business buzz 9-4-10

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

4 Comments

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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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