I started my business on auction sites. There’s tons of reasons to try your hand at them – I was able to start a customer base with auctions, network with sellers of other products and services and most importantly, have very clear feedback about my products posted by other people that I could point to [...]

So a lot of folks when starting out have a hard time finding a customer base. Here’s 7 tricks I’ve used in the past to shore up my customer base.
1. Post a fantastic show-off of your products with amazing photos
If you’re a part of an online community, create something remarkable and post pictures of [...]

Everyone struggles with how to price their products. People compare their prices with others, pull numbers out of the air and generally just feel strange asking for money for something they made.
But pricing is easy. Just follow this simple equation:
Cost of materials + (Number of hours worked x hourly wage)
The part people stumble on is [...]

Free is a dangerous thing, particularly to young entrepreneurs.
Our society has made young people feel as though their skills aren’t developed enough and that they don’t have enough experience, thus what they offer is somehow less valuable. So, in order do to things we love, we feel compelled to do them for free – [...]