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From starting out with a shop on Etsy, Julia Baldwin Taylor has grown Aligned Adventure into a brand way beyond Etsy. She sells outdoor adventure inspired prints, canvas art, and mugs and is also a certified transformational coach.
One of her passions is helping other Etsy and creative business owners break through the barriers that stop them from accomplishing their creative business goals.
A life-altering experience not only made her question everything in her life but also resolve to never go back to a regular job, instead ensuring that she found a way to make her business work.
The end result… Within a year Julia had replaced her old salary, and then within a year after that she hit the 6-figure mark!
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of her story…
Topics Discussed
- Print-on-Demand (POD) business model and why Julia settled on POD vs. printables when deciding to go 100% virtual with her business
- Process of selecting the POD partners to work with
- Julia’s system of organizing her time and businesses (both her ecommerce and coaching businesses)
- Using gift guides and sending physical samples for product promo vs. social media as a promotional platform
- Process of growing and selling a successful business >> when to do it and if it’s right for everyone
- The value and importance of coaching to growing a successful business
- And lots more…
Julia’s Etsy Shop ShoutOuts
- TheNapTimeArtist – run by Rachel Alvarez who started the shop creating watercolor art during her baby’s nap time (hence the name 😉 )
- ModCrmx – shop by Liz Heller where she sells her original handmade modern porcelain vases, bowls, and plates.
Resources Mentioned:
- QuickBooks – accounting and bookkeeping software
- Business books – Profit First and Traction
- Long Tail Pro – keyword research tool for website search engine optimization (SEO)
- Julia’s Etsy workshop – How to Grow Your Etsy Shop with the Power of Your Mind – live on Monday September 27th, 2021. **Use promo code “convo” to get 50% off the registration cost.**
- If you miss the live workshop, click the above link to access the replay or to find out when the next one is scheduled
Connect With Julia
- Etsy shop: Aligned Adventure
- Websites:
- Ecommerce – AlignedAdventure.com
- Business coaching – JuliaBaldwinTaylor.com
- Social media: @aligned_adventure on IG
Connect With Me:
- Instagram: @EtsyConversations
- Twitter: @ConvoMePodcast
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