A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links. Beating Creative Burnout – This Etsy Success post helps regain the mojo you may have lost for your work over the years. Easy Steps: Add a Newsletter Sign-Up to Your Facebook Fan Page – Seriously, this is the easiest description of this that …
I make awesome jewelry. There, I said it. And now I want you to say it too. Repeat after me. “I make awesome {insert your product here}” Talking about your products in positive way doesn’t make you a braggart, or boastful, or a slimy snake oil salesmen. It certainly doesn’t make you a bad person. …
If I were to identify my weak point in business a year ago, I would say my skills as a salesperson. I seriously doubted my ability to convince people to buy my products. When you run a one-person business, you need to be good at a lot of things. And getting people to buy your products …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links. How To Reengage Inactive Subscribers – Anyone who’s had a mailing list for any length of time knows that at some point people stop opening your emails. Here are some tips to figure out why and to get them back on your bandwagon. …
While at the Buyer’s Market on Monday, I had the chance to hear Peter Shankman speak about social media. (I’ll be sharing more about BMAC and the other trade shows in upcoming posts.) During his talk, he shared a really interesting statistic. Only about 5% of the US population has ever tried Twitter, and only about …