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How to Make Money Blogging

November 30, 2017 by Maggie

To blog or not to blog. That is always the big question isn’t it? The most important part of the answer is whether it would be worth it for you. Blogging can be great for your crafty business, but it’s also a lot of work. Only you can decide for yourself if it would be […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: content, Getting Published, publicity

Small Business Saturday: Driftless

February 28, 2015 by admin

Welcome to Small Business Saturday, a new feature here on CreativeIncome. Today we get to meet the creators of the independent magazine, Driftless. Leah and Shelly told us all about what it’s like to have full time jobs while creating Driftless and we’re excited to share with you their inspiring story so far! Q: Tell us […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: Business Advice, Getting Published, getting started, Nicola Trumbull, Small Business Saturday

How to Pitch Your Articles, Tutorials, and Designs To a Magazine

February 19, 2015 by Marie Segares

A Creative Income guest post by Marie Segares from Underground Crafter. As a creative business owner, there are many reasons you might want to pitch your work to a magazine. Some of the most common reasons to submit article, tutorial, or design proposals are: Compensation: Freelancing for one or more magazines can help create steady […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Business Advice, Getting Published, Guest Post

Go Digital: eBooks Can Boost Your Business

December 12, 2013 by Julia

We all know that Amazon is a huge online retailer. One thing I love about this site is that they did not initially reject the idea of ebooks thinking it could hurt their business of selling physical books. Instead, they helped to bring the idea to the mainstream by introducing the Kindle Reader and creating […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Crissy Herron, eBook, Getting Published, Guest Post

Special Giveaway + Review of Mark Montano’s Latest Book

October 29, 2013 by CreativeIncome

If you’ve ever thought of creating a craft book but stopped because you didn’t know how on earth it would ever get published, today’s your lucky day. Mark Montano’s new book, How to Write and Publish a Bestselling Craft Book, is, as the title states, a step-by-step guide to writing, publishing, and promoting a craft […]

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Getting Published, giveaways, Liz Abderholden, product reviews, Tips, writing

SEO Basics: Using Keywords With Your Photos

May 22, 2013 by Maggie

In a recent post, I explained how keywords are the foundation of search engine optimization, also known as “SEO.” You can read that here, if you missed it. To give you a quick refresher, when you use keywords in your blog post titles, blog post tags, and in the text of your blog post, you […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blogging, blogging basics, Creative Income Contributors, Getting Published, Keywords, SEO

Craft and Hobby Association Show – Winter 2013

January 8, 2013 by Maggie

It’s that time of year again! The team here at Creative Income will be shipping out to California this weekend to attended the biggest craft trade show put on by the Craft and Hobby Association. And we are super excited to go, as well as super swamped. If you are hoping to get your foot […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Getting Published, Networking, trade shows

The Basics of Being a Contributor

June 9, 2012 by Maggie

Many of the magazines I read include a feature that highlights their contributors. Contributors can be regular writers used by the magazine for every issue to more freelance writers to those who contribute a submission one time. It’s always interesting to read the brief bios and learn a little about the contributor. I’ve been a […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Getting Published, getting started, Tips

Be a Part of Your Trade

March 27, 2012 by CreativeIncome

The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) is a trade only organization that has several categories of members including retailer, manufacturer, sales rep, distributor, Publisher, Designer, Teacher, Professional Crafter, and Media. Trade organizations are important because of the networking and exchange of professional/business information. If you are serious about working in the craft industry you should […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Getting Published, marketing, Networking, PR, sales, Social Media

Be an Original: Copyright and Original Designs

March 26, 2012 by CreativeIncome

The tough questions: What’s an original design? How do I know if I’ve violated copyright laws or infringed on someone’s copyright? How do I make sure what I’ve created is original? One of the most important elements of earning income from our creativity is that we must only sell what is original. We can’t copy, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Copyright Laws, design, Getting Published

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