Free Resources for Obsidian

Discover some free resources I've built to create your own Obsidian-based "everything manager"

My Secret Weapon for Business Budgeting

How I used to do it and why that didn't work I used to do manage my money the way I think most people manage...

10 Things Not to Do at Your Booth

Here’s a quick and friendly guide of 10 things NOT to do at your art market booth. It'll help you make the most of...

7 Years of Experience with Consignment Shops

This is a follow-up to my post about selling your work in consignment shops, where I discuss some recent and not-so-recent experiences with consignment...

A More Effective Review of 2023

I've got an updated process for my annual review. Let's go deep!

Finding Yourself

This screenshot is part of my journal entry from Mar 1, 2015. This was the year I went for it. Negative talk and self-doubt...

Keep a Business Journal

You should keep a business journal. It's one of the most powerful tools you can make for your business! Here's why.

How’s That Workin’ For Ya?

A quick post about progress. Even the most minor step, or shuffle, forward is still moving forward. The rules don't say you must always...

Don’t Trip While Looking Back; This Year in Review

Keen-eyed readers will notice that the 2021 year in review didn't even happen. Not sure what happened. Here's a link to the 2020 version. So, basically,...

Things you can say to shoppers in your booth

Sometimes the toughest part of selling your work is engaging with the nice people coming into your booth to shop. For a variety of...

The Big Fat Copycat Hoax

I'm going to lay out my opinion about copycats right at the start. If you can't handle what you read in this paragraph, perhaps...

How to Avoid Getting Scammed As a Market Vendor

By now, we all know someone who has been the victim of a scammer soliciting an event fee for a pop-up market of some...

Making sense of the new 1099-K rule

It's a new year, and that means there are some new tax rules that impact small business owners. Of particular interest for this article...

Honesty and Authenticity Aren’t Trends

The Story At a market today, selling my artwork. Up walks a very serious 10 year old who asks if I can teach him to...

Wholesale, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know

Selling your artwork at wholesale is probably a topic that most artists don’t even consider. Some artists are against selling anything other than their...