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Building Incoming Links

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

If you want to get your website noticed, the easiest way is to get to the top of popular search engines. While all search engines have different formulas, they all have one thing in common: links. All of these engines base you higher the more high quality sites link to you. That’s why it’s important to get quality links to…

Your Guide To Great Copy!

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

The words that you use on your website and blog, in your item descriptions, and in your ads affect your sales. BIG TIME! You can be using the most attractive layout, high quality graphics and photos, but if your words suck, your sales are going to suck, too! The art of selling through words is known as “copywriting,” and it…

5 Tips For Getting More Traffic

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

If you have a website, blog, or any type of online business, you want TRAFFIC, and lots of it. The more people that come to your site, the more potential customers – and sales – you have. Getting a lot of traffic takes time – and hard work. Simply setting up a site and hoping people will come isn’t going…

Don’t Let Your Biz Fall Apart During The Holidays

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 15 Comments

It’s the holidays. Life is busy right now. You can now add shopping, cooking, parties, and celebrations to the balls you were already juggling. There are going to be days where you don’t even feel you have enough time to breathe, let alone work on your business. This is the time of year when it can be really easy to…

First Impressions Count

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

I’m sure that I am not the first person who has ever told you that first impressions count. Your mom probably told you this several times while growing up, most likely when you were arguing over what outfit you were going to wear. Just like “the real world,” it’s important to make a good first impression online, as well. Here…

Beadin Path’s Top 5 Tips For Craft Show Success

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 2 Comments

Are you a part of the handmade economy? If so, you likely have been overwhelmed with the blossoming number of opportunities in which to showcase & sell your work. We now have so many options: online sales on your own website, online sales through sites like Etsy.com & Artfire.com, storefront sales, and wholesale to boutiques are just a few. However,…

Free Preview: The Year Long Marketing & Blogging Plan

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

Can you believe that there is only about a month and a half of 2010 left? If you would like to get more serious about your blogging and marketing in 2011, you will want to check out my Year Long Marketing And Blogging Plan. This workbook has 52 marketing ideas – enough for one idea each week, and 156 blogging…

Craft Show Tips From The Hip Hostess!

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 2 Comments

The following is a guest post from Debbie Bertrand of The Hip Hostess Starting your own business and launching a website can be intimidating and stressful to say the least. The darling daughter and I did both in 2008, offering up a collection of fashionable aprons. To get our new endeavor off the ground, get our name out there and…

Made With Luv Rocked This, And You Can, Too!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If you offer a product, and you want to sell more of it, you don’t have to wait for a craft show or expo to come along. You can throw your own! A few days ago, my friend Amy, who happens to be one half of Made With Luv, threw an…

7 Reasons NOT To Hire A Professional Copywriter – guest post by Karri Flatla

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 1 Comments

Choosing the right person to write your web copy—to wordsmith a message that resonates deeply with your online audience—can be an intimidating decision. Conversions are not guaranteed, and each copywriter applies a unique process and voice to client projects. What’s a marketing-conscious entrepreneur to do? Easy. Instead of getting all strategic with your website copy, what about pushing aside the…