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best of… jess van den: 10 steps for a successful handmade product launch

By jessvanden on January 4, 2012

Let’s take a look back on 2011 – the posts that inspired, challenged, and encouraged us. Today, revisit Jess Van Den’s product launch post from September. As I write this post, I’m winding down from a busy day of jewelry-making after the launch of my new Punctuation Collection last week. It was my most successful launch [...]

Posted in Creative Biz Success Interviews | Tagged best of, blogging, jess van den, launch, marketing, new products, promotion, social media | 3 Responses

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jess van denJess Van Den is extremely passionate and passionately extreme about crafting a creative life, and all things handmade and vintage! When not blogging at Epheriell Designs, she’s making jewellery, editing *bespoke* zine, hanging out on twitter – or possibly doing all of these things at once.

do you have time to connect?

do you have time to connect?

By liz-kalloch on October 25, 2011

My last post posed the question: How do you deal with feedback?. It opened up a great comment conversation and also raised a slightly different question: How to deal with no feedback, how to deal with not a peep, how to – in the words of Janice Bear – “listen to the crickets chirp” after [...]

Posted in creative thinkers, Dialogue | Tagged blogging, comments, connections, conversations, creative connections, dialogue, feedback, liz kalloch, scoial media | 14 Responses

About the Author

Liz Kalloch is an artist, designer, traveller, and writer who has worn many different creative and entrepreneurial hats – and some of these hats she has even designed and knitted herself. Her artwork – and life – is focused on searching the soul to stay connected to her life path, clarifying and re-clarifying a life purpose and always trying to listen more carefully to that inner voice that speaks the truth. These days you can find her in the San Francisco Bay area where she runs her own freelance design and art creating business and blogs about it here.

10 Steps for a Successful Handmade Product Launch

10 Steps for a Successful Handmade Product Launch

By jessvanden on September 13, 2011

As I write this post, I’m winding down from a busy day of jewelry-making after the launch of my new Punctuation Collection last week. It was my most successful launch yet, and it got me thinking – since the product launch model that I use works so well for me, it might be something that other [...]

Posted in Creative Biz Success Interviews | Tagged blogging, epheriell designs, jess van den, launch, marketing, new products, product launch, promote, social media | 23 Responses

About the Author

jess van denJess Van Den is extremely passionate and passionately extreme about crafting a creative life, and all things handmade and vintage! When not blogging at Epheriell Designs, she’s making jewellery, editing *bespoke* zine, hanging out on twitter – or possibly doing all of these things at once.

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confessions of a fearful blogger: how battling fear is an ongoing battle

By tara gentile on March 10, 2011

A guest post by Kathy Jeffords. Confession: I’m scared of blogging. I know: It’s totally silly and irrational and kind of like being afraid of peaches. (No offense to anyone who actually is afraid of peaches.) Maybe scared isn’t the right word. I’m intimidated by blogging. Though I’ve been a self-employed artist for five years [...]

Posted in creating action | Tagged blogging, kathy jeffords | 60 Responses

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tara gentileTara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.


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6 questions to ask yourself before starting a craft blog

6 questions to ask yourself before starting a craft blog

By tara gentile on September 30, 2010

A guest post by Kelly Watson of One Woman Marketing If haven’t yet starting a blog for your crafting business or creative development, it’s not too late. In July 2009, American Salesman Magazine described blogging as “one of the least expensive methods for establishing a professional presence on the Internet.” Blogging can also generate new [...]

Posted in blog notable, guest posts | Tagged blogging, business, kelly watson | 15 Responses

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tara gentileTara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.


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