It’s been a great week and I’ve dug up some news and articles that I think you’ll find useful:
The folks at  MODISH wrote a great article on personal branding for crafters and Chris Brogan released a Free EBook on Personal Branding too. Branding is important for the longevity of your business. It’s the part of [...]

Does your blog banner or Etsy shop banner need a facelift? If so - this contest is for you. One week from today (Thursday September 11, 2008) I will randomly pick a winner of the following prize package:

1 Custom Blog Banner
1 Custom Etsy Banner
1 Matching Avatar

There are four ways to enter:

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It’s Tuesday after Labor Day. I hope everyone had a restful weekend! The Huskers won their football game and I was able to spend time with family members I hadn’t seen for awhile. It was a great weekend.
Today’s post is actually a collection of links I thought you might find interesting. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s [...]

Have you recently joined or renewed your membership to the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild or the Indie Beauty Network? If so, you’ll want to let Southern Soapers know that you did by forwarding a copy of your membership info to them. In return, you will receive a $25 gift certificate for your new/renewed Handcrafted Soup [...]

Happy Friday everyone!
I wanted to share my thoughts about the course I recently took at SparkplugU. I completed the Diversify Your Income Workshop last week and I’m still processing the info and creating a plan to utilize all that I’ve learned. And I’ve learned a lot. Much more than I thought possible in three short [...]

This year’s Blog Action Day topic is POVERTY and what we can do as individuals and groups of individuals to help. I hope that all of my fellow bloggers participate this year. If you have a blog - get Involved on October 15, 2008! Visit http://www.blogactionday.org for more info.

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog [...]

If you want to learn to take better photos, HP is offering several free online courses to help you out. One class in particular would be extremely helpful in improving your product photos:
Camera composition: Change Your Perspective
From HP - You don’t have to be a professional photographer to understand and apply good photo composition techniques. [...]

I recently joined a local Etsy Team (Lincoln Handmade) and as a group we offer a nice a variety of handmade products. I can’t tell you how glad I am that I joined and how helpful and rewarding I think it will be. Last night I attended my first team meeting. We talked about upcoming [...]

I never win ANYTHING but I’m happy to announce my losing streak has come to an end. It could not have happened at a better time either. Well - I could have won the lottery yesterday but THIS IS GOOD TOO! I won a drawing that enables me to take as many SparkplugU courses I [...]

If you’ve searched for information within the maze Federal Government Web sites, you know how time consuming and frustrating it can be. Next time you need government info, start your search at Business.gov.
Managed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Business.gov site serves as a web portal to all other federal agencies. Important business information [...]