzies around your ideas. And lets not forget they are  money-making power house. The idea of selling those powerhouses has been popping up more and more. The truth is that most people want to [...]

Social Media

Social Media Calendar of Fun Days and Holidays

Have you ever got up in the morning, checked Twitter and realized that you missed out on an important day? If you didn’t realize it was Pi Day or Hug Your Dog Day or Everyone Wear Red day, it’s hard to be prepared, isn’t it? You either scramble to come [...]

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Grow Your Business or Blog: Get a Free Video Monetization Review and Suggestion From A Niche Strategist

Have you ever wondered how you could monetize an idea? Maybe you have an idea, but aren’t sure where to find products or resources to get off the ground. Maybe you’re already rocking an amazing business plan, but you want to rework your idea with a business plan writer to [...]

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How To Find Your Niche When You’re Multipassionate

There was a time in my life when I thought I was missing out. I was sure there was something wrong with me. I felt guilty for being interested in so many things. I would go into a project completely filled with excitement and then be looking for someone to [...]

Business

College Didn’t Teach Me How To Make Money Online

I was a little shocked this week when someone flat out told me that my college degree is why I am able to make money online. The truth is, my college degree didn’t teach me anything about making money online. When I was in college, the internet was still very [...]

Apparel

How To Start an Apparel Company

*This article details creating a printed apparel company. I will write about how to create a fashion apparel company soon.* It wasn’t to long ago that apparel companies were expensive to start and even more expensive to keep operational. Before Cricut, Dye Sublimation and Direct to Garment there was screenprint [...]

Business Social Media

Facebook Groups for Entrepreneurs

When I started writing this list, I have to admit, I was a little skeptical that posting in groups even worked. I mean, what is the point of posting to groups when those people aren’t in your niche? It didn’t take long for me to completely understand. First and foremost, [...]

Video

How to Rank Quickly For Keywords

If you’re in a hurry to rank quickly for keywords, there’s a few hacks to get on the search engines in a hurry. Learn more about the tools I use to find these … [...]

Business

Why Etsy, Amazon, Pinterest and Merch Aren’t Responsible for Your Slogan Getting Hijacked

I recently read an article by a lawyer in which he stated that he was recommending all of his clients pull the plug on their Etsy stores because of thieves. Yes, thieves. The lawyer went on to say that people would Trademark your slogan and then come after you, so basically, [...]

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Business

The New Domain Sandbox Everyone Hates (Except Me)

First. The new domain sandbox is literally bs. Secondly. The next time I see someone trying to sell a website for, like, a grand more than it’s worth because it’s “out of the sandbox.” I am going to send them a box from the send a poo company. You know, [...]

Apparel Business

Trademark Squatters are Coming For Your Unique Ideas

I use to get really upset when I’d see people using the unique quotes I made for my apparel company on their items. Etsy, Amazon, their own memes, various products all over the internet – there was no line they wouldn’t cross if they could make a profit. It has [...]

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Apparel Business

The Complete (And Growing) List of T-Shirt Dropshippers

In case you haven’t noticed, everyone and their 14 sisters has a t-shirt company right now. Why? Because they can. The companies I have listed below make it possible for every single person out there to make, buy or hire designs and start selling in less than 24 hours. Dropshippers [...]

Apparel Business

The Scoop on Merch By Amazon 

You’ve probably noticed that there has been thousands of Facebook pages popping up over the last two years that link to Teespring and various other websites with products for sale. They post a cute meme or a link to an article and then spend two weeks promoting a shirt that will [...]

Subscription Box

Why I Use CrateJoy For My Subscription Box

When I started my second subscription box in August of 2018, I had spent a lot of time researching and playing with various software programs. I had tried a few free and paid WordPress plugins and had looked into Subbly, and Shopify with Recharge and Bold (apps some subscription box [...]