a sponsored post by Lynne Brehmer of SpreeWorks image credit: illustrated social media icons by tiff chow for her personal blog Social media is a great way to build relationships with your customers and grow your business. If you have an Etsy store you probably know that it can be hard to make sales by listing your products on Etsy alone. However, combining your Etsy store … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Create a Successful Social Media Strategy
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editing: fear not the red pen!
Jessika and I met. There we were: editor + editor. But our roles are so different! How can we share the same job title? Language breaks down all the time, but never more so when we decide to use the same word for reasonably different things. editor=what? At Oh My Handmade Goodness, Jess is the kind of editor who curates themes. She decides that this will be Oh My University … [Read more...] about editing: fear not the red pen!
writing as a pie-making party
Image credit: Homemade Pie art print by Jenna Park of Sweet Fine Day I belong to a garden club. We meet, we share stories and plants, and we try to make our town a better place. A few years ago, wanting to dovetail into a greater town plan to revitalize our gorgeous, unique, and underused riverfront, we starting making pies. Pies for the riverfront! Hurrah! In late summer, … [Read more...] about writing as a pie-making party
The 4 Elements of Your Personal Introduction—Or, How To Make Sense Of Your Life When You Have 15 Bajillion Different Passions.
Image credit: 'just be you' print by Amanda Helmer a super special guest post by Alexandra Franzen “So, what do you do?” For multi-passionate, multi-talented, multi-faceted creatives, it’s The Most Dreaded Question of All. “What do I do? Where do I start?!” The truth is, synthesizing the fullness of your Being into a snappy 10-second introduction isn’t easy. But it doesn’t … [Read more...] about The 4 Elements of Your Personal Introduction—Or, How To Make Sense Of Your Life When You Have 15 Bajillion Different Passions.
The Two Things You Must Know To Build A Community Around Your Business
image credit: Lower Lawrenceville Small businesses are just that... they're small. They're personal. They're intimate. They're customized. People fall in love with small businesses because they connect with the business's brand in some way. If you want your business to grow, building a community will make it happen quicker than trying to do it all by yourself. Tweet that … [Read more...] about The Two Things You Must Know To Build A Community Around Your Business
