I did it! I moved my blog from Typepad to WordPress. Hooray and welcome to my new space! May was the 9th birthday of While She Naps and felt like the perfect time to invest the time, energy, and money into creating the right sort of home for it. All 1,300 posts have migrated over,…
Resources for Bloggers Interested in Becoming Better Writers
No matter how you cut it, blogging involves writing. It doesn’t have to be a writing-intensive exercise (Geninne has a wonderfully successful art blog with very few words), but it’s going to involve putting at least a few sentences together for each post and sometimes much more than that. Writing is a craft just like…
How to Create Evergreen Posts for Your Craft Blog
Is everything you post on the internet just a flash in the pan? It sure feels like that sometimes. The clever tweet you carefully wrote on Tuesday? Buried in the feed. That hilarious Instagram photo of your cat sleeping in a cake pan? Already enjoyed its one minute of fame. Does anything endure? Don’t worry!…
Should You Write Sponsored Posts on Your Craft Blog?
I got this email yesterday: Save the Date: Michaels Blogger Event May 1 Hi Abby – Michaels is unveiling a new look at all of its Boston area stores and we are giving a select group of bloggers an exclusive sneak peek on Thursday, May 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the Saugus store. You…
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Guest Posts
You should guest post on someone else’s blog. Giving away your best content helps you develop great relationships with other bloggers and brings in new visitors who, if treated well, could stick around and become your customers. And guest posting helps with SEO (search engine optimization) by creating decent backlinks that help your blog come…
User Testing for Your Blog or Online Shop
Standing in front of the mirror wearing my new jeans, I fix my hair just so, ready for a night out. Feeling pretty good I turn to my husband and say, “How do I look?” Why do I ask this question? I think it’s because there’s value in feedback, especially feedback on things we can’t…
Blogging Tips Round-Up
I've been collecting some really excellent articles and links to share with you. Each one of these pieces is relevant to creative entrepreneurs and those of us who run online businesses. I hope you find something here that interests you! 1.Work Habits: First up are some articles by James Clear. James is a weightlifter and…
How to Manage an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog: A Guest Post from Kristin Link at Sew Mama Sew
It’s Thursday night at 9:30 and you realize you haven’t posted anything on your blog this week. Quick! Think of a blog post! Sound familiar? It sure does to me. I wrote this blog for seven years that way. It’s not terrible to have to come up with content on the spur of the moment,…
Building a Valuable Blog with Caroline Critchfield of SewCanShe
A few months ago I got an email from Caroline Critchfield, someone I'd never met. Here's what it said: Hi Abby,This is Caroline from SewCanShe. I love your blog and all of the great advice you offer plus the sewing tutorials, of course! I'd like to feature a couple of the tutorials from your blog…
How to Build Your Email List: 4 Helpful Tips for Craft Bloggers
An email list is a powerful way to build your blog and your creative business. As a friend told me recently, "My list is golden." With so many social media options, it might seem that email is old school. But think about it: from the early days of home access to the internet to…
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