I’m Talking to Artists and Crafters Only Right Here…

Owl Pendant by La Luna Designs - Lara Kulpa

Some of you may know that I’m also an artist in addition to all I do in the online world. (If you’re unfamiliar, check here, here, and here.) In talking with some fellow crafters and artists the other day, I discovered that many of them are quite disconnected from the world of marketing themselves online. [...]

Self-Employment From Home – Crunching The Numbers

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My boyfriend Erick just recently launched his own computer and office equipment repair business after being fed up with the job hunt. He’s been unemployed for a few years since the company he worked for began to go under. He had taken the time initially to go back to school, but graduation and many interviews [...]

Here’s Why You Need to Buy Local, Buy Handmade

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Support Local Farmers! That’s the same sign I saw at least half a dozen times in every town I went through during a drive out to the country the other day. Signs for Farmer’s Markets and Village Malls and all these rustic, hand-painted calls to action. I stop as often as I can at these [...]

The Downfalls of Being Self-Employed or, “Lara’s Bad Day”

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I’ve got so much damn work to do, but I feel like I have to put this post out there, in order to get this out of my head. I’m feeling frustrated today, and am opening up about it. People talk about this all the time, how it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, [...]

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