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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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 …Just time for a few quick update-y things today! I just started a three-post series over on the Vianza blog. It’s about getting more purposeful about your online activity if you’re online to market a small craft business. These posts are getting at the core of some big things I hope to say about blogging … Read On! There’s More!  Image by the trial, via Flickr Since the holiday sales season is looming large, and a bunch of you liked the tutorial roundup earlier this week, I thought I’d also round up some posts I’ve written for other websites about the ins and outs of holiday-season marketing. Go forth and make sales! If you’re new to … Read On! There’s More!  “Will you please blog about my shop/product/event/contest/project?” This is a question I get asked many times each week. And when I have a new product to market, it’s the first question I ask other bloggers. But you know what? That question is broken! And I believe the time has come for us to evolve a … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another big debate brewing in the community, and this time, it’s about Pinterest. I caught wind of it when Rachel sent me a link to an interesting discussion on Salt City Spice. The premise of that discussion is: “Here’s the thing that’s been bothering me though – after a few months of pinning and … Read On! There’s More!  Note, 3/5/13: Sorry, this video is missing in the PNCA archive at the moment. I’m hoping to gain access to it again soon. Thanks to the awesomeness of I Heart Art: Portland, you can peruse this free video version of the Social Marketing workshop I taught for them earlier this month. In this workshop, I … Read On! There’s More!  Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s a little roundup of tutorials I’ve done lately, in case you were at a loss for stuff to make this weekend. (Which of course you are NOT, but still….) First, up top there is honestly one of my favorite things I’ve made in recent memory – many thanks to The Oregonian … Read On! There’s More!  I’m loving all the discussion coming out of yesterday’s post about Free and Sustainability. Please, keep it coming! If we all put our heads together, we can find so many solutions. In the meantime, I wanted to catch you up on some tutorials and things I have going on right now… First, you may have missed … Read On! There’s More!  …Aaaaaaaand the Week of Big Guest Posts wraps up with my new post on the Etsy Blog! This one’s about an all-important skill: how to mention your products online in ways that actually draw people’s interest. That’s not to say that your product isn’t interesting – of course it is. But during the holiday season, all … Read On! There’s More! Image by the trial, via Flickr This week just keeps getting better – and not just because I’m playing six hours of Harry Potter LEGO a day. The nice folks at Handamde Spark just published a new piece I wrote, called Quick! The holidays are coming and I have to start marketing online! Click the link to … Read On! There’s More!  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! |
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