Email Marketing Service Providers Comparison
A comparison of the different services available for your email marketing considerations. Pricing, value, and prospective cost as your email list grows are considerations.
Epic, Apple, and Our Small Knitting App
The founders of the knitting pattern app, Knitrino, speak out about Apple’s initial rejection of their app in the App Store.
5 Apps And Tools For Making Digital Quizzes
The best digital quiz apps make it easy and fun for you to create a personality test for your website, mailing list, or social media page. In this article, we’ll go over the features, usability, and pricing of some of the top quiz apps.
6 Shopify Wholesale Apps To Simplify Your B2B Sales
If you use Shopify for your ecommerce store, there’s a number of apps that will assist in adding a wholesale component to your business. In this article, we’ll go over some of the most popular wholesale apps available for Shopify, discussing their features and prices so you can decide which one may be right for you.
Discord Made Simple For Craft Communities
Learn how to build an engaging online community and create authentic relationships with your audience using the free voice, video, and text chat app Discord.
What is Shopify 2.0 and Do You Need to Upgrade?
Over the summer in 2021, Shopify made a big announcement. They unveiled Online Store 2.0, which has several new features that merchants and developers alike have been asking for. It’s exciting! And it’s also new (and possibly overwhelming). So let’s dive into what’s changed exactly and what it means for your Shopify website.
8 Apps for Video Captions, Transcripts, and Teleprompters
Creative professionals who make videos may need captions or transcriptions and perhaps a teleprompter to say the right words during the filming process. Here are the top apps you can use to create these video elements in an instant.
Beyond Ravelry: Pattern Platforms for Knitting and Crochet Designers
Over the years, Ravelry has dominated the independent sellers market for its ease of use and large database. However, a combination of factors has seen designers turn to additional sales outlets. We look at what’s available.
How to Choose the Best Platform for Your Website
Choosing the right website builder for your business can be overwhelming. We examine all of the major platforms, exploring features and pricing.
Organize Your Creative Business Using Airtable with Shannon McNab
In this webinar, surface designer and online instructor Shannon McNab will introduce you to Airtable, an app that she uses to organize her entire creative business. You’ll learn how you and your team can keep track of all your important information, allowing you to streamline your business and put some of your admin tasks on autopilot.
Point of Sale Systems: What are They and Why Do You Need One?
If you’re a crafty business owner that is selling goods or services, you need some way to process and track your sales transactions. These are point of sale (POS) systems and include the software you’re using to manage your sales transactions, inventory, customer relations, marketing efforts, and more, as well as the hardware you’re using to accomplish these tasks.
Hosting a Live Streaming Shopping Event: The Next Big Retail Trend
Do you host live streams or virtual shopping events? If you don’t already, rethink that strategy since live stream shopping is the next big retail trend. Here’s how to get started.
Do I Need QuickBooks? How to Evaluate and Choose a Bookkeeping Software
At some point, your business has passed a milestone that made it feel more real and more business-y than ever before. At this point, you looked at your business with fresh eyes and perhaps you wondered… “Do I need QuickBooks?” Here’s how to know.
Build Your Business with a Membership Site
Learn to create a membership site for your business. Sarai Mitnick (Seamwork), Felicia Lo (School of SweetGeorgia) and Tanner Bell (Makers Gonna Learn) explain the ins and outs of building and marketing a successful membership.
Clubhouse: A Quickstart Guide
If you’re active on social media, you’ve probably heard of the new audio-only social media app, Clubhouse. Use your Quickstart Guide to familiarize yourself with how it works.
Want to Make Money with Your Newsletter? Try Substack
Substack is a new email marketing service that allows content creators to directly monetize their newsletters. Could this be a good option for craft-based businesses?
Keeping Up with the Instagram Algorithm
If you’re struggling to get your small business noticed on Instagram, you’re not alone. Constant updates to the app’s layout and the ways it measures engagement have been making social media management difficult for independent makers.
Getting Started With Instagram Reels
Instagram Reels is a new feature on the platform and a competitor to TikTok. Learn how to create these 15-second video clips set to music to make engaging videos for your audience in this step-by-step tutorial.
Why Crafters Are Flocking to TikTok
Learn how crafters are leveraging the TikTok platform to increase their exposure and expand their audience on social media.
How to Use Acuity Scheduling for Your Craft Business
Acuity Scheduling is a powerful tool for craft business owners looking to find automated ways for students and clients to book time for classes and other types of appointments. Here’s how it works.