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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.

When you’re …
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 …
When I tell people I make over a million dollars a year, their reaction is usually one of disbelief.
They look at me like, “Whaaat?”
I wear the same clothes I bought five years ago.
I drive a used 2018 Chevy Bolt that’s fully paid off.
I don’t get my nails done, I cut my own hair.
And I use an iPhone 12 mini that I bought secondhand.
This probably isn’t what you picture when you think of someone making seven figures.
But that’s exactly why I’m …
Don’t chase success the hard way. Follow the same simple step-by-step system that I used to build multiple 6- and 7-figure online handmade businesses. Even if you hate selling, don’t have a large following, and aren’t techy.
How to get influencers, bloggers and celebrities to make your product go viral
How to create demand for your brand and products and turn customers into raving fans
How to automate your store, reach more customers and make sales while you sleep
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