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Hello there! I'm Sister Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?  
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 Bettie Newell, and attorney and a crafter, helps us understand legal business structures, including Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, Corporations, and Partnerships. We talk about why these structures are important, and which ones might be best for what kinds of craft businesses. Read On! There’s More!   CraftyPod #120: The Basics of Business Structures, with Bettie Newell Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Image by Andy Woo, via Flickr Creative Commons Okay, I’m just going to come right out and say it: if there’s one phrase in the English language that makes me squirm, it’s “The Cool Kids.” I have a checkered history with those words. My career as a shy child, right up until college, was overshadowed by … Read On! There’s More!  Recently, I had a consulting session with the fabulous Kirsty Hall. She pointed out a number of things I really need to tune up here at the ol’ CraftyPod. (Because, no matter how much you know about blogging or any other subject, you can never beat the laser-beam view from a fresh set of eyes. … Read On! There’s More!  Here we go with another Google Analytics tricky trick. There’s an almost-hidden feature called Benchmarking that lets you compare your blog’s stats with those of other similar websites. What Analytics subjects would you like me to cover in future videos? Leave a comment below! If you like this video, here’s the rest of the series. Read On! There’s More!  This is a post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog. Image by Olivander, via Flickr I think it’s true that many creative people would love to find a way to make their living being creative. So we might put up websites and online stores, and try to get into shows. We might even hope that … Read On! There’s More!  This week, we prefaced our visit to the Orenco Farmer’s Market with a little early-morning walk through the old town and newer developments of Orenco. Which sufficed to get us good and hungry for the food stalls. (Those are leek tops, by the way – I loved the mosaic-y look.) The height-of-Summer veggies, like tomatoes, eggplants, … Read On! There’s More!  It’s Video Blog Day, and here’s something a little different. Tara and I are getting ready to teach a cool one-day class called It’s Who You Know. In the process, we’ve been telling each other stories of how we reached out to various people online, and how this ended up helping our businesses later. …And … Read On! There’s More!  Through a series of crazy random happenstances, I’ve stumbled on a couple new-to-me zines recently. You know how I loves me some new zines. So, through a tweet from Claudine, I found Good to Know, an ongoing project from Amy at Pikaland, based in Malaysia. Each issue of Good to Know asks a thought-provoking question, … Read On! There’s More!  This week’s Google Analytics video teaches you a little something about Bounce Rate – what it means, and when it’s worth worrying about (hint: not always, if you’re a blogger). If you’d like to see the other videos in this series, here they are. Read On! There’s More!  Susan was lovely enough to grab this book for me on a recent thrifting trip. She knows what I like! Needlepoint: The Third Dimension (Copyright 1979) is a freaking masterpiece of 1970′s needlepointy goodness – one which (dare I say it) goes way beyond plastic canvas. Case in point: let me zoom in on the cover … Read On! There’s More! |
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