Blogging 101 Blogging has long been one of the best and easiest ways to connect with others online. Going back to the 80s and 90s, with global communities like LiveJournal and Blogger, blogs were a means to reach people anywhere in the world. So it only...
A trend we’ve seen take hold over the course of the pandemic is craft blending. Specifically, we’ve witnessed embroidery elements spilling over into other craft spaces, whether it’s knitting, sewing, crocheting, or even weaving. Blending crafts together is fun (and useful!) for a lot of reasons....
Cornerstone content is the core of your business - it is the unique knowledge that only you can share with potential customers. Creating excellent cornerstone content can be one of the first steps in the Know-Like-Trust funnel, building a relationship with your audience. Today we’ll...
Social Media Marketing Are you so busy running your crafty business that social media marketing falls by the wayside? We know you’re one person (or a few people) trying to wear all the hats, and building social media platforms and a healthy newsletter list can seem...
Crafting Season Approaches Summer may be around the corner, and sales have slowed a bit, but winter IS coming. The crafting season really kicks off at the beginning of each fall and runs through the end of the year. While knitters, quilters, and crocheters might be...
Spring has arrived, and with it vaccines and a slight relaxing of pandemic guidelines. As people get out and circulate more you’ll want to welcome them back into your store. Few customers who enter your store leave empty handed. It follows that increasing the number...
Embedding images with alt tags is an important part of an accessible, search-optimized website and social media presence. In the context of a website, alt tags (or alt text) live within HTML coding and describe in some detail the images being displayed on your website....
You’ve likely seen the term “User Generated Content” floating around the internet. You may have even started exploring how to tie some of this content into your social media marketing plan. User Generated Content might be one of the most important organic means of generating...
Special thanks to guest poster Matt Maciel for today's post about optimizing your e-commerce through the omnichannel experience. Matt is an Account Executive with Retail Success, whose star product is POSIM (POS and Inventory Management). POSIM is specifically designed to handle unique retail experiences, with...