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business buzz 3-11-10
Read more: business buzz 3-11-10A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: Ten Steps to Becoming the Designer You Want to Be – Print it out, post it on your studio wall, and take it to heart. The Lights Are On, But No One’s Home – Tips to make sure you online business really is…
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guest post: from in-house production to outsourcing
Read more: guest post: from in-house production to outsourcingToday I’m so excited to share this guest post from Emma of Showpony. I love Emma’s work and I’m even more excited about the topic she’s talking about: how to design your products so that you can make them by hand but have them produced for you if demand increases. Thanks for sharing Emma! Hi,…
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designing sticky products, part 1
Read more: designing sticky products, part 1Whether or not you’re reading along with the CMBA book club, hopefully you saw last week’s post on making your business stick and are thinking of ways to apply these ideas to your business. Its pretty easy to see how the process for making ideas sticky can apply to your marketing efforts, but what if…
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copyright, trademarks, and patents
Read more: copyright, trademarks, and patentsI’ve been hearing a lot of chatter on the internet this past week about copycats on Etsy. These are people who look at someone else’s designs, make them, and then sell them as their own – often at a price that undercuts the original designer. So what can you do if someone steals your designs?…
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business buzz 3-5-10
Read more: business buzz 3-5-10A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: Survey Results: Etsy vs. Website – Sommer Designs shares whether her customers prefer shopping on Etsy or her own website. A must read! gold medal worthy craft – Karen of Skylark Studio shares another good role model for craft business – Simon Pearce…