A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links.
How To Plan And Write A Blog Post To Go Viral – This is an in depth look at how to create a post that will be spread all over the web. The author uses his own post as a case study – one where he planned in advance how to get the desired results.
4 Ways To Spark New Ideas – some exercises to help you think about ideas from an entirely different angle than you had been. It’s kind of designed for group exercises, but I’m sure you can figure out a way to do this on your own as well.
7 Reasons Your Blog Sucks (and What to Do About It) – Yes, this isn’t the first time I’ve featured a post like this one. But seriously, have you done all of these things to make sure your blog doesn’t suck?
The 13 Business Blogging Master Post Templates You Can Use, Part 1- Process Stories – First in a 13 part series, this post describes how to write a process post to entice your readers – perfect for artists and craftspeople!
6 Tips to Enhance Your Facebook Page With Photos – What?! You’re an artist who doesn’t post photos on FB? Or are you posting the wrong kind of photos?
10 Terrible Tweet Types Killing Your Twitter Strategy – 10 kinds of tweets no one wants to read and how to fix the problem if you’re doing it.
7 Simple Tips To Deal With Negative People – We all run into them. Here are some steps to help you deal with all their negative energy.