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8 Reasons to Start a Newsletter
Do you send out a newsletter for your creative business? When I ask that question I’m often met with resistance. People wonder why they should send one and if it really makes any difference in their...
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Blogger Basics: Getting Copyright
The internet is a big, big place full of content, products, photos, and more. Because we’re so used to pulling content and images from the internet for personal use, when we start blogging it may feel...
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Creative Business Owners: Jordana Paige
Reading interviews with successful handmade business owners is one of the best ways you can pick up advice and get inspired for your own creative business. Luckily, so many business owners are more...
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Making Etsy Shop Stats Your BFF
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I love analytics. Yup, sounds completely cheesy but I do. I love checking to see how many people have visited my Etsy shop and what they were searching for...
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Tips for When Things Get Really Busy
It’s been one of those weeks. You have deadlines, the kids have school projects and a bonus opportunity that you simply can’t pass up has been dropped in your lap. All of that on top of your regular,...
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How to Start an Editorial or Work Calendar
Does the idea of creating an editorial or work calendar worry you a bit? Are you the kind of person who likes to “wing it” and you are afraid that being chained to a calendar, spreadsheet or other...
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Creative Ways to Reach a New Audience
It’s not enough to have a creative business in which you make things you are proud of and connected to. It’s probably not enough that your mother, girlfriends and fellow soccer moms love the products...
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Outdoor Craft Show Weather Tips
It seems that there is always a new challenge to face when setting up a craft show outdoors and now that the weather has warmed up and outdoor craft show season is upon us let’s look at ways to keep...
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Choosing Affiliate Programs To Work With
A couple of months ago, Google announced that it would be shutting it’s affiliate ad network down by July 31. If you have been partnering with them, and promoting affiliates links, don’t worry! There...
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Long Distance Business Relationships
When it comes to “business networking” you may think of it as something that is only for local businesses. Not true! You can connect with other business owners from anywhere. It doesn’t matter if they...
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Mid Year Business Goal Check
Was your big goal for 2013 to finally get your handmade business off the ground? Did you launch or are you still waiting for ___________ (fill in the blank) to happen? If you did start how are things...
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The Handmade Business Blues
I don’t know about you but some days I feel like in stead of me running my business it is running me… into the ground. Between deadlines, new projects, an insane number of ideas and all of the other...
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Email Organization for Crafty Business Owners
Something as simple as emails can quickly become overwhelming for a crafty business owner. It’s so easy to forget to respond to that really important message or to let them pile up in your inbox....
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More Creative Ways to Reach a New Audience
In my last post Creative Ways to Reach a New Audience I wrote about several ways you can reach a new audience but I had so many ideas that I just had to write a follow-up post. Here we go… Image...
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Are You Dreaming BIG Enough?
Do you dream too small? After all, having smaller dreams means we will be more likely to succeed and then we will be happy with ourselves. Right? The problem with that kind of thinking is that you may...
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Creative Questions to Jump Start Your Business
Are you feeling bored or uninspired? Do you feel like your creative business needs something but you aren’t quite sure what it is? It’s a bit easier if you have a group of people (staff, friends,...
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Meeting Goals and Deadlines
One of the reasons many of us started working for ourselves is that we didn’t like having someone tell us what to do all day but that doesn’t mean we still don’t have deadlines. Whether you are...
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What’s Your Excuse for Not Starting Your Creative Business?
I’ve been getting emails and messages lately from people who say, “I really want to start my business but ______ (fill in the blank)” The hesitation to start is something we all have to overcome. After...
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5 Tips for Using Pinterest To Promote Your Craft Business
You’ve probably heard of Pinterest by now, if not been actively collecting items to your own pin boards, but did you realize that for bloggers and online sellers Pinterest is a very valuable tool. As...
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Creative Advice from Mark Montano + a Giveaway!
Mark Montano is a power house of fabulous craft projects. You probably know him best from his super successful line of crafty books, most notably The Big Ass Book of Crafts. His craft tutorials stand...
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