Are you using Instagram to promote your Etsy shop?

If so, you’re probably wondering how to get more out of it.

The more followers you have, the more people you can reach and the more people are seeing your products.

I’m not talking about buying fake followers that have zero interest in what you have to sell.

I’m talking about thousands of your ideal customers who have a need and desire for what you make!

Wouldn’t it be great to reach so many of your …

Why do you do what you do?

Why do you run your own creative business when it’s so much easier to get a “real” 9-5 job?

Why do you stay up at night creating new designs or promoting your work?

What’s it all for? The Creative Hive Manifesto exists for four reasons:

• To remind ourselves of our why
• To keep us focused and strong even when we are faced with hardships
• To build a community of united makers, artists & designers
• To create a future where

I’ve talked about how wholesale is a great way to diversify your income streams and build your business.

Have you wondered how to up your wholesale game for your creative biz?

What’s one way that can turn your business into a million dollar company in less than two years?

(It has happened to a few of us.)

Trade shows!

Trade shows are like craft shows except you don’t sell product right then and there.

Instead, you take wholesale orders (this is called “writing orders”) and …

Over at the Academy of Handmade, I wrote a post on 5 things to consider before you jump in and do wholesale.

If you’re inspired and you think you’d like to take wholesale on, awesome!

I’m right here with you on that and think it’s a great source of income.

Here’s a list of the 7 steps you need to take to turn on your wholesale game.

One of those steps is creating your wholesale linesheet.

But if you’re not quite sure how to …