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Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
Click the “Play” button at the bottom of this post to listen!
In this show:
- An interview with Paul Overton, author of the Dudecraft blog. This conversation was inspired by this post.
- Some thoughts on the difference between crafting for money and crafting for passion.
- How does handmade work change when it’s made solely for profit?
- What happens when independent craft businesses start flooding the online community with marketing messages?
- What does it mean when a handmade item has “mojo?”
Links:
- Dudecraft is well worth reading – be sure and check it out!
- Paul recommended Hammermarks as an example of a blog that offers both value and commerce.
- We also talked a bit about Gary Vaynerchuk, who absolutely nails the idea of offering value to your audience. I recommend this short interview as a quick way to get familiar with his philosophies.
- Paul is also a big fan of Meet Me At Mikes.
- Another blog Paul mentioned: Aprons and Hammers. (Man! Those really ARE amazing shoes!)
- …And we also went a little fangirl (and boy) on Jeff Rudell .
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Yes I am. I'me finding a new pleasure in crafts, and I'm loving to meet interesting people like you and Paul from Dude Craft :D
I enjoyed this podcast so much! I found myself falling into this same 'e commerce' thing and then started asking myself 'what am i doing? i realized that the people i follow are the ones that talk about other things besides their own shop items. so, i decided to start blogging myself because i think that i have a lot of good stories to tell! thanks again,
marsha spaniel
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It was time for me to catch up on the craftypod! I loved this episode, it put in to words what I have been feeling lately. I have been struggling with this for awhile. I just felt bombarded with people pushing their shops and it turned me off twitter and other social sites. Also, I didn't want to be that person and I was afraid that was where I was heading. I took a little break and am now working on little mini challenges that I set myself. It gives me something to blog about and something to push me creatively. And since they aren't things I plan on selling I don't have the pressure of it being perfect. I had to remember that it was okay to make mistakes. For so long I was just doing production work I lost sight of that fact that I once did this for fun.
Thanks!
Ah… I was wondering where you went. I'm so glad you shared your
experiences here. And I love your approach of setting creative
challenges for yourself. What a great way to re-connect with your love
of making!
Great podcast! I was also getting caught up in the selling end of my craft and upset with myself if I didn't feel like making jewelry on a given day. It has started to turn into a job and I find I just don't enjoy it this way! So, now I feel like I can go back to just making jewelry when an idea hits me or I feel like playing and not feel guilty! And yes, I would like to be able to make money off of my craft, since I am layed off, but I don't feel the same sense of urgency about it. Thanks so much! Now I can defend myself with all my crafty friends who are telling me I need to make more jewelry and sell it! LOL! Honestly I through I was one of the few in the world who felt like this! :D
Great podcast! I was also getting caught up in the selling end of my craft and upset with myself if I didn't feel like making jewelry on a given day. It has started to turn into a job and I find I just don't enjoy it this way! So, now I feel like I can go back to just making jewelry when an idea hits me or I feel like playing and not feel guilty! And yes, I would like to be able to make money off of my craft, since I am layed off, but I don't feel the same sense of urgency about it. Thanks so much! Now I can defend myself with all my crafty friends who are telling me I need to make more jewelry and sell it! LOL! Honestly I through I was one of the few in the world who felt like this! :D
I just discovered your podcast and this is the first one I listened to. I agree 100% about getting turned off on Twitter by constant advertising tweets, most of the time now I just skip over those. And, most of my own followers are other sellers, so tweeting about my own items generally results in views but not purchases.
I recently started a blog, and have been following Tara @ Scoutie Girl's model of blog posts, which is the same idea of blogging about your process, your goals, other people that inspire you, etc. I'm not getting a ton of views yet, so it was great to hear affirmation that this is a good blogging route to go.
I look forward to listening to a lot more podcasts!
Hi there – thanks for commenting! Over time, that approach absolutely
will get you noticed. Keep it up!