It’s funny how there are certain words and concepts that are guarenteed to cause a ruckus. Talking about business to creative people is one of those words – so often we associate it with corporate greed that we forget that little local endeavors, including Etsy stores and E-commerce sites are … Continue reading
Okay, I just wrote a long post about why giving away crochet patterns for free is a bad thing. In general giving away free patterns is a terrible idea, except when it can aid in your marketing. It ONLY helps in your marketing plans when you do this strategically. You … Continue reading
Members Only Class: Work Smart with MailChimp! Hey ! This Saturday April 6, 2013 at 6pm Pacific I will teach you how to set up a MailChimp account AND walk you through how to use this great service to make your marketing easy and fun! The folks at MailChimp were awesome … Continue reading
CLF Pro Members, World Wide Yarns and Karen Ratto Whooley have partnered for a fabulous crochet experience in Soap Lake, Washington! You don’t want to miss this event and there is limited space, so sign up before it’s too late! Event: June 1 – 2 Call to reserve your spot … Continue reading
One of the things most of the crochet (craft) world is missing out on is passive income streams that work. Notice the end of that sentence, that work. A lot of people try using Amazon links and Adsense etc, only to get tiny trickles of pennies and that just doesn’t … Continue reading
This post is for all of you who blog, have blogged or will blog in the future about crochet. Read these words very, very carefully, I am going to repeat myself. These words are for those who have, are or will blog about CROCHET. This is not a post … Continue reading
I get asked “I want to start a crochet business, what do I need to do first?” I know you think you asked a simple question, but you didn’t. You asked a HUGE question and the best answer I can give to that HUGE question is “It depends.” That’s … Continue reading
Hey there! Email marketing is probably the most affordable and effective forms of marketing on the planet. It can also be REALLY confusing to learn, and there is a ton of misinformation about it. I can tell you from personal experience that the better I’ve become at E-Mail marketing the … Continue reading
I usually write this kind of content on my other blog, The Golden Me, but since we’re doing a month of posts supporting Crochet sellers, makers and service providers in their marketing and sales efforts, I figured you could deal with it! Gather round my hookstars, I have a story … Continue reading
Yesterday, my best friend and I took our teens to Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). It’s a massive event in the heart of Seattle, full of comics, super heroes and movie legends. So, what does it have to do with crochet? Well, it does and it doesn’t. I was there … Continue reading
