On Friday, Tara and I headed to New York to attend BlogHer 2010. We weren’t quite sure what to expect, but I don’t think it was that. I think I was going with the idea that I would learn concrete information about how to use my blog to build my business and my brand. But, instead, …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: How to Finance Your Craft Business – some great ways to make your pennies stretch when you’re first going pro. Brag Better About Your Art, About You – you need to learn how to speak about your accomplishments with self-confidence and here are …
I’m excited to share a guest post from Meredith Keller of Smaller Box. Meredith recently released her first ebook, all about how to successfully run a contest to promote your brand. Today she shares some of the most common reasons why contests fail. Contests are a great way to grow your brand. They can be …
One of the best things about attending art school is that your creativity and design voice are pushed in ways that you could have never imagined. One of the worst things about attending art school is that you tend to develop a complex where you think that everything you design is bad. (At the very …
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Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Marie Young of Young Creative. Marie shares her tips for looking at the past and the present to help plan for the future of your business. Thanks, Marie! Every successful business must live in three dimensions simultaneously: the past, the present, and the future. Too much …
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