When I was first approached to become an affiliate for the Sale a Day Business System, my red flags went up. I couldn’t find a single genuine review online, and as someone who runs a creative business, I’m always skeptical of courses that claim to teach you how to make money online. Especially when the business model itself is based on teaching others how to make money. That always makes me pause and do deeper research.
So, I said I wouldn’t promote the course or write a review until I had personally gone through the course. I was given full access to the training (without joining the affiliate program), and today, I’m sharing my honest, no-fluff review, written for creatives who want to know if this course geared towards handmade sellers is actually worth the high price tag.
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Table of contents
- What Is the Sale a Day Business System?
- What the “A Sale a Day Business System” Course Includes (Modules & Bonuses)
- How Much Does the Sale a Day Business System Cost?
- The Guarantee (and Why It Feels Risky to Me)
- Who This Handmade Business Course Is Really For
- Are the Bonuses Worth It?
- What I Liked About the Course (From a Maker’s Perspective)
- The Drawbacks I Found: Price, Guarantee & Fit for Digital Product Sellers
- Would I Recommend It?
- Final Verdict: Should Makers Invest in This Course?
What Is the Sale a Day Business System?
The Sale a Day Business System is an online course created by actress-turned-entrepreneur Mei Pak, the maker behind Tiny Hands, a scented food-themed jewelry business. This course promises to help you build a sustainable handmade business, with the ultimate goal of reaching $1,000/month in sales.
It’s marketed as a system that can take you from zero to profitable, even if you’re brand new to running a business.
What the “A Sale a Day Business System” Course Includes (Modules & Bonuses)
The core training consists of 8 modules with over 90 short video lessons (typically 5–6 minutes each):
- Module 1: Welcome (6 lessons)
- Module 2: Business Idea Creation/Refinement (10 lessons)
- Module 3: Production (17 lessons)
- Module 4: Pricing (12 lessons)
- Module 5: Photography (11 lessons)
- Module 6: Setting Up Shop (10 lessons)
- Module 7: Email Marketing (15 lessons)
- Module 8: Media Outreach (15 lessons)
- Next Steps (2 lessons)
In addition to the main lessons, there are bonus resources like:
- Guest expert Q&As
- A media PR contact list
- Pitch templates
- Email marketing swipe files
- An “Email Marketing Vault”
How Much Does the Sale a Day Business System Cost?
At the time of writing this (October 2025), the course costs $1997 USD as a one-time payment, with a pay-per-month plan of $200 USD a month for 12 months ($2,400 USD total).
It is a significant investment, especially for those just starting out, so it’s important to understand exactly what you’re getting before committing.
The Guarantee (and Why It Feels Risky to Me)
The course offers a bold-sounding guarantee: 2x your money back if you complete the course, do the work, and don’t see a “change in your life or business” in the first year. Sounds generous, right?
While this may be a comfort to some, the wording is broad enough that it could be interpreted in different ways. For example, even simply launching a business, regardless of results, might be seen as a “life change,” which could make the guarantee harder to qualify for than it first appears.
This is my interpretation of the guarantee based on its wording. I haven’t personally attempted to claim it. However, as someone who drafted contracts in past roles, vague terms like this tend to stand out to me as a potential concern.
Who This Handmade Business Course Is Really For
In my opinion, this course is not for experienced business owners, digital product sellers, or makers who already have their shops set up and running.
It’s designed for absolute beginners who:
- Have no business experience or acumen
- Have no experience with online marketing
- Are interested in selling physical handmade goods
- Want a step-by-step approach to starting a business
- Aren’t inclined to do research on their own on how to do things (though you will be directed to do some research in the course)
- You do best with structured guidance and prefer having a central resource to follow rather than piecing information together from multiple places.
If that’s you, and you want a neatly packaged overview of what it takes to start a handmade business, it might be helpful. But I do think there are more budget-friendly ways to learn the basics, especially using the many free tools and tutorials available online.
Are the Bonuses Worth It?
While some makers may find the bonuses helpful, I personally didn’t find they added significant value beyond what’s freely available online – if you’re willing to do a little research.
What I Liked About the Course (From a Maker’s Perspective)
- The course is clearly structured and easy to follow.
- The videos are short and digestible.
- There are some added tools you can download like the pricing calculator or the printable 140 page work booklet course companion.
- You have access to everything at once and can do it at your own speed.
The Drawbacks I Found: Price, Guarantee & Fit for Digital Product Sellers
- The price. $1997 USD is a huge investment, especially for those just starting out.
- Lack of third-party reviews. I couldn’t find more than one comprehensive, genuine review prior to taking this course.
Note: At the time of researching this review, I was not able to find comprehensive, independent reviews outside of platforms owned or controlled by the brand. - The guarantee feels deliberately vague. The guarantee sounds generous on the surface, but I found its vagueness left me with more questions than confidence.
- Focus on physical products. As a digital product seller, I didn’t find much that was new or useful.
Would I Recommend It?
When I was just starting my own business, I remember seeing this course and feeling tempted. The promise of daily sales and a clear roadmap was incredibly appealing, but the price tag was out of reach for me at the time.
I took (what some may call) the long road: I learned as I went, networked, and grew my business using mostly free tools, my community and trial and error. That said, I do have a background working in sales, HR and training which definitely worked in my favor.
If someone came to me and said they wanted to start a handmade business from scratch, had no clue where to begin, and had $2000 burning a hole in their pocket… maybe.
But that’s a big “maybe.”
Because starting a business is hard. It takes resourcefulness, resilience, and a willingness to learn as you go. If someone needs a hand-holding course to start, and isn’t the type to dig for answers on their own, that might be a sign they’d benefit more from one-on-one guidance before diving into a big-ticket course like this.
