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Hello there! I'm Sister 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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 I was checking my stats the other morning and found this coolio new feature in Analytics – now you can compare your stats for two different periods. I show you how to compare November of 2010 to November of 2009 in this video, but you can do all kinds of things: Compare this month to last … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another tricky trick for using Google Analytics. It’s a simple way to add notes to your Analytics data, so you can keep track over time of what caused spikes in your traffic. These notes become super helpful when you’re looking at a long-term span of blog stats – you can more easily see … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s a little creative shot-in-the-arm for your Tuesday morning… This short film was made by 1,620 members of the DaWanda community – a Berlin-based online marketplace for artists and crafters. Each crafter downloaded a single frame of the film, and then styled it according to his or her creative skills. Here’s a sample still: …Imagine the … Read On! There’s More!  So, Halloween is just a couple days away. If you’re stressing out because you haven’t done a lick of decorating, relax. You can totally do this little project. (My Mom made the pumpkin pie. I’m eating more of it as I type this, NOM NOM NOM.) Read On! There’s More!  Well, I’ve found it hard to get back into a weekly rhythm with these Google Analytics videos, so I think this has officially graduated to an “occasional series.” If there are topics you’d like to see covered in future segments, feel free to leave a comment. This edition shows you how to see exactly who’s … Read On! There’s More!  I assure you, no craft tables were cleaned up in the making of this video. :-/ (Sorry about the minor focus issues here – I had a camera setting slightly out of whack.) UPDATE: Inspired by this video, Linda shared her own crafty mess. Then, Fuzzydragons shared her messy desk. And so did Alice. Wanna share yours? Read On! There’s More!  So, this wasn’t a very video-genic week for me. Luckily, our household team has a deep bench. (Holy crap, am I using football metaphors now?!) I’ll tell you what, though – being polydactyl, he was able to edit this thing in no time. Read On! There’s More!  Yaaaay! The videoblog returns at last, and to celebrate, I leave my office and visit one of my favorite PDX places, Yarnia, with my Mom. Wanna see us get some custom yarn made? (If you’re not local, you can also get the whole Yarnia custom yarn experience online.) Oh – and here’s Mom’s take on the … Read On! There’s More!  Back in May, I had a chance to teach a two-hour workshop on social media marketing for creative biz owners. It was part of an ongoing workshop series organized by I Heart Art. You should know something about this organization, because it’s awesome. Here’s the deal: I Heart Art is a cooperative effort between Etsy, … Read On! There’s More!  In this video blog, I take a deep breath and ask you for some help to keep my email more manageable. I hope you won’t be offended. This is a matter of hours and capacity – nothing personal. …And by all means, if you do Google your question as I suggest here, and you can’t find … Read On! There’s More! |
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