{Monetizing} Crochet & Blogging – Can They Work Together?

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

Do you know the difference between a category and a tag as it relates to your blog? It can get confusing but basically a category is the table of contents for your blog and the tags are what is inside. So, if your blog is about teaching crochet, you’d want one of your categories to […]

{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 […]

{Nuts and Bolts} The Importance of Backing Up Your Blog

Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on backing up your blog? Records for your business? Write a post on what you think you need to keep track of this year. (income, receipts, charity giving, blog backups, etc)   Last year I lost everything on my hard drive – Twice! I was a bit depressed and […]

{Nuts and Bolts} Commenting on Blogs with Appreciation

Writing Prompt: Free Write – Invite your readers to comment on your post today. Take the time to visit those who comment on your blog, leave a comment on their blog and/or email them a thank you.   Appreciate those who take the time to comment on your blog. For some, it takes jumping through […]