This Monday was the third and final installment of Blonde Chicken’s Share Your Thing teleclass, and I was kind of sad it was over! She had a ton of great things to say about making a living with art and handcrafts online. I bit the bullet and bought into the course right before the first call, and I’m really glad I did — I can see how it will offer me a good return on my investment (and not just because of the affiliate link love).

Now, I’ve gone to a lot of free & paid teleclasses in the past year, and some of them aren’t really worth the hour or three of my life they take up, but this one was worth the time and money both. I’m still trying to get Antemortem Arts off the ground, and one of the ways I’ve been doing that is with an Etsy shop. Sadly, though, I haven’t seen much activity on Etsy, and so I wanted to see if this class could help point me in a better direction, since what I’ve been doing has clearly not worked.

Tara (that’s the Chicken’s real name) is a cheerful and enthusiastic speaker, and she dealt with difficulties with great aplomb. I’m not sure if I should tell this story, but the second class ran a little short because she spilled coffee on herself — but you’d never have known it from the call! Her friendly tone never wavered, and her advice is rock solid.

The best part about the class was not only that she gives you a ton of ideas, but she encourages you to experiment with all the different marketing ideas and then stick with the ones that feel good and genuine for you. Not only does forcing yourself make your social media seem forced and fake, but you won’t see much return. And she did discuss Return on Investment in a clear, awesome way — you’ll get to hear my charming voice on the Q&A; call asking about it, in fact!

I don’t want to give too much away, but if you do any kind of handmade awesomeness and want to sell it online, this call is a great place to start. She even gives you handouts for reference!

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P.S. Just a few days after starting to implement her advice, I made my first sale to a complete stranger, followed by 3 more a few days later. Result!