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I'm Diane and I make lots of things. That's what I write about here, along with musings on internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?
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 Image by Chris Blakeley, via Flickr In every online class I teach, regardless of the subject, sooner or later someone says this: “It’s really hard to talk about my work. I hate talking about myself.” …And I feel you there. I don’t love talking about myself either! That sort of flowery, shiny, I’m-so-amazing language just doesn’t … Read On! There’s More!  Image by stijnbokhove, via Flickr Welcome to May! This month, our theme is your actual audience, which is a slightly more complex idea than it appears to be on the surface. Sure, people are reading your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc – but of those, how many are truly paying attention? How many actually have the … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve had many requests to do an online class to help craft bloggers use Google Analytics more effectively – and so I’m excited to announce the launch of not one, but three! …Three minicourses, that is. I’m also experimenting here with a new (for me, anyway) style of online class, where the learning is chunked … Read On! There’s More!  Hi, Everyone – and Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your holiday break. I sure did (and so did someone else in the house), and I came away with a whole lot of new ideas for 2013. I’ll have more to say about all that soon, but for the moment, I just wanted … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, y’all – just a few quick announcements today… First, if you’re interested in monetizing your craft blog, I’m putting together a Fall session of my online class on this subject. As of this post, there are exactly two seats left in the thing, so if you want one, register now! We start on Monday. We … 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!  We interrupt this long blogging hiatus to bring you three pieces of important news: First, my friends, as of this morning, the book is turned in! Figh fives all around. Christina and I have worked really hard, and I wish you could see what we’ve created right freaking now. But of course, our baby still … 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! |
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