Kimberly Costa
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Ready to finally check ✨"list my products"✨ off your list?
Real talk Reader... Your finished products are already amazing. They don’t need more tweaking.They don’t need more waiting.They just need to be seen. And every day they stay tucked away in a hard drive folder or a removable drive...is a day they could have been inspiring customers, making sales, and growing your business. #facts Today could be the day you change that. And it’s easier than you think. ✅ Use the Batch Listing Spreadsheet to organize your products fast✅ Upload them into Product...
PSST... ✌🏼 Two things...
I know it's late Reader, but I had two little things I didn't want you to miss. #1 Your Creative Brief will expire soon so make sure you copy that into your Google Drive because a new one will be hitting your inbox soon. #2 My friend Nadalie Bardo is running a pretty awesome Pinterest Bootcamp. I was going to tell you about this earlier but honestly, I forgot. I did register for it myself because Pinterest is one of the social channels I want to build up this year and starting with a free...
Grab your free 🎄 Christmas watchface + join me tomorrow for love-themed illustrations
Hey hey Reader! Did you know it's my birthday weekend? That's right, Sunday is my birthday! So to start this weekend off, I have TWO delightful things to share with you: 🎁 First: A Free Christmas Apple Watch Wallpaper (just for you from yours truly!) That's right, I'm giving YOU gifts on MY birthday!I'm just sweet that way 🤭 but I'm also participating in Allie's 25 Days of Festive Freebies Advent Calendar, and my contribution is a beautiful Christmas Apple Watch wallpaper that'll brighten up...
New (and old) Ways I'm listening to my body...
Hey there Reader, I hope your Monday was amazing! I'm a little excited today. I actually had a wonderful day and I wanted to mark that since it's taken a while to get back here again. In case you're new here, I got diagnosed with Lupus and RA in September (can you believe that was 3 months ago?). Last year, I got diagnosed with Hashimoto's and I thought that was the worst of it since I already have Epilepsy too. So yeah, it's been a ROUGH 2 years. Now you get why I'm so excited today right?...
Fall vibes + a free treat for your ears 🍁
Hey you! I’ve been meaning to message you for a bit now, but the end of summer was busy around here — squeezing in the last bit of fun before getting back to school and regular routines. But we’re back now, and I’ve been thinking about you. 💛 Wondering how your summer went, what you worked on, and whether you’re easing back into your rhythm too. Tell me all about it if you have a moment. I’ve been quietly working away on a fall collection I’m planning to pitch soon — and I’m so excited about...
Listing your products doesn’t have to be a marathon
Hey there Reader, I'm having a quiet Sunday but I couldn't stop thinking about you. I've had a few really amazing emails from people who are telling me that what I've been saying about product descriptions, listing, and Product Spark is really resonating with them. Of course, that has really made me happy. Sometimes we think we're all alone in our struggles and that happens to me too. When I tell you I hate writing product descriptions, I'm not joking. Listing products manually is SUCH a...
Using Keyword Research the Right Way
Hello hello Reader! It's almost the end of the week and I got an excellent question from Hollie, a Creative Briefs member, that I wanted to highlight for you. So I’m wondering how a character like Pokemon could be sold since it’s licensed? This is a fantastic question, and it comes right after the new Brief just dropped which makes total sense. This month's Brief is on stickers and I know I don't have to tell you, stickers are insanely popular. Because of this, I spent extra time researching...
👀 Look at products created by our members!
I hope you've had an amazing weekend, Reader! We've had weekend here at home, making something as always. This week I made 2 loaves of sourdough bread at the same time for the first time. I won't lie, I felt accomplished! And that's why I love highlighting some of the amazing work being done by people in our community! There are two places where I'm encouraging product creation, the Creative Lab and the Creative Briefs. And both of these programs get a great perk, I share their work with my...
Last-minute gift panic? 🎁 Give them something better than a gift card...
Hey hey Reader! Are you looking for a last minute gift for someone creative?If you are, then I have some exciting news: You can now give the gift of creative success! 😊 We got a request to give an annual Creative Lab membership as a gift and I thought it was an amazing idea. So of course, we've just launched Creative Lab gift memberships, and they're perfect for: That friend who's always creating but struggles to turn it into a business The creative entrepreneur who needs expert guidance to...
🎯 Nailing Product Creation
Hey hey Reader!I'm coming into your box today before we get hit with Hurricane Idalia because I did something this week that made me think of you.All last week I was feeling like absolute garbage. I'm going through a medication change that needs to be done slowly and apparently the drugs that were being switched in and out amplify each other's effects. What that translates to is me feeling awful for about 4 days.So I had to play catch up for a little bit and as I started to feel overwhelmed,...
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