Starting a Profitable Glowforge Laser Business - a conversation with Sarah Heep of Heep Design Co.

Sarah shares all her BEST secrets for starting your profitable Glowforge business. We also discuss upgrading to a larger, more powerful Thunder Laser - you won't want to miss any of this conversation!

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Chapters:
Intro- 00:00
Sarah's 1st business - 00:57
Buying her 1st Glowforge - 2:59
How to Focus your ideas - 5:36
Photography Tips - 7:40
Getting started $ expectations - 9:18
Babysitting the Glowforge - 10:35
Etsy or your own website - 11:25
Getting a Thunder Laser - 13:05
Considerations on which laser to buy first - 16:40
Ideas that didn't work - 20:17
Managing costs to maximize profit - 22:00
Did you follow any advice - 25:00
Social Media and Advertising - 26:36
Favorite things to do day to day - 29:17
Least favorite business tasks - 30:00
Inspirations - 32:00
Best advice for beginners - 34:27

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Disclaimer: I am not a professional - just an everyday maker! This is what I found worked for me and my project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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