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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
