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We’ve all heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” When it comes to blogging, pictures are probably also worth a thousand followers…and thousands of dollars in sales while we’re at it. One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a blogger or creative business owner is not carving out the time […]
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 like we can do the same thing. If you’re new to blogging, you may not realize that there are […]
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 […]
SEO stands for “search engine optimization,” and it is the process of making your blog or website more search engine friendly. There are a variety of things that you can do to your site to help the search engines find it. This helps your site get a better ranking in search results. For example, if […]
Who says? You? Let me ask you this. What is the difference between you and a writer? Does a writer go to college to learn how to write? Some do but plenty don’t. Does a writer have a published book? Well, if that is the case you are leaving out a lot of very talented […]
There is a lot of information out on the world wide web for business, fitness, fashion, mommy or other bloggers but things work a little different if you are a creative business owner. Creative business bloggers have their own needs, as do their readers, so a regular run of the mill “How to write a […]
So you’ve just started your first craft blog and you’re eager to get content out on the internet and share all the cool things you’ve found yourself. Great! That’s the perfect way to start. Sharing the things that inspire you and your creativity is one thing that will keep readers coming back to your blog, […]
Photography is probably the biggest issue I struggle with when it comes to my Etsy shop. I have a pretty nice camera, but I’m not photographer so no matter how much of the heavy lifting my camera does, the photos aren’t always exactly what I imagined. I’m learning pretty quickly that no matter how good […]
Hi, I know you. You are creative and you make great stuff. You like to write, you’ve been reading lots of blogs and you have decided to start a blog to share some of your creativity, your Etsy or eBay store and photos of the baby so that the family far away can see him […]
Even if your writing a blog just to help promote your online store or craft business, it’s always nice to get product for free. And that is a real possibility when you are a blogger. This is where having the ability to write a good and trustworthy product review is handy. Having companies send you […]
