Business Planning

Business Planning

  • Crafting a Colorful Brand Identity
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    Crafting a Colorful Brand Identity

    The colors you choose for your brand are often the introduction to your visual brand story. If done right, your colors will be a quick identifier that someone is looking at your branded content. Additionally, your brand colors can connect you with your audience and help them not only start spotting your content and patterns

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  • Crafting Success: The Essential Guide to Building Your Media Kit
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    Crafting Success: The Essential Guide to Building Your Media Kit

    Ready to level up your marketing game and expand your audience? Whether you are pitching brands for partnerships or looking to grow your audience with collaborations, having a media kit is essential to help show your value and how working with you adds value to collaborators. unraveling the mystery: what even is a media kit?

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  • Design Unleashed: Francoise’s Must-Have Toolkit for Designers
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    Design Unleashed: Francoise’s Must-Have Toolkit for Designers

    We’re all familiar with the challenge of staying organized in the midst of the creative design process. Today, we’re excited to hear from Alpha tester Francoise Danoy of Aroha Knits, as she opens the door to her world of design organization. Join us as Francoise unveils her essential list of tools that have streamlined her

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  • From Passion to Profit: Turning Your Stitchwear Hobby into a Thriving Business
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    From Passion to Profit: Turning Your Stitchwear Hobby into a Thriving Business

    As a maker, it’s easy to daydream about turning your hobby into a hustle. But have you actually considered taking those next steps and making that dream a reality? Maybe you need some help getting to that next step. If this sounds familiar, then this post is for you.  Today, let’s talk about a powerful

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  • Navigating Etsy’s Optimized Pricing Tool
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    Navigating Etsy’s Optimized Pricing Tool

    In the world of e-commerce, staying up-to-date with new tools is essential for designers aiming to optimize their selling strategies. Recently, Etsy introduced a new capability— the Optimized Pricing Tool. This new feature presents an opportunity to refine pricing approaches but, like any tool, should be used in a way that aligns with your business

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  • Your Guide to Breaking Into the Publishing Industry
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    Your Guide to Breaking Into the Publishing Industry

    For many of us designers, being published can feel like a major milestone in our careers. If the allure of magazine publishing is calling your name, this is your sign to begin taking the steps towards this goal TODAY! We’re here to be your guide, ensuring you’re well-equipped to embrace this new opportunity.  It’s an

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  • Best Practices and Tips For Clearly Communicating Product Sizing
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    Best Practices and Tips For Clearly Communicating Product Sizing

    Sizing information in a knit or crochet pattern can be overwhelming for makers upon first glance. As designers, it’s important you’re communicating how your sizing works and clearly laying out the options for makers. Missing a step in the sizing process could lead to your makers feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. While well-fitting garments lead to

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  • ROI 101: Making Every Stitch and Penny Count!
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    ROI 101: Making Every Stitch and Penny Count!

    At gosadi, we understand the importance of every stitch, every design, and every investment you make in your craft. Whether you’re a budding independent designer or an established knitting/crochet expert, maximizing your efforts is key to thriving in this vibrant community. Today, let’s dive into the world of Return on Investment (ROI), a concept that

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  • Getting Started as a New Crochet or Knitwear Pattern Designer
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    Getting Started as a New Crochet or Knitwear Pattern Designer

    Our favorite thing about the world of stitchwear design is that pattern design is a creative and evolving process. The best thing you can do is experiment, learn from your mistakes, and enjoy the journey of creating unique and beautiful designs for fellow makers to enjoy. Getting started as a designer can sometimes be daunting.

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  • Changing Your Layout
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    Changing Your Layout

    Sometimes we need a refresh and sometimes we need a rebrand. Our businesses grow and change over time. Our design aesthetic might change. Whatever your path, there may be one or more reasons to consider an update to your pattern layouts. Once you have made that decision, the task itself can be daunting. Have no

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