Guest Writers
Tips for Beginning Craft Designers
Professional crafts designer Lisa Galvin offers practical and motivational tips for how beginning crafts designers can get started in this industry. She emphasizes the importance of joining professional organizations to meet the individuals who will help you up the ladder of success. Includes links to several resources.
The Direction of the New Craft Fair
Combination farmer’s markets/craft markets are very popular in the West and other rural areas across the country. This article by quilt artist Joan Bleakly continues Bill Ronay’s interesting discussion of the future of craft fairs and shows.
What Makes You Unique?
What Makes You Unique? This article by Traci Vanover explains how to showcase your artistic or creative skills, know-how, and products on Squidoo.com — one of the hottest places on the Web. Best of all, you can build a whole new following here and sell more of what you make . . . for FREE!
Video Marketing Tips
Freelance marketer and publicist Traci Hayner Vanover, aka the Promo Diva®, offers tips on how small businesses can get started in video marketing.
Give to Receive
Former craft business owner Jeanne Baratta explains how donating products can attract local attention to your business and lead you in interesting new directions.
The Battle of the Booth
Booth setup is most likely your least favorite part of doing a show. These tips from Promo Diva® Traci Vanover will make the job much easier.
Bad Day on eBay
Clicking a link in a fraudulent eBay email can be financially devastating if the scam is not detected immediately.
Scrapbook Business
To get started on the right foot in a homebased scrapbook business at home, you need the right industry and marketing information and contacts.
Promotional Videos
Every seller and website owner would benefit from a promotional or sales video on YouTube, and having one on your own website or blog would impress your site visitors.
