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These are tales of my adventures through building my own business.

The objects I make and routes I take, the choices I've faced and the mistakes I've made!

ABOUT US

I love to be always learning something new.  Never one to be put off doing something because I don’t know how to. I am old enough to remember a time before everyone had a computer. Even in high school, we learnt very little about computing. In art school, I managed to get away without really […]

Always Learning Something New

Those who are following the progress of my small business will know that last week I had perhaps the most significant product launch I’ve done to date. 12 new listings went up on my Etsy store and my own online shop.  I’m going to share with you a few of the things I learnt in […]

What I've Learnt From My Recent Product Launch

With more free time on my hands than ever before I am left wondering if procrastination really is the enemy of creativity?  At the moment, due to the UK being currently on lockdown, I am not working my day job.  As a result I have plenty of time to do, well, everything.  But still I […]

is procrastination the enemy

It has been a while since I made my first steps to selling online.  Having an online presence is important and, thanks to social media and online sales platforms, it can be simple!  When starting my business the first place you could find my work was Etsy.  As a craftsperson making and selling products, having […]

FIRST STEPS TOWARDS SELLING ONLINE

We are all doing it!  Working from home – but what happened to my work/life balance? For many of us life has changed beyond what what we could ever have imagined.  Alongside putting all my free time and effort into developing Blazing Rebel, I do have a day job.  Well, I did until a couple […]

Marketing yourself is just as important as marketing your product  It can be daunting but can be essential for small businesses like mine. If you have been reading some of my other posts you will know that this is not my first attempt to build my own business.  I have always been happiest making things […]

Marketing Yourself

It’s time to start turning my side hustle into my main priority!  This is not the first time I’ve tried to launch my own business. In fact, it’s probably not even the second or third! Periodically I have the notion that there must be something more fulfilling than my 9 to 5. During long hours […]

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