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Podcast Episode 29

By Crissy • Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: featured

We’re keeping things crafty on this week’s podcast episode. Our featured guest is Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching.  Jenny is known for revolutionizing the world of embroidery with her modern designs and she’s also known for her business sense! She writes the “Crafting A Business” column for Venus Zine and is also a founding member [...]

 
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Free 40+ Page Holiday Guide

By Crissy • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: featured

The holidays are coming… fast! if you need a little help getting ready, download the free 40+ page guide “The IndieBizChicks.com Guide To A Great Holiday Season.” It’s full of articles, party ideas, tips on saving money on holiday travel, ideas for keeping the kids busy during holiday break, recipes, and more. You can download [...]



Using FriendFeed For Marketing And Promotions

By Crissy • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: featured

The increased social interaction available on the Internet has contributed greatly to its appeal.  More and more people are going online to connect with friends, family, and even people they’ve never met in person in ways that were never before possible.  They can leave messages on one another’s MySpace pages, rate and discuss news stories [...]



Exploring The Googleverse

By Crissy • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: featured

Google burst onto the Internet search scene in 1998.  It revolutionized the way we find things online by taking into account each page’s link popularity.  Its algorithms are constantly evolving to provide better results, and the company has added on specialized search functions for blogs, video, images and more.
Google’s homepage is deceptively simple.  It consists [...]



Podcast Episode 28

By Crissy • Nov 16th, 2008 • Category: featured

We’re getting crafty in this episode of the podcast as Adam Brown from the Etsy.com Communication Team stops by to talk about setting up shop on Etsy and selling your crafts online.

 
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What Kind Of Price Can You Put On Your Website?

By Crissy • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: featured

Time to sell your website?  In order to get the best price, there are a couple of steps to take.
Step One. Document your traffic.  How much traffic do you get on a daily basis? How many page views? How long do they stay on your site?  What is your search engine ranking?  All of this [...]



Episode 27

By Crissy • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: featured

Let me just start out by saying that Episode 27 is AWESOME! Our guest is Amy Schroeder, founder and editor of Venus Zine. Amy shares her tips on how she started the magazine 13 years ago in her college dorm room, and how she has grown it into an international magazine. She doesn’t hold anything [...]

 
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Media Page, Media Kit - What Is the Difference?

By Crissy • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: featured

Your business is starting to take off but you want to take it to the next level of success.  Many businesses use media pages and media kits to get noticed by a larger audience.  Depending on your products, you may choose a media page or media kit.  This article explains the difference in the two [...]



How to Increase Your Subscriber List

By Crissy • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: featured

It has been said that your opt in list is worth its weight in gold.  In fact Bath and Body works estimates their list of ten million names to be worth $18 per name.  That’s 180 million dollars – certainly worth its weight in gold.
Here’s how to build your subscriber list:
Coupons and discounts
Often times a [...]



Test Your Idea To See If It Will Sell

By Crissy • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Sales, articles, featured

It is said that there are two functions to any successful business in innovation and marketing. Innovation means you have a product designed to solve the needs of your target audience. However, just because you have an amazing and innovative product doesn’t mean it will sell.
Here’s how to find out if your product will [...]