Buffer Writing Prompt: Write a post inviting your readers to connect with you. Show them how by pointing out where they can find your social media buttons and/or contact form. In order for me to write this post I had to do some searching on Google for some social media icons for this blog. (referring [...]
{Nuts and Bolts} Connecting with Your Blog Readers
{Social Media} Top 3 Crochet Forums You Should Belong To
BufferWriting Prompt: Write a List post featuring 5 forums you frequent or would like to frequent this year for your crochet blog or business. Interacting with your customers and your blog readers is a very important part of developing your crochet business. One way you can do that is by being where your market is. [...]
{Social Media} Building a Professional Network on LinkedIn
BufferToday Julia Neiman shares how you can create a community on Linkedin. Linkedin was somewhat of a mystery to me for a long time. I signed up, uploaded a photo and filled in my profile, connected with a few co-workers and colleagues, then wondered why I was there because I didn’t know what else to [...]
{Social Media} Increase Traffic to Your Crochet Blog with “Pin-able” Photos
BufferToday’s post comes from Patrice Walker of Yarn Over Pull Through – The Heart and Soul of Crochet. She will be sharing tips on how to make your photos Pin-able. Pinterest for Your Crochet Blog Pinterest is currently THE fastest growing social media platform on the Internet. Not only that, recent statistics reveal that “crafts” [...]
{Social Media} Putting Your Face Out in the Crowd
BufferWriting Prompt: Decide whether you’ll be using video for your business this year. Write a post explaining your decision. Your marketing plan wouldn’t be complete without video. It is by far the fastest growing way to connect with your audience and show them what it is that you do. Examples of Crochet Businesses with Active YouTube Accounts: [...]
{Social Media} Hanging out on Google Plus
BufferWriting Prompt: Invite readers to join you on Google+. Share how you’ll be using G+ for business this year. 2012 saw me post more to Google+ but I can’t say I engaged much with the people I follow over there. I plan on changing this, this year. I received an email from someone who is [...]
{Social Media} The Top 5 On Twitter
BufferWriting Prompt: The top 5 people I follow on Twitter are ______. I enjoy their tweets because ________. Twitter for me is still something I’m learning. The thing with twitter is that people quickly share (broadcast) things and then leave. I follow many etsy shop owners and bloggers as well as some mom blogs. I [...]
{Social Media} Increasing Your Fan Base on Facebook
BufferWriting Prompt: Connecting with my Facebook fans is important me. This week I will ________ to show them that I appreciate them. My interaction on Facebook can be better. I do share posts automatically via networked blogs and via hootsuite but I know I can’t keep people’s attention just spamming my boards with my blog posts. [...]
Google Hangout: Crochet Saved My Life
BufferBook Talk: Crochet Saved My Life by Kathryn Vermillo When: Tonight at 5:00pm PST/ 6MST/ 7CST/ 8EST/ AKST4/ HST3 Where: Google+ Hangout Why: Chatting about crochet and reading What: Book talk – Crochet Saved My Life by Kathryn Vermillo (Free on Kindle this weekend) Who: Momwithahook – Sara and YOU How: Look at the [...]
Twitter Chat Tonight
BufferToday I’ll be hosting my first twitter chat. We’ll be using TweetChat for the chat as it makes it easier to follow the conversation. When chatting with other guests use the hashtag #crochetbusiness. (tweetchat makes it so you don’t have to add it everytime) Topic: Designing Crochet Patterns for Beginners Like I said in the invitation, I [...]
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