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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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 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand just like that, it’s November. Just a quick note today to tell you how excited I am: I’m doing a monthly column on CRAFT, called Crafting Your Online Presence! (Dig the spiffy photo header above – how cool is that?!) You can read the first installment here – it’s about how to make time for … Read On! There’s More!  Kirsty Hall and I talk about what it means to be more authentic online – whether it’s in your blog posts, tweets, or Facebook updates. How does authenticity lead people to trust you – and when can it turn them away? What impact does it have on a small craft business? Is there anything … Read On! There’s More!   Earlier this year, I announced that I was starting up an email newsletter. I had big plans for this thing – free PDF downloads, updates from this blog, special coupons, and so on. Well now that I’m four months into this adventure, I’m re-thinking the project. I thought I’d share my observations, in case they’re … Read On! There’s More!  Many business experts (although not Pushkin) will tell you that there are two kinds of income: active and passive. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to cultivate some of both. Active income, of course, is where you have to expend effort for every sale you make. As crafters, boy are we familiar with this … Read On! There’s More!  While I re-assemble my shattered calendar, here’s a post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog. Light some votive candles for the possibility of a new podcast this week, willya? Image by jcolman, via Flickr If you want to cross over from hobbyist maker to professional maker, I’m growing to believe that one simple question will … Read On! There’s More!  This is a post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog – though I changed the title, as the original title was rather lame on second reflection. Image by Tipiro, via Flickr Creative Commons It’s true that you can declare yourself an artist (crafter, writer, etc.) anytime you want. But if you want to become a professional … Read On! There’s More!  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!  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!  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!  This is another post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog. Image by Bob.Fornal, via Flickr How many blogs are you currently subscribed to? How many people do you follow on Twitter? How many Facebook friends do you have? In short, how many hours a week do you spend trying to keep up on internet input? The … Read On! There’s More! |
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