🎧NEW EPISODE; 🐌 Slow marketing works: real conversations → real business growth. I connected with 9 business owners at a craft fair, had meaningful talks, and built genuine relationships. Sometimes the old ways are still the best ways. www.ja-wol.com/blogs/podcast

Marketing is like swatching. You just have to spend time to find the right fit.

We already had engagement dropping and content isn’t as visible but it’s getting more and more unsettling with the Big Creeps in charge.

New Pattern Shift Podcast episode on why email beats social media, and how to make it work for you.

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Over the next week I am going to re-start my email list. Asking everyone to re-marry me. Whaaaat? Have I lost it? Nope, I am simplifying my work so I can offer better service and this is part of my big plan. And yes, there might be significant losses. But those who stay are my peeps!! 🐥

If you would have to delete all newsletter subscriptions from your inbox. Which one would you keep and why? I’m collecting newsletter examples people love to read and get. #emaillist #newsletter #smallbusinessmarketing #ethicalmarketing

Feeling overwhelmed with the chaos of your creative business? The Business Model Canvas might just be your solution. 🧩 Dive into the episode and learn how to channel your creativity into success! What tools do you swear by? Listen here: www.ja-wol.com/blogs/podcas...

Do you help other small businesses grow or do you stick to your own plan? We believe that a rising tide lifts all boats and god knows the slow fashion industry has it’s work cut out to balance the fast fashion crap.

Recording the next episode for the Pattern Shift podcast, talking about the Business Model Canvas, how it can help you and that it is actually a really creative business tool and not a boring corporate thingamabob. (And yes that is a Stanley bottle. I bought it before Elon went crazy)

Last opportunity to download the free wall planner from www.ja-wol.com. It’s amazing how having an overview can help you to save soms space for yourself!!

Fiber Arts - Needle Craft Businesses… Have you ever used a Business Plan Canvas? Do you know how it can help you and your business?

There is some irony in the fact that small (fiber)craft businesses can be apprehensive of joining a community as they fear ‘idea theft’ while the members in our Business Circle continuously say that the working and sharing together is the most valuable part of the Ja, Wol Community.

I’m usually more about balancing your needs and values with running a well organized craft business but one of my clients has been dealing with the GPSR and I thought this article was helpful:

Off to my local craft circle.
My locals are to my online community like what my Bullet Journal is to my digital calendar. A perfect team!

What if I just REALLY REALLY gave this a go and tried to find a whole bunch of small business owners in fiber and needle crafts and let them know about the community we’ve been building to support each other?