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In this show:

#8226; I talk about why it's so important to plan at least some of your blogging ahead. This is an idea not many bloggers seem to use, but it's really powerful...

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#8226; Tara Gentile and I talk about the power of personal stories - and why they're such an important way to set your crafty business apart from the crowd...

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#8226; I talk with craft-business blogger Megan Auman about a number of interesting ideas - most notably, that Etsy.com is a "pro-am community," where professional crafters sell alongside hobbyists...

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#8226; Scott Belsky and I talk about his new book, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality. It's a guide to productivity written especially for creative people...

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#8226; I discuss Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/Creative Commons enthusiast Kim Werker.

#8226; We talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web...

In this show:

bull; Marlo Miyashiro talks with me about building creative communities, and shares how she did it with Seattle's EtsyRAIN.

bull; We discuss the most important elements of a thriving creative community...

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In this show:

#8226; Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace, answers your crafty business questions.

#8226; The conversation ranges from one-of-a-kind products to business plans to multiple income streams to various venues for selling...

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#8226; Paul Overton and I are talking about Free again - this time, from a standpoint of service.

#8226; We talk about how Free is just as applicable to a corporate job as it is to an entrepreneurial effort.

#8226; ...And we discuss where this discussion of Free should go next.

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#8226; To further our ongoing discussion of Free and how it affects the craft community, I share my own story of Free. In some ways, Free has created my business. In others, it's created big challenges...

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In this show:

#8226; An interview with Tara Swiger, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting things to say about teaching a craft.

#8226; We talk about what it's like to teach one-on-one vs. in a group setting...