I recently received this email from CMBA reader Alicia, and because I’m sure it’s something many of you struggle with, I wanted to share it with you: “I have set up my 4 mailing lists as suggested, but the question is, what to put in my newsletters? I already use my blog for introducing new …
Last week, Etsy rolled out two brand new site features – circles and activity feeds. As is always the case whenever Etsy launches major changes to the site, reactions were mixed. Some people couldn’t be more excited, while other were concerned that Etsy was just trying to become the next Facebook, and not in a …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links. The Most Important Element of Your Marketing Story – How to pull readers into your “story” and keep them coming back. How Does an Artist Develop a Niche? – This doesn’t go into finding who your niche is, but rather cultivating your niche …
I think it’s no secret that a lot of designers and makers harbor dreams of becoming the next great lifestyle brand. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be the next Amy Butler? Or the next Jonathan Adler. Or even the next Martha, minus the prison stint. Building the lifestyle brand of your dreams is possible, …
A guest post by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl. Websites are funny things. For as fast as the web changes, our websites seem to languish unchanged well past their due. Or, we make changes willy nilly not knowing what works & what doesn’t. Either way, rarely in between. Today, I’d like to offer up 7 …
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