Small Business Blog Posts
On a hamster wheel of productivity? Is the grind getting you down? Are you struggling with burnout? In this blog post, I share some insights on how to stop the grind and step into a mindful and more energetically sustainable way to run your creative business.
A personal & spiritual perspective on how entrepreneurship can ignite transformation & healing. If we allow it.
When we’re faced with moments of discomfort in our creative business, it is a call to check-in with ourselves and our business health. Read about how I’m working through discomfort through difficult, but necessary, decision-making & adapting to changes.
Read about a few major points of adversity I’ve experienced in my creative journey that might help you along in yours.
As a commercial illustrator, graphic designer, and creative entrepreneur, here are 5 informational resources I can’t live without.
Meet 8 Billion Trees and how I’m working with them to help spread awareness through environmentally-responsible clothing.
Our beliefs, thoughts, and actions, play a key role in your success - or sabotage. Learn to boost your business by adjusting your mindset.
Recessions, downturns, and slow times in our product-based business can be scary. But they don’t have to be! Here are my tips to navigating a recession as a product-based business.
Want to start wholesaling your products? To help you avoid wasteful mistakes and present yourself and brand professionally, this wholesale preparation guide will outline what you need to know BEFORE jumping into wholesale.
Want to create a wholesale catalogue without paying for design fees or having to start from scratch? Here’s a template that offers great design and is budget-friendly.
How a deer encounter inspired an artist to re-evaluate priorities and quit Instagram to find space, focus, and creativity.
An illustration makes the biggest impact on your audience when it evokes a feeling and tells a story. Are your illustrations making that impact?
Find out how name drop stickers can add even more uniqueness to your shop with custom text on a delightful design at an affordable price.
Hi! I’m Amanda Weedmark
Designer. Illustrator. Creative entrepreneur since 2017.
I create joyful designs that evoke feelings of nostalgia and celebrate our connectedness to nature. My original designs for cards, stickers, and pins are rooted in the freedom and calm that comes from exploring our natural world and indulging in the simple things in life.
My blog is a space that offers insights into design and the process, running a small business, and my personal journey to self-improvement and wellness. My hope is that might help others along their journey; Whatever that might be.
How challenging should business be? And when do you know when to persevere or call it quits? In this blog post, I share some insights on how I decide when to carry on, change directions, or quit all together.