Learning to Fly - On the Fly

I've been trying for a while to figure out the best way to build my creative business, and I've learned there are always going to be a few bumps along the way! It's a long process, and of course, marketing is the biggest key (and obstacle!) to your success... 

Long story short, I discovered these great E-books by Kelly Rae Roberts called " Flying Lessons: Tips + Tricks to Help Your Creative Business Soar...", that are absolutely one of the best resources I've come across! Loads of information in small manageable bites, that take the pain out of learning the ropes of being successful in your craft business, and step-by-step, how to get there... 

Here's a rundown of what the books entail, and what you can hope to learn from them:

In Book One, Kelly talks about "how to create an online presence via blogs, websites, and social networking", and why it is so crucial to your business; she shares strategies on facing your fears, while reaching for your dreams with your creative business, how to create a "web community", and inspiring interviews with other well-known bloggers, as well as personal stories of her own road to success.

In Book Two, she discusses marketing strategies, how to be successful on Etsy and other on-line venues, strategies on increasing traffic to your site, and how to price and photograph your creations. She also answers questions about craft shows, selling offline, doing consignment, copyright issues, and much more... Information that is *invaluable* to say the least, right?

In Book Three, she explains how to get press for your business, information on how to get published in magazines, books, etc... She also discusses licensing, and effective ways to diversify your crafting income, and how to manage your time to get it all done!

Kelly also has what she refers to as "The Whole Shabang". Books 1, 2, and 3, all wrapped up into one, with loads of extra information thrown in for good measure. 

I strongly encourage you to check these books out, I'm ordering mine today! I have posted a link on the right, that will take you to her site so you can read the in-depth information about them for yourself... 

Good Luck, Happy Reading, and...

Peace, Love, and Creativity to you all! :)

Lisa

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News from Fresh String Beads!

Hello!

Well, it's Back-to-School time... again! Always sneaks up on us, doesn't it?? (Well, it does me anyway!)

I hope everyone has had an excellent summer and been enjoying those homegrown veggies, trips to the pool, and most importantly, vacations! It's been super-hot here in our neck of the woods, and we have been busy re-vamping and re-organizing to make your customer experience with us even better!

After much consideration, and lots of back-and-forth, we have decided to move our site over to ArtFire. You will still be able to find all of our handmade findings, wire, supplies, etc. on this site. We were getting stretched a bit thin with the multiple sites, and it seemed to be the answer to a lot of the issues we were having... Everyone who has purchased from us through our shops on Etsy can still find us at: http://freshstringbeads.artfire.com! This move will enable us to give you better prices, better service, and an overall better customer service experience!

All of your favorite items, our beautiful handmade findings, and wire supplies and tools will still be available through this site! Please feel free to contact us for any reason, but especially if you don't see something you have purchased from us in the past, and we will make sure that it is still available to you!

You can also sign up for our new monthly newsletter, which will highlight our news, new items available, and, best of all, coupon codes for your purchases! Use the subscription box on the right, at the top of our blog!

We hope to see you again soon! ...and don't forget, our new address is http://freshstringbeads.artfire.com! :D

Peace, Love, and Creativity,

Lisa and Cheryl