A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: How to Write a Winning Press Release: The Step-by-Step Guide – 10 tips on how to write a superb press release How to Increase the Quality of Your Facebook Fans – there might be a million ways to get more fans, but don’t [...]
Whether you’ve been an Etsy seller for five years or five months, you probably had dreams for your business before discovering Etsy. What were they? Did you always dream of selling your crafts, and Etsy made that possible? Did discovering Etsy help you realize a dream you never knew you had? Or has running an [...]
Last night, Chris Brogan shared a link on Twitter to Worldreader – a non-profit whose mission is to bring books to the developing world through e-readers. Right now, they’re conducting initial trials using the Kindle. I LOVE this idea, and I wanted to make a donation (even if it was a small one) right on [...]
When you’re self-employed and running a creative business, it’s really easy to be lax when it comes to routine. You can structure your days however you want. You can do what you’d like when you feel like it (or so many people seem to think). You don’t have to conform to a normal working day, [...]
Over at The Creative Empire, people have been talking about all the reasons why we haven’t hired someone to help out in our business yet. It seems like, for many of us, we make hiring help into a much bigger deal than it has to be. And yet every day, plenty of businesses, SMALL businesses, [...]
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: 12 Ways to Market Your Event With Social Media – You have an event scheduled (Christmas in July perhaps?) but need a plan to get people excited about it. Finding the Niche That’s Just Right – Everyone tells you to market to your [...]
So, I know I said I was going to talk about crafting an economic recovery this week, but this week kind of blew up in my face. So today I’m just going to take care of a little housekeeping. 1. Guest posts wanted! My August is insane (vacation, two trade shows, the launch of The [...]
Do you allow the market to drive your creativity? Tara & I are very interested in exploring the idea that you don’t have to create in a vacuum nor do you have to cop to the demands of the marketplace. There’s a place right in the middle where we can be true to our creative [...]
I thought I’d take a short break from talking about crafting an economic recovery to give you another sneak peek into my gift fair prep. (Not to mention the fact that I’m swamped with prep work, so it’s kinda where my brain is at.) In this video, I talk about setting up (and [...]
One of the best ways that craft businesses can help with economic recovery is in the creation of new jobs. This also happens to be one of the most overlooked ways that craft can contribute to improving the economy. Many of us look at our businesses and think that hiring someone, or paying someone to [...]
Megan Auman is a designer, maker, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. In 2009, Megan founded Crafting an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills. In 2011, the site name was changed to Designing an MBA.
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