.These tips are wonderful on how to use vinegar when painting. I have posted an excerpt from “Ask Anna”. I know when you think “paint projects” that you don’t normally think “vinegar”. Well I’m going to give you a few tips that might make you think otherwise. #1 Removing Paint from glass To remove paint […] Read more…
3 Cardinal Rules of E-mail Sign-ups
Whether you get e-mail addresses from people in person at a trade show, from a sign-up book or through collecting their business cards, always remember the following rules of e-mail marketing sign-ups: 1. Tell prospects what they’ll get in return for giving you their e-mail address. Consider giving them a special discount or offer just […] Read more…
How to Create Your Own Brand Identity at a Craft Show
Written by Bruce Baker Selling at shows or in galleries revolves around three things: • Impeccably crafted, creative and innovative products designed to be “on trend” and developed to fill customers’ needs sell well. Products have to be the right look, scale, color, weight and an entire list of other criteria to make them desirable. […] Read more…
6 Simple Tricks to Make Money and Beat the Economy
Since the financial collapse of October 2008, artists no doubt have been more challenged to sell their work than any time since the Great Depression. The recent financial collapse was a low blow to all businesses, but was particularly damaging to the business of selling art. Unfortunately, this happened in combination with the first wave […] Read more…
All I Want For Christmas Is…
What is your #1 Christmas gift? As I get older, what I want and need are vastly different. I use to say how difficult it was to buy gifts for grandparents or even parents. I couldn’t understand what the difficulty was. I could think of lots of items I could put on my list. Now […] Read more…
What You May Not Know About Your Debit Card
.As we get into the full swing of the holiday season, one tip of advice to give you. If you are using your Debit card, run it as a credit and not use your pin. The reason is that some merchants do not clear the pins numbers in their machines and now they have your […] Read more…
Are You Hip To Be Square?
You are a small business owner or someone doing a number of craft shows a year and wants to offer credit card processing as a form or payment. In today’s market, if you do not offer at least Visa and MasterCard, you are missing out on a lot of potential sales. The huge issue with […] Read more…
What You Need In A Basic “Baker’s Kitchen”
There is a lot of discussion about what are the basics you need in kitchen for cooking or baking. Since I tend to specialize in baking, I will discuss that aspect. The one thing I will try to emphasize is to buy the BEST quality that you can afford. This will pay you back in […] Read more…
Piece of Cake – Where to Begin?
I have been baking for quite a number of years. Originally, it began baking for family and friends, now; it is more “business”. Armed with a number of recipes that I have developed over the years, I baked whenever I could for people. Since no one really knew that I baked or made candy outside […] Read more…
“Piece of Cake” Blog Begins
Today begins a new category on my blog about all things “baking” (though I will throw in some candy making). This category titled “Piece of Cake” is to share what I have learned, tips and conversations about the business of baking. There is so much to learn, especially if you are not using a commercial […] Read more…