Winter 2024 Issue 81 is LIVE!

Read the inspiring story of rebuilding after a devasting fire. Learn about the new platform Made it Myself TV. And get insights into a financial management methodology to make it easier to run your business.

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Handmade Seller Magazine
January 17, 2024

It’s the start of a fresh new year, and we have lots of great information to share.

Let’s face it- the last few years have been difficult for many of us. The new year is a new chance to start fresh and craft a plan. We’re here to help you do just that!

This magazine is filled with new ideas for you to consider. Our featured cover artisan shares how she started over after losing everything in a fire during the pandemic. We have another article on how to set up your business to focus on Profit first. And we share how to write more in 2024. Read on to learn more about what is in the next issue!

Here's a preview of what you'll find inside this issue:

Artisan Livvy

From Ashes To Artistry- Livvy Ramos

Our featured artisan is Livvy Ramos of Fera Fox. She is an art jewelry designer with a mission to empower people through the creation of wearable art. She built her social media presence and grew her business by sharing her journey.  Get her tips and tricks and how she creates her social media strategy.

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Profit First- What, Why & How

Are you underpaying yourself from your business?  Do you often feel like you spend too much time reacting to expenses?  If you have not already implemented the Profit First Methodology, this article from Curtis Accounting Solutions will give you a great overview. If you want to make sure you are building a business that be sustained, this is a great place to start.

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When your audience disappears

This is our first feature in conjunction with The Content Technologist. In this column, learn more about how to approach content experiments and create a process as Wyatt Coday shares what to do if your audience disappears. This article is sure to give you some great ideas on how to approach your processes in light of ever-changing social media platforms.

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Making Product Photography Pop

Is 2024 the year you want to work on improving your product photo quality? We welcome back Katie Nolan to share basic photo terminology you might encounter in the photo editing process.  They also share how to create Product Photography that pops- with before and after photos to use as examples.

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5 Questions with Marcy Hamilton

We welcome Marcy Hamilton from Made it Myself TV as part of this quarter’s 5 questions with article. Marcy is the CEO of Made it Myself TV. She will share more of what’s it’s like to build a streaming TV channel as well as has an offer for readers that might be interested in being on Made it Myself TV!  

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 Artisans of Duluth

We travel to Duluth, MN for this artisan feature.  Learn more about how being in the North Woods affects artisan craft in Northern Minnesota.  We interview Aaron Kloss @aaronklossartwork a landscape artisan to learn about his distinctive style. Then we visit Patrick Lamb @patrick.lamb.334 to see his unique woodcarvings from Minnesota trees.  Finally, we visit Woodfire Candle Company. We follow Kristin Hinrichs’s @woodfirecandle journey from kitchen table to selling in over 320 stores.

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Write more in 2024

Is 2024 the year you start to write more or build a writing habit?  We share some of our favorite free tools to make it easier to achieve this goal! 

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