Today I’m interviewing a friend I write with on Squidoo. I’m not sure she writes on Squidoo anymore as she has moved past that. I think she even sold all her articles – I’ll have to ask her today. Meet Jackie Lee of My Wahm Life I’ve been reading Jackie Lee’s blog for a while […]
Blogging: Your First Blog Post
Now that you have your blog all set up it’s time for you to post your first blog post. From the sign in screen, enter your gmail address and password. Click on the little pencil icon. (This is for Blogger Users) Take note of some of the tools available to you on blogspot. You […]
What’s Crochet Business Blog All About?
The theme for Crochet Business Blog this year is to move your business forward. I chose this theme because I feel like many people are in a rut. (including me) You know, listing things on Etsy, hoping for a sale, blogging here and there and really just running around in circles not really going anywhere. […]
30 Crochet Keywords Bloggers Should be Using
{Monetizing} Offer Ads On Your Crochet Blog
Writing Prompt: Write a post with your plans for offering ads on your blog. Will you offer advertising? Why? Give details on how your readers or potential advertisers can contact you. Remember this post where I talk about the Six Sisters Stuff eBook 10 Ways to Make Money Blogging? In that eBook they go into creating a Media […]
{Monetizing} Introducing Your Affiliate Partners to Your Readers
Write a post introducing your affiliate partner and why you choose to work with them. Here’s an idea - Introduce your partner company to your readers. You wouldn’t just push a new person into your circle of friends without introducing them would you? No, you would first say “This is Tina. She is ….” Do that for […]
{Monetizing} Reaching Your Customers By Telling Your Story
Writing Prompt: Write a Post about a new pattern or project you’re working on. Way back when I still sold crochet on Etsy and Handmadeology was just a new start up I came across Tara Gentile’s ‘52 Weeks of Blogging‘ eBook. (via an email from Tim Adams) It gives crafty people 52 different topics to […]
{Nuts and Bolts} Using Analytics to Track Traffic to Your Post
Writing Prompt: Why I Love Crochet enough to build a business around it? Set up analytics for this page to track traffic for the next 7 days. (promote this post actively) After seven days, return to the post and share your results. This might be a little more advanced for some so you might just want to […]
What Has People Talking?