A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links:
What if we paid each other? – Another fantastic post from Make + Meaning about sharing the crafting wealth.
Draw Some Cash – 10 tips for creating a product line. (via Ponoko)
Online Shop Order Ledger Template – A free Excel spreadsheet to help you keep track of online sales, expenses, and profits.
20 Questions Your Buyers are Asking – The most useful thing to ever come out of the Etsy forums.
Two oldies-but-goodies to help you when contacting your press mailing list:
Public Relations for the Independent Designer – I highly recommend following the steps in this guide (written by Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney) when contacting press
How to approach blogs – the quintessential guide from Jenna at Modish. (Tara Gentile, editor of Scoutie Girl, has some thoughts on why this method is starting to get a little formulaic. Check out her post for other ideas on how to get noticed by bloggers.)