CraftyPod

Back before I stopped podcasting, I had signed up to be part of the blog tour for Kathy Cano Murillo's new novel, Miss Scarlet's School of Patternless Sewing. So here's a fun podcast interview with the Crafty Chica herself, all about the new book and her burgeoning career as an author of crafty fict...

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In this show:

• My Mom, Pam Harris, returns to the show to talk about planning for your holiday season.

• How can you fit more crafting, cooking, and fun into the holiday season? What's the best way to plan activities, and make them happen?...

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In this show:

• Cory Huff, an online business coach for artists and crafters, talks with me about that mysterious idea: Search Engine Optimization (or, SEO).

• What can SEO really do for your blog or website? How does it work? And how technically-skilled...

 



In this show:

• I talk with Alexa Westerfield about what it's like to work full-time for a craft company and then be personally crafty in her off hours.

• How do you combat burnout when you're immersed in craft all the time?

• What's it like to work for a craft-industry company?

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In this show:

• I talk with Marisa Lynch about her current project: revamping one (rather hideous) $1.00 thrift-store dress into something cute and fashionable every day. She blogs about it at New Dress a Day...

In this show:

• Jena Coray, proprietress of Modish, shares her experiences and insights about running a successful ad program on a craft blog.

• How much work actually goes into selling and hosting ads? How much traffic do you need?...

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In this show:

• Bettie Newell, and attorney and a crafter, helps us understand legal business structures, including Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, Corporations, and Partnerships...

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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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In this show:

#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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In this show:

#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...