(prints by Stephanie Corfee) When I joined Etsy last fall, I thought it would help my sales immensely. After all, it’s the premier place to buy handmade, right? What I didn’t expect was to be so lost in numbers. With many sellers being there for years, they had formed friendships and joined teams. I noticed [...]
building a repertoire of posts You’ve got a blog, you’re written a mission statement, you know how to build a community, and now you’ve started making it easier for search engines to find you. So what are you going to write about? The next time you’re stuck for a post, consider one of these options: [...]
Episode One – Crafting a Mission Statement to Guide Your Blog Episode Two – Creating a Community Around Your Blog Episode Three – SEO Can Help You Write Better Posts Episode Four – coming April 24! SEO can help you write better posts “Werd” hand-bound book by Emily from Subu, Inc. SEO, or Search Engine [...]
Welcome to the HiP blog challenge! This is the first part in a four part series – with a new post every Saturday in April. I want to thank ETSYmarketing.org for cross-posting this series – and give a special welcome to any of you joining the challenge from there! While this blog may be geared [...]
Don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaway for ceramic earrings by Jessica Sharrah! Are you ready for a challenge? I’m proud to announce the spring HiP blog challenge! If you’re looking to make your blog a little HiPper, or at least make it reflect your business and gain readership, tune in every Saturday in April [...]
1) modernclassicspaper {row boat} 2) MJRojasphoto {butterfly} 3) walkingtojericho {homestead} 4) mkcphotography {hot air balloons} 5) studiocaptura {eastern state penitentiary} What do you do when you can’t think of an idea for a blog post? Do you sit at the computer and stare blankly? Do you browse through Etsy and “heart” things? Do you just [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Jan from Scoutie Girl & Daisy Janie. She found HiP through Sara Smedley‘s blog which she found from a post about Sara on Poppy Talk. Turns out what caught Jan’s eye was the HiP button on Sara’s blog. If you’ve been with me for awhile, [...]
 A community blog of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Handmade in PA seeks to be the premiere site for bringing Pennsylvania artisans & shoppers together. We feature interviews, host giveaways, publish tutorials, and offer business & shopping advice – all in the name of supporting the handmade movement in Pennsylvania. We are always looking for guest contributors and hosts for giveaways. |
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the HiP blog challenge – episode 2
By tara on April 11, 2009
creating a community with your blog When I asked Jessica Smith, of Wish Pot & JessicaKnows fame (among many, many other things…), what one tip she would give someone just starting out in social media, she replied: “Talking with people” may be easy to put into practice with sites like Facebook and Twitter. But you [...]
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