Laura Aiken runs the Etsy shop Laura K. Aiken and one of the things she was very intentional about doing was making connections in her local community.  Getting "out there" has helped to grow her business and has not only helped her to sell locally in addition to online, but she also runs workshops and teaches classes which opens up even more doors of opportunity. Listen to hear how she does it and how you might be able to do the same in your own community. Visit  for more information. To support the podcast, please go here: