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When to Revise Your Online Presence

by Arianne Foulks / September 9, 2024

A website is never done. When you can continue to work on refining your website, that means you don’t need to get it perfect at first.
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How to Maximize Retail Profit by Mastering Dead Stock Management

by Katherine Raz / April 1, 2024

If you’re a retail shop owner, dead stock is bad for business! In today’s post, we’ll explore what it is and what to do about it.
Arianne Foulks, captain & founder of Aeolidia

How Switching to a Four Day Week Improves Productivity

by Arianne Foulks / March 27, 2024

Why you might want to try a four day week, and how we made it happen for our web design agency.
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Launching Your Retail Shop: Inventory, Furnishings, & More

by Katherine Raz / February 28, 2024

When launching your retail shop: solve a problem for a specific person, don’t spend too much, and don’t let your tastes get in the way.

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How To Charge What You’re Worth

by Arianne Foulks / January 5, 2024

It can be so hard to set pricing for your work and charge what you’re worth!
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Top CEO Tips for Creative Online Shop Owners

by Arianne Foulks / September 9, 2024

In today’s blog post, we’re exploring how to shift into CEO mode, define your ideal role and delegate the rest.

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How to Get Media Placements: Your First 5 Steps

by A Guest Writer / September 9, 2024

Here are 5 steps to take if you want to pitch your product to the media. 
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Grow Your Ecommerce Business With Pinterest

by Jessica Molnar / September 9, 2024

Pinterest isn’t just a social media site, it’s a visual search engine!
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Using Confident Humility as a Mindset to Grow Your Business

by Arianne Foulks / July 18, 2023

I’d like to share a few facets of the mindset I try to use to stay open to breakthroughs.
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Break the Feast + Famine Cycle: Economic Forecasting for Retail Shops

by Katherine Raz / September 1, 2023

The ultimate guide to economic forecasting for retail shops Including 10 industry expert resources.

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Shopify vs Etsy: Why Shopify is the Best Platform for Makers

by Arianne Foulks / September 9, 2024

If you’re pondering Shopify vs Etsy, this blog post is for you! 
Arianne Foulks, captain & founder of Aeolidia

Business Advice: How to Focus When You’re Almost Burnt Out

by Arianne Foulks / September 9, 2024

How to use this year to push your business forward and get yourself in a place where you can feel serene building it.

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