Artisans, crafters and jewelers everywhere are – literally – setting up shop on one of the many online handmade shop websites. The most popular handmade shop website is probably Etsy, but with the growth in this sector, Etsy is no longer the only prime possibility for your new store. Each online shop has its own…
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How to Post to your Facebook Fan Page from your iPhone
Smart phones have become so sophisticated that we can now shop at our favorite stores, find a nearby pizza joint and take DSLR-quality photos almost simultaneously. For the social media savvy, iPhones make it easy to stay connected with our Twitter and Facebook friends, too. But what about our Facebook fans. You know, the likers…
How to Utilize Facebook Friends Lists
For many small business and handmade shop owners, the line between “friends” and “clients” can be murky at best. With the increasing business use of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, what you as a business owner say, how you say it, and who sees what you’ve said, becomes that much more critical. Facebook…
3 Ways to Make your Website Smart Phone Friendly
With the prevalence of smart phones growing by the day (and Nielsen estimates that 37% of mobile users have a smart phone), good website design no longer ends with checking how your site looks on various browsers. You now must also figure mobile website design into your overall website design plan. Below are 3 suggestions to…
What is SEO?
Optimizing your website for search engines can benefit you in a way that is as simple as garnering more visitors and pageviews or as significant as the ability to stay competitive in the marketplace. But what exactly is SEO? And what do you need to know in order to incorporate it on your site? Really, what is…
Why You Need an iPhone App
Almost everyone has a Smart Phone these days. With it, you have the ability to do almost anything: check the weather, buy that purse from eBay and google that new restaurant you have been wanting to check out. When you’re a small business or a blogger you are always wanting to reach more customers, more…
All About your About Page
One of the essentials of any quality website is a solid About page. If you’re a blogger, your About page should include a photo of you, some personal background as well as some clues about your personality and post content. If you’re the owner of a handmade shop, your About page should feature both you…
