All Entries in the "Business" Category
Copyblogger
I just found another great Free eCourse to help anyone who needs marketing assistance. It’s an ongoing eCourse over at the Copyblogger blog. They provide you with a simple way to implement effective online marketing using a tutorial approach that is easy to understand. And speaking of tutorials, they have lots of those too! Everything [...]
Guide to Wholesale and Trade Shows
I was poking around in the Crafting an MBA blog a bit more and Megan also offers a wonderful, comprehensive guide to wholesale and trade shows. The guide includes two parts. Part 1 is all about Wholesaling, including info on pricing, choosing products, developing your wholesale terms and so on. Part 2 focuses on Trade [...]
Crafting an MBA
I just visited a blog that I have been on before but haven’t visited for awhile. It is a wonderful blog created by Megan Auman. She founded the blog in 2009 to help designers and “makers” develop their business skills. From her ABOUT page: At crafting an MBA, the goal is to help you polish [...]
Free Marketing Courses
Is marketing a challenge for you? Need some advice or tips? How about some free eCourses on marketing? Look no further than the IttyBiz blog. IttyBiz offers several free eCourses on Marketing that are available via email. Just click the image above to be taken to their eCourses page and from there you can sign [...]
Advertising Sale at Creative Times Magazine
I just wanted to share an advertising opportunity for those of you who make or sell creative items, handmades, and/or primitives on your website. Creative Times Magazine is currently running a sale on two of their regular advertising spots: 125×125 Website Ads, and 150×150 Issue Ads. Both of these ad spots are on sale right [...]
7 Business Tips to Start the Year
Now that the holidays are over, this becomes the time that many retailers dread because there is usually a significant drop off in sales, both online and off. It can be a major challenge to entice customers to spend money shopping after all they spent over the holidays. But this doesn’t mean that there aren’t [...]
Title Tags – Make the First Word Count
Meta Tags can be so confusing when tending to your website’s SEO. So I thought I’d give a few tips on writing your site’s Title Tag. You might think that would be the easiest one, because most people put their business name as their Title Tag. But that’s actually, in most cases, the least beneficial [...]
iStockphoto
I’m not sure how many of you need or use stock photography in your online business, but if you’re interested in a great resource, I often use iStockphoto. Photos are always a great way to enhance your business (or personal) blog or website and can be used in so many ways. So if you’re looking [...]
Wishbox
I just discovered a great new customer feedback tool called Wishbox, brought to you by the folks at JotForm. I have used JotForm on some websites for creating contact/email forms. Very easy to use and they have free forms and paid versions of their services. This new Wishbox tool is brand new tool that provides [...]
Add a Contact Form to Your Facebook Page
Do you have a Facebook page for your business? If so, it might be helpful to add a contact form there so that your fans (a.k.a. potential customers) can contact you if they need to while they’re on Facebook. ContactMe is an app made for Facebook, which enables you to add a Contact tab to [...]
Weave App for iPhone
If you have an online business or crafting business, or hobby that you need to manage–or if you just need some help managing the craziness of your everyday life–and if you have an iPhone, then there is a great new app that you might find really helpful. It’s called Weave, and it’s brought to you [...]
Craft Show Fundamentals
Do you do craft shows? Or are you thinking about getting started selling at craft shows, but aren’t sure of all the ins and outs? Either way, this eBook may be a great resource for you. It’s called Craft Show Fundamentals, and it’s available from the owner of The Kraft Outlet. Craft Show Fundamentals is [...]
Is Your Site Speed Hurting Your Google Ranking?
Did you know that the speed of your website can affect your Google ranking? Website speed has been a factor in Google’s ranking algorithm since last year. Google says it’s not the most important factor, out of around 200 different ranking factors. But since it is a factor, it is worth paying at least a [...]
An eBook for Craft Show Crafters
Are you thinking about starting to sell your crafts at craft shows? Or maybe you already sell at craft shows but want some advice on how to make the most of the experience? If so, you might want to get the new eBook called Breaking Into the Craft Show Circuit. Talena, the author, uses her [...]
Counting Social Signals from Google and Bing
Just a quick link to share from the Search Engine Land blog. It’s a fabulous article that gives a lot of extremely helpful information on whether or not and how social signals are impacting website page ranks at Google and Bing. What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count? Read that article to find [...]
