Here’s how it goes. Somebody with a fantastic idea and all the skills necessary to make it into a huge success, goes to a coach for help bringing it to life. They work together and craft an amazing product or offer, with high impact and a clear set of outcomes...
I started my first business in 2010 when I launched my online “concept store”, Natural History. Back then, there was no Shopify or even WooCommerce, so if you wanted a website, you had to get somebody to build it for you. The back end of my first website...
Here’s an exercise for you. Go and look at your website’s front page. Now go and look at your main product page. Do they both say EXACTLY what your product is, and who it is for? For instance, let’s say your product is a high SPF sunblock created...
Running any kind of business without an online presence is very hard, and if you are looking to build an empire for your coaching or product-based business, WordPress is one of the most powerful website solutions available. Many of the entrepreneurs I work with run a...
It is so much easier to sell products and services online than it was when I started out 12 years ago! WooCommerce, Thrivecart, Squarespace, and Shopify – from digital downloads and eBooks through to coaching programs and courses, the platform you choose to sell...
Okay – so one of the first things people ask me is how to CHARGE for their products and services. As you know, I’m a huge fan of keeping it simple, and if you are only selling physical products, Shopify is pretty great. I’ve already talked about that...
Whether you are thinking of starting a product or service based business or a combination of the two, you will need a third-party platform to help you sell your products or services, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a traditional website. Although...
So you’ve got a big idea for an amazing new product – maybe it’s a planner, a card deck, a skincare range, a candle collection or a yoga mat. Maybe it’s something you’re having to get drawings for and coordinate with several different...
If you’re thinking about how to make a planner to sell in 2022, you’re in the right place. I’ve been helping people launch successful print planners for some time now, and I’ve learned a LOT along the way, so I’m going to give you my most up-to-date insights for...
Listen To Making Her Way: Rozella Kennedy, Brave Sis Project The Making Her Way Podcast is back and WHAT AN EPISODE to kick off Season 2 with! I was lucky enough to sit down with Rozella Kennedy, founder of the Brave Sis Project and the Brave Sis Journey Journal...
I have a crush. I’ve had it for years. It started with her glasses, because I love a great pair of strong-rimmed glasses, but then it extended to her confident, flamboyant style and all-round coolness. I’m talking of course about Jenna Lyons, the...
When I ran my award-winning design studio, publicity was a game-changer for me. ? Being featured in the most important Sunday newspaper in the UK had me spending the following week assembling and shipping out as many orders as I physically could. ? A write-up in the...
The top question I always get asked by my students when they have successfully navigated the design process is “I know how to MAKE a planner, so now how do I SELL my planner?” I’ve been lucky enough to be behind the scenes of several successful planner launches over...
Do you love oracle card decks, but never found one that quite met your needs? So you thought about making your own, and now you’re wondering how to make and sell your own oracle card deck? Find out more here. If you want to create your own oracle cards, the first...
Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about planners, and how with some PLANNING and STRATEGY, a well-designed student planner can go VIRAL with your target audience. First and foremost, it allows you to start bringing in some cold hard cash sooner, rather than later....
Thinking of launching your own product? Find out how my product launch calculator can help you identify the cost to launch your product. I work with product creators every single day, and they are passionate about their ideas, and the people they want to help with...
Hey there, Superstar. Have you ever wondered how the world’s most successful product entrepreneurs felt when they were about to start out? I can tell you. They felt exactly like you do now. Excited. Apprehensive. Excited again. Confident. Doubtful. Excited...
If you are a product creator of any kind, or have a retail store, either online or bricks & mortar, then you will know all about trade fairs. The most important dates on the retail calendar, trade fairs are events ranging from a couple of hundred visitors to tens...
I have sold many thousands of greetings cards to retailers all over the world and over the years I have chatted with many business owners in the same industry, and there is one thing we can all agree on. The market for greetings cards is HUGE. Actually two things:...
Subscribe on iTunes Listen On Spotify Katherine Swift is the founder of OMGTeas, an organic matcha tea business in England. She started the business after her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and she wanted to explore every possible way of helping her mother’s...
Watch my free, on-demand training to learn how to bring your idea to life this year, whether you want to make a life-changing planner, an out-of-this-world tarot or a dreamy skincare or wellness product.
