I was reading a friends blog post, who is dealing with doubt, when I was struck by the following quote in her article: “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will” ~Suzy Kassem Very true words that reflect on every…
Pushing Through Your Doubt
Tag: Alyson Stanfield
What Motivates You?
Motivation comes from within not from outside. Do you remember a time, when you were young, when your mother (or father) wanted you to do something you did not want to do? What motivated you to do it? Fear of…
Moving from Fear to Confidence
Dealing with fear seems to be a popular topic among many producers. I know I have dealt with my share of fear in my business (Check out my article on Fear to Success). There are many ways to deal with…
Promoting Your Website
Promoting your website, along with your products or services, is a number one prioirity for small business. In the sea of wholesale/retail, a small producer can get lost among the ‘big boys’ of retail. Long gone are the days of…
Steps to Increase Your Income
Since my ‘semi-retirement’ nearly 10 years ago, I write and share industry articles on my weekly blog. Although, I post my own insights gathered during all my years in the field — as a sales rep, gourmet food producer, and…
Making Your Holiday Booth Inviting to Customers
Exhibiting at a holiday booth, craft show or kiosk are all profitable and effect way to showcase your products, get feedback from consumers, and sell gift items to your customer and potential customers. Previously, I wrote an article on how…
4 Facts to Test Your Social Media
Social media is the buzz word with any marketing program. Obviously, in order to sell your products, you need to get the message out to your potential customers. Many times, social media campaigns are just a matter of trial and…
Best Techniques for Using Social Media
I can waste lots of time on social media — talking with friends, sharing cute animal photos and videos, posting the newest photo of my grandson ….. We all do it, but what is a good way to utilize social…
The Artist Rep
Last week I read an article about Artist Reps in the Art Biz Blog. Since I, personally, have very little experience in this part of repping, I was very interested in the story … and the numerous comments to the…
Motivation During the Holiday Season
I don’t know about you, but beyond shipping holiday retail orders each day, I don’t have much energy to do anything for the rest of the day! At the end of the day, I don’t even want to answer my…
What is Failure …. Really?
Read a very inspiration article written by Alyson Stanfield at the Art Biz Blog about failure. Alyson definition of failure: “I believe the only failure is not trying your best.” How many of us can say we always do our…
When to Email and When to Call
I love the internet and especially love to communicate via email. Busy as I am some days, the phone can be annoyance whereas, I can read and answer emails much more efficiently when I am not so slamed. And I…