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The Guide: Step Two – Photograph Your Item (Part 2)

Natural Daylight Much belated, but as promised, how to photograph your item in natural light. The item I am using is a pair of earrings which feature some fake pearls in a pastel green color. There are several problems with photographing in natural light, and several benefits.  Let me say right off the bat that [...]

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Blogging Tools: ScribeFire Review

I’m skipping over posting by email because I’ll never use it and I don’t want to take the time to figure it out. ScribeFire sits down at the bottom right corner of your browser window until you click on it.  When you do that it will either slide up, covering the bottom half of whatever [...]

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How to update your blog without ever actually visiting your blog: MS Word

There are so many different apps, addons, plugins, and free tools for posting to your blog or your twitter account that there is practically no reason to ever actually stop what you’re doing to update your blog. Writing a research paper? Update your blog from MS Word while you’re at it. Checking your email? Most [...]

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The Guide – Step One: Make Something

The first thing to consider is your goal. Are you crafting for enjoyment, or to make money?

If you’re crafting for enjoyment, odds are you already know what you want to make and already have some stuff you want to sell. That’s great!

If you’re crafting for money, the best bet in the long run is to find something you enjoy making. Or else go into a different line of business! Be an accountant, or an engineer! Because if you’re only out for money, you won’t be able to hide it. People can tell, and it’s a huge turn-off.

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The Complete Guide to Selling an Item on Etsy

I’ll be posting about every step in the process of selling an item on etsy, from making the item to photographing it, signing up for etsy, tagging, describing, pricing your item, shipping packaging and basics, advertising, EVERYTHING! Wooo!

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