Designing an MBA

What you need to know about the Pinterest lag (and how to get past it to find success on Pinterest)

July 24

Despite the fact that I’ve had a crazy busy summer, I’ve been making a concerted effort to pin as many of my new jewelry designs to Pinterest as possible. That’s because I want to make sure that my products end up on as many holiday gift wish boards as possible come November and December. And…
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Four ways to get more mileage out of the content you create for Instagram

July 20

One of the more frustrating things about Instagram is that you spend all this time creating the perfect image to post, and within a few hours (or if you’re lucky, a few days), it’s basically run it’s course. Then you’ve got to come up with another perfect image. It’s the reason I like to refer…
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What to post on Instagram when you’re a maker, artist, or designer (and how to share your work without feeling overly promotional)

July 17

When I talk to designers, artists, and makers, one of the questions I often get about Instagram is, “what am I supposed to be posting?” (The other major question I get is “how do I convert all those likes to purchases?” which I’ll be tackling in a future blog post.) The reality is, when it…
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what to do when your Instagram strategy feels like a struggle

April 15

You don’t have to look too hard online these days to find someone talking about how Instagram is THE online marketing strategy. (Especially for visual businesses like ours.) I even talked about Instagram in depth in my last Creative Live class. But the problem with focusing on Instagram as a marketing strategy is that what…
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Please keep sharing your work!

April 14

Note: I originally shared a version of this post with my email list back in January, but I wanted to post it here as well because I think it’s still something many people are struggling with! Over the past few months, I’ve seen many makers struggle with how much and how often to share (and…
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Will you join us in celebrating Art Sunday?

November 23

After my post yesterday, Patricia reached out to me suggesting we claim a day during Black Friday weekend for art. And since Sunday seemed like the best choice, Art Sunday it is! Let’s claim Sunday as a day to celebrate buying and gifting all things one of a kind, creative, and special. Regardless of whether…
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What you need to know about the Pinterest lag (and how to get past it to find success on Pinterest)

Four ways to get more mileage out of the content you create for Instagram

What to post on Instagram when you’re a maker, artist, or designer (and how to share your work without feeling overly promotional)

what to do when your Instagram strategy feels like a struggle

Please keep sharing your work!

Will you join us in celebrating Art Sunday?