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. […]

Disclaimer: This blog post includes quotes from my interview with Anuja Mehra, with some sections edited for grammar. Check out my YouTube video to watch the full interview. “I think I have had more sales in the past three months than I did in a whole year before. If I were to extrapolate, I’d say […]

We’ve been on Etsy for almost two years and made SO CLOSE to a million dollars in sales. In this post, I’ll share with you a month-to-month breakdown of how much money we made every month, what happened during key months, why it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine, and read to the end of the […]

In the early months or even years of running a new business, it can be difficult to tell how well you’re really doing.  Even when you feel like you’re getting the hang of things. You’ve got a solid website, you’re making some sales here and there – but it might seem like there’s no concrete […]