Hi there! We’re starting a surf and swimwear line here in Los Angeles. We love the look of your button up shirt and would like to purchase the pattern to use for manufacturing. Would that be okay with you?” If you design and sell home sewing patterns for clothing, this sort of email lands in…
Archives for October 2014
Abby Glassenberg Design 3rd Quarter Income Report
Here we are at the close of the 3rd quarter of 2014. The 3rd quarter includes the months of July, August, and September. At quarter end I do some financial calculations and analysis for my company and this year I’ve been sharing the results here on my blog (see the 1st quarter report and the…
Podcast Episode #31: Amy Karol and Ellen Luckett Baker
Can a blog serve a significant role in your creative life? Could it help you to launch a new career, connect with a community, keep up your motivation? And how does that blog change once you’ve found success as a designer, author, or teacher? These are the question we’re exploring on today’s episode of the…
Jack the Pumpkin Coming Soon…
I’m working on a few new Halloween-themed projects. Jack the Pumpkin is one of them. He’ll be accompanied by Candace the Candy Corn: And there might just be a sweet little ghost, too. Stay tuned next week. I’m also sewing Halloween costumes. We will have a dinosaur, a mad scientist, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg this…
You Need an Email Newsletter, But What Should You Put in It?
I feel like there’s a lot already written about why every online business should have a newsletter. It’s a subject that’s been beaten to death and all of the advice is essentially the same. Building a blog readership and gaining followers on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook are all nice, but building your list is the…