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How to Refresh Your Visual Brand — For Free!

May 20, 2015 by Marie Segares

In an increasingly visual world, knowing not only how to build your brand but how to have a distinctive brand identity can help your creative business stand out. Here are 2 branding tips you can use even if you’re on a shoestring budget! 1. Start with a color palette Choose a color palette to represent your business and […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: branding, Canva, color, fonts, Marie Segares, PicMonkey, Social Media

Why Small Business Owners Should Care About a Marketing Plan

April 10, 2015 by Lisa Fulmer

If you are any kind of consumer, you probably already know that marketing is mission-critical for any kind of business. We are exposed to the marketing efforts from the creators of all our favorite goods and services – and if we bought (or even just celebrated) whatever they’re offering, we are proof that their marketing […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Business Advice, marketing

Should You Use QR Codes for Your Handmade Business?

September 26, 2014 by CreativeIncome

QR Codes originated in the logistics field as a way to track inventory and products in warehouses, similar to barcodes. “QR” stands for “quick response”**, as the code is a way to store a lot of information in a small graphic and receive a quick response when scanned.   A few years ago, companies started […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Business Advice, business cards, business tools, customer service, Guest Post, Jennifer Priest, marketing, Tips

3 Tips to Market Your Creative Business with Confidence

August 4, 2014 by CreativeIncome

It’s not easy to market your business to other people. How do you tell a potential investor or client about what you do without sounding like you are pushing a hard sell? How do you explain to someone you admire or look up to about your business without feeling like an impostor? First of all, […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Business Advice, growing your business, Guest Post, marketing, Tips, Vicki O'Dell

Breaking Down E-Mail Marketing: Reaching Your Audience

June 3, 2014 by CreativeIncome

If you read Part 1 in this series, then you know how important it is to start an email newsletter. But how do you achieve the best results and make sure your newsletter is actually seen? Keep These E-Mail Marketing Principles In Mind: Be consistent and regularly send your newsletter. Respect your customer’s privacy. Avoid […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Guest Post, Jennifer Priest, marketing

Breaking Down E-Mail Marketing: Where to Start

June 1, 2014 by CreativeIncome

If Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest went away tomorrow, how would you reach your customers? Back in 2003, I started my email list over at Constant Contact because that was all I had access to. Building a website was difficult and blogs weren’t yet mainstream. If I met people at a convention or class I was […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Guest Post, Jennifer Priest, marketing

Marketing Ideas You Haven’t Thought Of

March 11, 2014 by CreativeIncome

Are you in a place where you need more customers? This usually happens when you’ve sold your handmade items to everyone you know (and their grandmother) and you aren’t quite sure how to break out and gain new customers. Let’s face it – traditional print ads will break the bank for any small business owner. […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Guest Post, marketing, Vicki O'Dell

Start A Newsletter: Craft Business Resolutions for 2014

December 29, 2013 by CreativeIncome

There are many tools out there for marketing a business, from blogs and Facebook pages to viral videos and the prettiest pictures made for Pinterest. All of these are very beneficial, and can certainly help you grow your business. But my favorite tool of all is a good old fashioned newsletter! Newsletters may not seem […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: marketing, resources

Marketing 101

November 5, 2013 by CreativeIncome

Marketing is an essential part of business. What’s surprising is that many people aren’t completely sure of what it entails. People often associate marketing with advertising and promotion, but this isn’t always the case. Marketing itself is an umbrella that hosts various branches underneath its arch. So if you’re in the beginning stages of a […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: business tools, getting started, Liz Abderholden, marketing

Finding The Product For Your Market

August 28, 2013 by CreativeIncome

You probably think that title should be FINDING THE MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCT, right? Nope. Even if you’ve made eleventy hundred doodads it doesn’t mean they will sell – or are selling. You can sit at craft show after craft show and list your items in an online store until your fingers can’t type another […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: expanding your business, resources, sales tips

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