Welcome to A Woman With A Business!

Hello There! Welcome to A Woman With A Business! I hope you will find a comfortable spot and join us for some fabulous conversations! Navigating the business world as an entrepreneur can be scary, exhausting, and hugely rewarding! You probably have fears, questions, doubts, and a ton of energy to move forward in your venture! Or, maybe you have found us after years of slogging along, doing the hard work, celebrating your successes! You are all welcome here!

We are here to talk about business! Although, as most experienced entrepreneurs know, you don't get to forget about your personal life when you are in business! So, we hope you enjoy this blog, learn, laugh, celebrate, commiserate, and cheer each other on!

We are always on the look out for contributors, collaborators, and interviewees, so feel free to get in touch with me at awomanwithabusiness@gmail.com.

A little about me! I am April, and I live with my kids and husband on almost 7 acres of land in central North Carolina. I have been a work at home mom since 2002, and became an entrepreneur in May of 2005. I started out doing craft shows and running my own website, and added my first Etsy shop in June 2008. I now have 3 Etsy shops, one stand alone website, and still do craft shows. I have sold on many platforms, including Amazon Handmade, Artfire, and even wordpress using shopping cart plug ins. While I don't sell on these places now, due to the time involved in running my business, I encourage you to find the right selling venue for you!

Starting in April 2019, I will begin teaching classes on selling on Etsy, and hope to add additional topics as requested. I have taught classes on Etsy for others over the last 10 years, and finally decided to write my own classes instead of just being a guest speaker.

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Slowdowns and Slumps - When to freakout, When to take action, and What to do about it - Etsy Stats

This week I am talking about Slumps and Slowdowns ... how to know if you are really in a slump or slowdown, when to freak out, and what to do about it! Today is all about analyzing stats. Over and over I have witnessed people freaking out about slowdowns because their stats are down from a day ago, a week ago, and a month ago ... but just this is not enough information to know if you are really experiencing a slowdown. Retail sales are cyclical, and you need to know your cycles. If you cannot deal with the natural cycles in your business, then you need to develop a new product line that will work opposite those cycles in your current business. Trying to even out cycles in your current business is much harder than creating a product line that you market to a different market to fill in slow cycles. Also note, that cycles in business will fluctuate year to year, and your sales should be increasing during these cycles year to year. Although as your business grows, you may also fin

a woman with a buisness podcast launch - Conversation with Christen Strang of Letterhappy

To view the podcast - Part A: https://anchor.fm/awomanwithabusiness/episodes/Conversations-with-Etsy-Seller-Christen-Strang-Part-A-e1qogk Part B: https://anchor.fm/awomanwithabusiness/episodes/Conversations-with-Etsy-Seller-Christen-Strang-Part-B-e1qoji Christen Strang: http://Letterhappy.com http://Letterhappy.etsy.com http://happytatts.etsy.com I'm so happy to bring you this first podcast! Christen is an amazing friend and talented artist and amazingly successful Etsy seller! Listen to our conversation about business, side gigs, and Etsy!

Managing your expectations as an Entrepreneur - Part 1

Expectations in entrepreneurship are big, bold, lofty, and the pressure to succeed is huge. You may feel pressure to perform, sell, grow, and do do do. Managing those expectations look different for each entrepreneur and it is important to manage your own. What are your expectations of yourself? Social media burst onto the scene in a big way, and the pressures on businesses to have a social media presence are huge for entrepreneurs. We are expected to be available, post great content, post fabulous pictures, grow, interact, and be available. As an entrepreneur, you are in control of managing those expectations of yourself. Set limits and times to post on your social media accounts. If you find yourself going over those time limits, consider a timer that beeps at you. Monitor what content you are reading, and if it is content that is meaningful in your life. If you find that you are reading a lot of content that is not having a positive impact on your life and relationships,

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