This e-book, by Tara Gentile of the indie craft and design blog Scoutie Girl, is a friendly guide for crafters who want to blog creatively, engagingly, and with inspiration in every post. It offers ideas for finding a blogging voice, a mission statement and a treasure trove of topics that will flow off the keyboard and keep both human visitors and search engine bots coming back — even while the blogger spends more time creating and less time at the computer. read more

Originally published on Everything Etsy by Kim, July 2011.

You may have noticed a couple of times recently that we’ve added a Pinterest “Pin-It” button to posts that have key images that we’ve created.
Images are a great way for people to visually keep track of posts they want to remember, or to share things they enjoyed with others. Pinterest is an exciting new platform that bridges the gap between social and visual. We love it! read more

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The Blogging Adventure: Tips & Prompts for Crafters by a Crafter is here!

This book was written by a crafter for crafters! It was designed and based off of my successful e-course, the Monthly Blogging Workshop. What began as a month-long virtual workshop has now been re-designed as an e-book to help you improve your blogging, give you blog prompts, topics, and ideas, help you to gain blog readers, and to help you expand your social network.

Some of the highlights of this book include: read more

Need a few reasons to take this class written specifically for crafters who blog or want to blog? Here ya go:

It’s FREE! read more

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This week in link love, I’ve gathered up some great articles for improving your blog. If you aren’t already blogging for your business, I really suggest you do.

A blog is a great way to attract business to your site. A blog is one of the best ways to attract potential customers, gain loyal followers, and share your expertise, talent and thoughts with the world. Included in this article are some great links to help you improve your blogging.

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Are you stuck in a blogging rut? Do you have a blog, but don't know what to write about? Do you want to start blogging, but don't know where to begin or how to get people to read your blog? Then this month long blogging workshop is for you! read more

This blog contains tutorials and code snippets to customize your Blogger blog.

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“I want to start a blog/website – help!”

I’ve been asked this question a lot lately, and seen it pop up around the place. You want to start a blog, but you don’t know how to go about it? Read on!

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You run a small crafty business and you want to take it to the next level. That’s great. By reading about this e-course, you are off to a great start. What can this e-course do for you?

This e-course is designed to help you start the year off right for your craft business. Whether you are starting from scratch, you’ve been at it for a couple of years, or you’ve been at it for a decade, you will benefit from this course because it is going to help you start your year like you never have before. read more

Originally posted on 43 Folders by Merlin Mann on 8/19/2008.

My friends at Six Apart recently asked me to make a list of blogs that I enjoy. I think they’re planning to use it for their new Blogs.com project. Unfortunately, I’m late getting it to them (typical), but if it’s still useful, I’ll post it here in a day or four.

As I think about the blogs I’ve returned to over the years – and the increasingly few new ones that really grab my attention – I want to start with, ironically enough, a list. Here’s what I think helps make for a good blog.