I’ve been hearing (and talking) a lot about Pinterest. This new hot social media platform is proving to be a great traffic generator for visually-based businesses. (Like ours.) But I’ve also been hearing plenty of questions about Pinterest’s guidelines against self-promotion and if there’s still a way to use it to promote your work. Which …
If you’re like most makers I know, blogging is a major thorn in your side. You know having a blog is important, but you struggle to make time. (You do know that having a blog is important, right? A strong blog can improve your SEO, build trust with potential customers, and establish you as an …
A few weeks ago, Lisa Verdi of MindfulBIZ shared a guest post on putting your business plan into action on your website. Today she’s back giving one lucky person a video critique of how to make his website more effective. (And you can benefit too!) Lisa Verdi of MindfulBIZ shows David Arnold how to boost the …
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How many times have you thought, “I would love to do this for my business, but I just don’t have the money!” With bank loans hard to come by and credit cards with ridiculously high interests rates, funding your next creative venture can seem like a pipe dream. But in the past year or so, …
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 …