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3 Things I Wish I Knew as a New Business Owner

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It’s the new year, and a lot of people are thinking about new life goals and starting new businesses. 

So I thought it would be helpful to share with you the three things I wished I knew as a beginning business owner. 

You can learn from my mistakes and shave years off your journey, and get to success faster!

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5 Things To Do BEFORE You Make Your First Sale Online

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If you’re thinking about starting a business this year, now’s a great time to do it! 

Be your own boss, be in control of your life and make your own money. 

Here are 5 things you need to do before you make your first sale online. 

Starting Your Own Business

Hi, my name is Mei Pak and I help makers, artists and designers make a living from selling their handmade products online. 

I’m not going to talk about taxes, accounting or anything legal because I’m not licensed to do that nor do I know enough to talk about it confidently.

I definitely recommend you seek out professional council in this area, if you need it. 

This post is going to be more about the business and marketing side of things, for example, how you set up your online shop. 

There are a million things you need to do.

I want to highlight that you don’t need to have all your ducks in a row and everything doesn’t need to be perfect before you launch your website! 

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How to Start a Polymer Clay Business

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If you’re thinking about starting a business selling polymer clay products, keep reading because that’s my very first business that I started, called Tiny Hands Jewelry.

In this post, I’ll share with you some unique things that I’ve learned over the years that you should consider before starting your own shop. 

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The 4 Big Mistakes I Made in 2020

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As my final post for 2020, I wanted to write a review of the entire year and share with you the mistakes I made along with other things that went wrong. 

This way, you and I can both learn from those experiences and make the new year an even better year. 

Hi, my name is Mei Pak and I help makers, artists and designers make a living from selling their handmade products online. 

I have to preface by saying that, this was a tricky post to write because a lot of things fell into place for us and our businesses this year. 

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What You Need To Know Before Starting A Handmade Business in 2021

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If you’re thinking about starting a handmade business online in 2021, I’m here to tell you that there has never been a better time. 

With that being said, there are 4 things you should know before jumping in and in this post, I’ll walk you through that. 

Hi, my name is Mei Pak and I help makers, artists and designers make a living by selling their handmade products online. 

1. There's a lot of Competition

There’s a ton of competition with online businesses right now.

Yes, this is true year after year but the competition is even more now because of COVID. 

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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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