Crafty Connections- March 1st

Hello! Welcome to this weeks Crafty Connections! Each and every week I scour the interwebs and gather the best tutorials, tips, and informative links to help with your handmade craft business. In addition, I’ll post links to cool crafty DIY projects, and blogs I think are worth following. I hope you enjoy this weeks links!

• Why I’m Changing My Email Newsletter (and some thoughts about newsletters in general…)
  
  
  Four months into this adventure, I’m re-thinking the project.

• Business Tax Planning For Procrastinators
  
  
  It is too late to change the outcome of your year, but you can spend some time making sure you find every expense possible before you file.

• How to Overcome 3 Common Barriers to Success as an Artist
  
  
  The good news is that each of these barriers has an antidote that you already have within your grasp to becoming a successful artist.

• 10 Subtle Lies That Cripple New Bloggers
  Along the way you may bought into “rules-of-thumb” that sound right but are really holding you back. These lies are killing your blog.

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  Empowering Ways To Use Twitter
  
  
  Good news: There are ways to get people thinking beyond the 5-second attention span (empower others) AND actually glean substance for your own work (empower you) from your T-interactions.

• DIY: Oilcloth Zippered Pencil Case
  
  
  

If you know of any good handmade craft marketing resources I should include in the next Crafty Connections post please don’t hesitate to email me, or leave the link(s) in the comments section! I would love to be able to share these great resources with everyone! Also, are these links helpful to you? Let me know! I appreciate the feedback!!!! Thank you so much!


-April

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