Marketing is not the same thing as advertising. It's that and a whole lot more. Publicity and good will enter in to this. Finding new customers is sometimes a tricky thing when you are a tiny one person business. You don't have to feel like you are casting advertisements into the wind in a fatal effort to grow your company. Come here for discussions of how to better market yourself.

Like the title says, reputation is the only thing we Sewing Professionals have to grow our business by. For many of us, it is impossible to show samples of our quality of workmanship because it is walking all over town. And pictures don't often say enough. In this section you will find tips and advice on how to guard your reputation and make it the best it can be.

Visit here to find advice about making money decisions concerning your Sewing Business. Whether you are in a storefront or on your own in a home studio, making decisions regarding how to spend your money may cause you many a sleepless night. It's not easy asking people to pay you for doing something you love, but if you are going to make your business sewing than you have to get used to charging a decent price for your labors.

Some folks are naturally able to set their own goals and manage their time, while others struggle to get all their work done. Come here to find tips on how to manage your time

Need to find the best way to do something. Here's where I'll put ideas from me and others on how we do things.

I think the best advice in life is to never stop learning. This is also very important in the Sewing Profession. New techniques are always come out and the best way for you to keep your business fresh is to continue learning.

I have a very odd sense of humor and I think it a good thing to be able to laugh at ourselves even in our professional lives. Come here to read about my cats and share in the fun of sewing.

Balancing your professional and personal lives is often a toughie. Come here to find ideas on how to make this task a little easier.

Creating a pleasant place to do your work is not a simple thing. I have set-up several workrooms over my many movings and each time I have learned something about what works most efficiently for the way I sew. In this section we discuss room layout, sewing machines selection, other furnishings and sewing tool needs. 

This section holds pictures of my many sewing studios as I moved.  I have designed 10 Studios since I graduated from College and started sewing for the general public.