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Hello there! I'm 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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 No, this photo doesn’t have anything to do with this post, but heck – it’s seasonal! So, in this earlier post, we talked about how blog-reading is evolving in a more visual, more bite-sized, more social-media-driven direction. I certainly don’t think this heralds the death of blogs – after all, what are all those links … Read On! There’s More!  Today, Tara and I are talking with Melissa Gruntkosky, who runs a letterpress and design business called Pressbound. She used our new workbook, Crafting an Effective Blog, to re-tool her blog so it promotes her product line and establishes her as an expert in her field. We’re talking with her about what she learned … Read On! There’s More! In this video, Tara and I are talking with Sarah Wilson of The Sexy Knitter about her experiences using our new workbook, Crafting an Effective Blog. Sarah already has a very strong brand, but she was trying to blog for every knitter in the world, and that made it difficult to blog in the right … Read On! There’s More! Tara and I are so excited to be launching the digital workbook version of our ever-popular online class, Crafting an Effective Blog! …And we thought it would be fun to celebrate this launch by hosting three LIVE Google Hangout broadcasts. In each one, we’ll be working with a different crafty small business owner, looking at … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Windell Oskay, via Flickr This post originally appeared in a slightly different form a while back as a guest post on Whipup, but I’m re-posting it over here because it’s such a perfect way to explain what’s on offer in my last online class of the year. In Monetize Your Craft Blog, we’ll … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s the recording of our live Effective Blog Hangout. We had a great time! Many thanks to our special guests: • Allyson Dykhuizen, The Sweatshop of Love and Holla Knits! • Abby Glassenberg, While She Naps • Stacey Trock, Fresh Stitches Tara and I loved chatting with these talented ladies! …And we’d love to work with you on … Read On! There’s More!  Image by oschene, via Flickr Tara and I are hosting another session of our online class, Crafting an Effective Blog (How to make a blog that actually improves your business – without being spammy). We start soon – August 6th! And I thought I’d talk a little about how this class came to be, and … Read On! There’s More!  Image by elycefeliz, via Flickr I know, I know, I’m awfully chatty this week. Just two quick pointers, and I’ll get out of your hair, OK? First, I thought you might want to chime in on this week’s Google+ discussion. We’re talking about introverts and extroverts, and how your personality type shows up in your creative … Read On! There’s More!  Image by -Jeffrey-, via Flickr We had a great discussion a while back about how blogging is changing. We talked about the “post keeping-up era,” where all of us are tending to let go of the ideal of staying current with hundreds of blogs. And we talked about what this means for bloggers in terms … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Paola Kizette Cimenti, via Flickr I’ve said this before, but the number one question people ask me about blogging is this: “How to I get more readers?” Usually, the question I ask in response to this question is “Why do you WANT more readers?” Some bloggers want those readers so they can get more comments, … Read On! There’s More! |
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