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 […]

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 […]

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!

I’ve made an average of $168,000 a year selling jewelry for 10 years straight. The same underrated system, every single year, through algorithm changes, Etsy updates, political and economic changes. There was even a whole year where my Instagram got shut down, and I still hit six figures! We’ll walk through the 6 parts of […]

I raised the price of my bestselling product from $28 to $50, and that one-minute tweak made my shop $8,360 more than the year before from that single product alone. So here’s what happened… The Pricing Experiment A couple of years ago in my Tiny Hands shop, I was selling my snow cone necklace for […]

Imagine spending MONTHS making your product and building your online store from scratch. You’ve poured your time, energy, and hope into getting everything ready for launch. And then your very first customer leaves a one-star review. That’s exactly what happened to me. My new shop’s very first review was one star. No easing into it. […]

The five most profitable creative businesses to start in 2026 aren’t the ones you see blowing up on TikTok or plastered all over Instagram. They’re not trendy, they’re not oversaturated and they definitely don’t require a massive audience to make money.  But before I share the list, there’s something important you need to understand. I […]