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CraftyPod #120: The Basics of Business Structures, with Bettie Newell

July 31, 2010
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In this show:

• 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.

• …And we talk about what’s involved [...]

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CraftyPod #119: Why Should You Plan Your Blog Posts Ahead?

July 16, 2010
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In this show:

• I talk about why it’s so important to plan at least some of your blogging ahead. This is an idea not many bloggers seem to use, but it’s really powerful.

• I share some approaches to planning and some tools that work.

• …And I talk about the [...]

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CraftyPod #118: Why Your Story is Everything, with Tara Gentile

July 2, 2010
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In this show:

• Tara Gentile and I talk about the power of personal stories – and why they’re such an important way to set your crafty business apart from the crowd.

• Where can you find the elements of story in your business? And how do you [...]

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CraftyPod #117: Professional Crafters, Hobbyists, Etsy, and Viable Businesses, with Megan Auman

June 18, 2010
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In this show:

• I talk with craft-business blogger Megan Auman about a number of interesting ideas – most notably, that Etsy.com is a “pro-am community,” where professional crafters sell alongside hobbyists.

• We talk about how this “pro-am” landscape affects businesses that are trying to earn a profit, and how [...]

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CraftyPod #116: Making Ideas Happen, with Scott Belsky

June 5, 2010
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In this show:

• Scott Belsky and I talk about his new book, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality. It’s a guide to productivity written especially for creative people.

• We talk about the “double-edged sword” of a creative mind – on the one hand, we come up with great ideas. On the [...]

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CraftyPod #115: Creative Commons Licensing, with Martin Ertl and Kim Werker

May 22, 2010
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In this show:

• I discuss Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/Creative Commons enthusiast Kim Werker.

• We talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web.

• How do your license your work under Creative Commons? What kinds of work can you [...]

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CraftyPod #114: Building Creative Communities, with Marlo Miyashiro

May 7, 2010
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In this show:
• Marlo Miyashiro talks with me about building creative communities, and shares how she did it with Seattle’s EtsyRAIN.
• We discuss the most important elements of a thriving creative community.
• …And we talk about what a community leader can do when members express dislike for how a community is running.
Links:
• Visit EtsyRAIN online, [...]

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CraftyPod #113: Kari Chapin Answers Your Crafty-Business Questions

April 9, 2010
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In this show:

• Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace, answers your crafty business questions.

• The conversation ranges from one-of-a-kind products to business plans to multiple income streams to various venues for selling.

• …And we we talk about how all that stuff is different for microbusinesses than it may be for “crafty empires.”

Links:

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CraftyPod #112: Free and Service, with Paul Overton

March 26, 2010
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In this show:

• Paul Overton and I are talking about Free again – this time, from a standpoint of service.

• We talk about how Free is just as applicable to a corporate job as it is to an entrepreneurial effort.

• …And we discuss where this discussion of Free should go next.

Links:

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CraftyPod #111: My Own Story of Free and Crafting

March 12, 2010
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In this show:

• To further our ongoing discussion of Free and how it affects the craft community, I share my own story of Free. In some ways, Free has created my business. In others, it’s created big challenges.

• I talk about the most important by-product of Free: [...]

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