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Pinterest can be an amazing resource (and a fantastic time-suck). You can find brand new blog followers and potential customers when you post blog content on Pinterest. You never know who will repin your image, share it with a friend, or simply like it. That one connection could lead to a lifetime of sales and […]
It’s no secret that successful blogs have a high number of daily visitors. While there are lots of different things you can do to boost your blog traffic, here are some of the quicker tips you can use for your blog. Update Your Blog Design While you don’t have to redesign your entire blog, you […]
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 that got them there – also known as Etsy Shop Stats. I know this isn’t the […]
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 business. After all, it just adds one more item to the list of things to keep up with in […]
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 […]
In some businesses slumps are expected. Take a landscaping business for example. Landscapers expect a slump in work during the winter months so they plan ahead and also offer snow removal to keep their business viable during the winter months. Sometimes a slump occurs without a warning or a reason. One thing creative business owners […]
I love when people in a community get together and give each other advice. Especially when it comes to something that everyone is looking to learn how to do better – like run a handmade business or sell crafts online. Unfortunately, our little Facebook community is still growing and we don’t always have the best […]
That’s the nature of life, and that’s the nature of business. And it seems that as I navigate my way further into the trenches of running an online business, I learn a little bit more every day from each obstacle that I stumble through. It’s hard. It’s exciting. It’s exhausting. It’s rewarding. It’s yours. A […]
