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What Type of Business Should You Start?

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If you’re thinking about starting your own business, but you’re not quite sure what kind to start, keep reading. 

In today's blog, I want to help you identify which type of business you should start. 

We’ll go over the three main types of online businesses so that by the end of this blog, you’ll have a better idea of which business type is the best for you to get into.

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What Successful Businesses Don’t Tell You

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Are you feeling down about your business because you just saw another shop post about their gazillion orders they have to ship today?

I know that can be a defeating feeling especially if you sell something similar and you started out at the same time as them.

But when we scroll through social media, we only see the highlights and the wins of someone’s life and business.

People naturally want to share their successes and oftentimes this don’t include the failures or hardships they go through along the way.

Because of this, we can develop a false idea that success came easy for them, that they were one of the lucky ones, and that they didn’t have to go through the struggles that we’re currently going through in our own business.

But that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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4 Common Mistakes Holding You Back From Success in Your Handmade Business

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You might be making one of these four mistakes in your handmade business, and they could hold you back from having the business of your dreams. 

Don’t worry, I made these mistakes too, so you’re not alone and when mistakes happen, we can actually learn from them and get better, right? 

So stay tuned for the four most common mistakes I see my fellow creatives make in their business, so you can avoid it!

Hi! My name is Mei Pak, and I help artists, designers, and makers create a full-time living selling their handmade products online.

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Pricing and Money Mindset

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Are you ready to start getting paid more for your work? Read this article.

The way we think about money and how we price our products is easily one of the most complicated parts of starting and growing a business.

Some of you may not even want to face the truth that a huge part of your success is hinged on your mindset, because it’s scary to think the only thing getting in your own way is yourself, right?

You can’t blame anyone else anymore.

I’ve been there myself and it’s an ongoing journey, and I’ve learned over the years how important it is to address your money mindset if you want to build the business of your dreams.

The moment I realized how much value I bring to people through my products, my business reached a whole new level, and I want to share some ways that I shifted my money mindset to get to that point.

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I'm Mei ('may') from Minneapolis. I want to help you build a sustainable, profitable handmade business that makes you consistent income and sales. I only ever teach or recommend marketing, social media, pricing, production and branding tips that I've personally used in my own handmade business and that I know work.
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