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Are you the type who used to enjoy blogging about your family, but now you’re interested in trying something new?

Perhaps there’s a skill or a product you’d like to share with the world. But you feel unsure of where to start.

Well, I’ve got a gal who can help you out.

Today’s podcast guest is Emily Thomas. In this episode she shares her own blog-to-small business story. And she wants to help you figure out if a small business is right for you.

 

On Thursday morning of the Declare Conference, Emily will be teaching a lab on monetization and starting a small business. Her goal is to help you brainstorm business ideas and also give you practical tips for getting started (yes, including all the necessary business and tax forms).

Make sure you sign up for labs before space runs out –> Click Here.

(If you want to check out Emily’s fab art, click here for her shop).

What we chat about:

• That day Emily thought she invented “Christian Women Blogging Conferences”
• The (brief) mastermind group she & I formed after the 2013 conference
• Emily’s first Etsy’s shop, started 15 years ago. . .with no products
• Why Emily made the switch from blogging to small business
• The reasonable offer she made her husband to start creating art
• How Emily’s honest online goals came true
• What attendees will learn during Emily’s lab
• Brainstorming what products/business someone should start
• How God keeps putting Emily in jobs where she comforts people

We have to stop thinking everyone can do what we can do.

Connect with Emily:

 Links Mentioned:

• Anna Rendell
• Jacki Rucksdashel
• Leslie Johnson
• Sarah Marr
• Emily’s other podcast interviews: Adoption stories on God Centered Mom & Abusive Relationships & Divorce on Mud Stories by Jacqui Watkins.

What kind of online small business have you considered starting?

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