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photo equipment for crafters

Photography Equipment for Crafters

May 1, 2013

When you negotiate a book deal part of the conversation revolves around what images will be in the book, how many there will be, and, perhaps most importantly, who will create the images. There are a lot of different approaches to consider. Some craft books are text-heavy with just a few step-by-step images within the… 

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7 Valuable Post Topics for Your Craft Blog

February 19, 2013

Your blog is like a hungry puppy waiting to be fed. It’s tummy is rumbling and you want to feed it regularly, but there are times when it can seem like there is nothing worth writing about. Let’s say it’s craft show season and you’ve spent the last two weeks making a dozen of the… 

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writing to a specific reader

How Writing to a Specific Reader Will Transform Your Craft Blog

December 20, 2012

If you’re writing a craft blog you’re hoping to build an audience. You hit “publish” on a new post with the goal of having people to read it. Hopefully lots of people. As craft bloggers, building a large audience can bring a lot of great things, including potential revenue sources, whether they come from selling… 

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Effective Blogging: A Live Video Chat!

August 1, 2012

I’ve been blogging here at While She Naps for over seven years. I started out posting about all kinds of random stuff that I would do while my baby napped. I was decorating cakes, making origami greeting cards, gardening, and sewing toys. You can read my second post ever right here (I’m so embarassed that… 

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