The Planned Life

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Small Business

Pricing, profit and monthly reviews for one-person and handmade businesses.

Written for the person who makes the thing, lists the thing and ships the thing. The first question is always the same: after fees and your own time, is this actually profitable? Start with the pricing calculator, then set up a monthly review you'll actually do.

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2026-07-11

How to Plan a Month of Instagram Content in One Sitting

Posting for your business on Instagram usually fails the same way a habit tracker fails: not because you ran out of ideas, but because you tried to come up with one every