A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links:
Blogging Basics: My Favorite WordPress Plug-Ins – Inkling Media is at it again with a great list of resources if you have a self-hosted WordPress blog
25 Ways Artists & Craftspeople Can Market Their Work – Ways to spread the word, spur interest in yourself and your work, and grow a base of dedicated customers
Three Keys to Being a Subject Matter Expert on Twitter – It may not make you friends, but it will establish you expert status
Build your audience like your life depended on it – OK your life may not depend on it, but your livelihood does
How To Display and Present Your Products Effectively – Some great ideas to keep in mind for effective product photos
10 Top Facebook Pages and Why They’re Successful – showcases what they’re doing right and translates it into tips for you
99 Excuses For NOT Making Ideas Happen – Looking for an excuse to fail? Find it here, but beware of counter arguments, you just might get inspired to do something!
Feel like you need a break, but don’t want to lose momentum? Find your creative spark in physical motion
Hi Megan! Thanks for sharing our post on how to display and present your products effectively among all the other great business articles above!
Have a great day!
Jason @ Meylah
The 99 Excuses link was a real eye-opener. I have found myself thinking many of those things on my road to launching my jewellery collection.
I have found streamlining my thoughts to be a really helpful process, writing small, achievable tasks each week or month that don’t seem so overwhelming.
Megan (that’s my daughter’s name, too, except hers is spelled Meghan) 🙂 –
Thanks much for including my post in your wrap-up.
… and now I want to go check out all the other posts you recommended … so much to read! 🙂
Best,
Jamie
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