Welcome the the third week of our ten week series on blogging! These first couple of weeks are all about WordPress blogs. Next week, we’ll start covering topics that apply to everyone! Last week we did a video on setting up a hosting account and getting your WordPress blog up and running on your own… [read more]
Blogging Leads to Online Greatness {B.L.O.G.} – New 10 Post Series
See below for an Audio Podcast with Kim & Tim! How many Etsy shops turn into long-term successes? What percentage of people who start selling on Etsy with big dreams end-up watching that dream fade away? It’s probably pretty high. What about you? Do you want to actually see those dreams come to fruition? Do… [read more]
How To Put a Pinterest Pin Button on Your Blog
Pin It 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… [read more]
How Fewer Blog Comments Equals Opportunity
Did you know that blog commenting overall has reduced over the last couple of years? It’s not that people aren’t talking anymore, it’s just that they have more places to talk, and they don’t have more time, so something has to give. More activity on Facebook, or Twitter = Fewer comments on blogs. Generally speaking.… [read more]
5 Blogging Tips for Etsy Sellers
{Lavender Sachets – The Lavender Road} Yes, that’s right, you should have a blog! I know there are a million things to do, but if you plan on growing your handmade business you shouldn’t put off starting or improving your blog for another moment. Here are a few simple tips to start you on the… [read more]
20 Tips for Selling on Etsy
I know how it is because I’ve been there! You want to increase your sales or start selling on Etsy and you could use a little help. When I started selling on Etsy in 2008 I had no idea what I was getting into…ha! I read everything I could find and stumbled through opening my… [read more]
Customizable Etsy Widget for WordPress {Tutorial}
This post is a little on the techy side – if it helps you, great! If it bores you to tears, blame Tim (he wrote it)! ~ Kim If you’re an Etsy Seller with a self-hosted WordPress blog, then you might be interested in a neat new plugin for displaying your Etsy shop items in… [read more]