It’s so impressive how AI has become such a big part of our lives lately, especially with the rise of so many AI tools over the past few years.

Take Shopify’s new Magic AI image editor, for instance.

This one can make any product photo look professional easily – all without the need to hire costly professional photographers and renting out big studios.

Now, I totally get if you’re a bit hesitant about using AI, especially since it’s not 100% infallible.

So, the big question is: …

Disclaimer: this blog post features quotes from an interview one of Creative Hive’s coaches, Alonda, did with Kat Wilmore, with certain parts edited for grammar. Head over to my YouTube video if you want to watch the entire interview.

If you’re an artist who sells your own art or paintings and you’re wondering how to make more sales online, then read this post below.

Let me introduce you to the incredible Kat Wilmore from PlantBasedPaintings.com. She has turned her passion for art into a handmade business …

Congratulations!

Your small handmade business is now growing, with customers coming from all over the United States.

Now, what’s next on your business checklist?

Maybe it’s time to go international!

You only need to get four things right to start a successful online store in 2026.

I’ve been running online stores full-time for 14 years. A lot has changed since then.

If I started over today from zero, these four new steps are the only things I’d focus on in the first 30 days.

In this blog, I’ll walk you through those steps so you’ll know exactly how to start an online store that lasts and stands out from the competition.

Deciding What to Sell

When you’re …

I’ve been building my course business since 2014. These days, it brings in $86,215 a month!

But trust me, it took me years to figure out what actually works.

Everyone loves to say, “Just do Instagram or TikTok!” But honestly? That’s not where my sales come from.

I wasted a lot of time chasing platforms that never moved the needle.

So now, I’m going to share how I built this business, including the unprofitable years, the platforms that were a waste of time, and the three things …

I made $54,000 a month selling personalized art and I did it with only 5 Apps. 

Most people think you need a dozen different apps, a huge team, and endless hours to scale a personalized art business. 

Others assume it’s not even possible to automate something customized. But I’m here to prove otherwise.

We’ve built a streamlined, highly profitable art business using just 5 apps and in this blog, I’ll walk you through each one

Everything is so systematized that my husband, Peter, who now runs the …

If you think making six figures a month from art sounds too good to be true, I get it.

But I’m going to show you exactly how I made $151,414 last month from five different revenue streams.

I’ll break down where every dollar came from, what it cost me, how much was actually profit, and why some of those revenue streams work way better than others.

And more importantly, how you can get started with them too.

Because if someone like me, who never went to art …