There’s absolutely no shame in wanting guidance when you’re starting out, but I believe it’s important to understand what you’re really getting before making such a big investment.
So would I personally spend $1997 on this course as either a crochet pattern designer or a seller of handmade crochet items?
No, I personally wouldn’t.
My learning style, experience level, and business model just didn’t align with what this course teaches, and those are some of the key factors in my opinion here.
Final Verdict: Should Makers Invest in This Course?
The Sale a Day Business System makes a big promise: helping crafters make daily sales and build a sustainable business. While the course covers the basics well, I can’t confidently say it justifies the steep price tag, especially when there’s so much freely available information online for those willing to do a bit of digging.
If you’re curious and have the money to spend, proceed with eyes wide open, and be aware that you’ll still need to do your own research for your specific business, as guided throughout the course. But if you’re working with a tight budget, you may want to explore free tools and resources before investing in a premium course like this one.
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I’m also a student from the course and I’m running my art business full time as well. While I can’t attribute my success to the course alone, it was instrumental in helping me taking on the right mindset as I first started out, and it does help me avoid a lot of common mistakes and detours other artists like me would have taken.
But what compelled me to leave a comment is that I feel the most valuable aspect of the course was not mentioned in this article (and funny enough, not in Mei’s own comment either lol). And that is the direct access to Mei’s expertise and other business coaches’ guidance when it comes to specific problems you face in your business at any given time.
Access to the coaches and coaching calls doesn’t expire which means you have this safe haven and community forever to ask questions, and then have actual eyeballs on the problems. It was equally as helpful to see what other students are struggling with. This helped me repel a lot of self-doubt, helps me feel confident of my priority, while preventing me from spending unnecessary money or pursuing things that likely won’t drive results.
There is a real cost of offering such coaching service in perpetuity. The course content alone is not the whole picture here.
Well, maybe the takeaway is also that this particular benefits should be talked about more by Mei herself when promoting the course. I feel like it was not very clear upfront and then once I joined, it’s apparent this is where I’ll get the biggest value.
Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective. The coaching/community aspect wasn’t something I personally had access to during the review process, so I wasn’t able to speak to that portion of the experience in my review. I appreciate you sharing how valuable that component was for you, as I agree that context like this can be helpful for readers considering the course.
Hi Ashley, thanks for taking the time to write this up. A few things I’d love to clear up for anyone reading, since some of what’s here isn’t quite accurate and I don’t want it to mislead someone who’s trying to make a real decision.
On the third-party reviews, there are quite a few out there (Google Profile, Facebook profile). Consider that most of my students are not content creators and therefore don’t have a platform like a blog to write reviews. The reviews that live on our own site are 100% user-generated, so framing them as anything else is a stretch. We don’t write or filter them.
On the guarantee, it’s actually pretty simple, and I’d love for it to read that way on the page if it doesn’t, so will definitely work on improving the language around that. We offer a 2x money-back guarantee, and the way it works is that if a student isn’t happy with their results, they bring us their completed workbook. We coach them through any sticking points, multiple rounds if needed, and we keep going until either they get unstuck or we’ve honestly exhausted what we can do. If the system genuinely doesn’t work for them, the 2x refund kicks in. The reason we structure it that way is that the program only works if students actually do the work, and historically most refund requests have come from people who never opened the workbook. So this filters for students who are coming in committed, which we think is fair to both sides.
On the fit, you’re right that ASAD is built for physical handmade goods, not digital products, and we do try to make that clear on the sales page and the presentation.
Where I’d gently push back is on the scope of what was reviewed. ASAD is 35+ hours of video, plus pricing calculators, decision trees, templates, and the media database (which on its own is something PR professionals normally pay thousands a year to access through paywalled tools). I don’t see most of that addressed in this post, which makes the “would I pay $1,997” verdict hard to weigh, since the value question really hinges on the parts that weren’t covered. And without going through the program in full, it’s also tough to draw any outcome-oriented conclusions one way or the other.
If anyone reading this wants to hear from actual students, I’d be happy to connect you directly with a couple. Jen of Forged Flare came in as a complete beginner and now runs her business full-time. Anuja of Tinted Heritage had an existing business that had plateaued, and used the program to revive it. I’d much rather a prospective student talk to people who’ve actually been through the system than rely on a review of a program that wasn’t fully experienced. You’re welcome to look them up and contact them directly.
Thanks again for the conversation. Always open to feedback that’s grounded in the full material.
Mei
Hi Mei,
Thanks for taking the time to share this additional context. I appreciate you adding your perspective here.
I want to clarify for readers that I did go through the full course, including watching every video lesson and reviewing all accompanying materials, before forming my opinion. My review reflects my experience working through the program as a whole, along with my perspective as a business owner in the handmade space.
You’re absolutely right that the course is designed for physical handmade products and beginners, and I’ve tried to make that clear throughout the review so readers can determine whether it’s a good fit for their own situation.
On the guarantee, I appreciate you explaining how it works behind the scenes. My comments were based on how the guarantee is currently presented publicly, and how that wording may be interpreted by someone deciding whether or not to invest. Since I was reviewing it as someone shopping for a course might, I wouldn’t have had visibility into how it’s processed internally.
You’re right that I didn’t mention the PR list, and that was intentional. In my review, I focused on the elements I felt would have the biggest impact for someone deciding whether or not to invest. I did review the PR list, and it didn’t factor heavily into my overall assessment based on my experience working through the material.
Ultimately, my goal with this review is to help makers understand what they’re getting and decide if it aligns with their needs, learning style, and budget. Different approaches work for different people, and I think having a range of perspectives, including yours here, is helpful for anyone making that decision.
Thanks again for adding to the conversation.
Ashley