Go behind the scenes with Nancy (and sometimes Mortimer 🐾). Get a peek at what it’s really like to run The YarnyBookkeeper — lessons learned, bloopers, and the real-life side of growing a creative business.
Does my handmade business need a separate bank account? That’s a question I see a lot. My answer is YES! One of the first steps to a successful bookkeeping system is to set up a separate bank account just for your business “stuff”. Having a bank account for your handmade business makes it so much …
Am I serious about helping handmade business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping? Believe it or not, but last week I was asked this question in an Instagram direct message. The question came from someone who has one of those private Instagram accounts. The question was asked because they felt I wasn’t present enough on …
A free handmade business resource library, containing all of the spreadsheet tools that I’ve shown in various posts here on the blog. A few weeks ago, someone (I’ll call her Kim) sent me an email via the Contact Us form here on the site asking for a copy of the Use Tax Tracking Spreadsheet that …
Website problems can totally stress you out. One big issue is, where do you turn when you have problems with your site? When your website is the home of your online business there are a lot of parts and pieces that can require you to seek help: an update to either WordPress or a plug-in …
I love Canva. Did you know that Canva has a desktop app? Well, maybe you did. I didn’t. But sometimes it takes me awhile to get around to finding out “all the things”. 😳 About a year and a half ago, I splurged and paid for a Canva subscription (after using the free version for maybe …
Oh, the things I’ve learned being a business owner for 30+ years! Many of those things would make you cringe, so I’ll leave those out of this post. I’m going to keep it to the 5 most important things I’ve learned, in no specific order. Here are the 5 things I’ve learned as a business …
Learn how to use Evernote & Trello to get organized! How many times have you: Sounds like it’s time to sharpen your organizational skills! Evernote is a free app You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and your computer. It’s designed for note taking, organizing, task management, and keeping track of everything you could …
