Webinars

RSVP Webinar: How to Get Started Licensing Your Designs

In this webinar, Anne LaFollette will share her knowledge and expertise about how to get started licensing your work in the surface design industry. Starting with the importance of developing your own unique style, Anne will cover five key steps to follow before you...

Recorded Goldfish Bowl #3: A Live Coaching Event

Think Shark Tank, but without the scary sharks... In this Craft Industry Alliance event, three members will get free live coaching from a panel of industry experts. Participants will have the chance to pitch an idea or present a business conundrum and get top-notch...

Recorded Webinar: Get Ready to Exhibit at a Trade Show with Katie Hunt

Katie Hunt of Tradeshow Bootcamp and Proof to Product will share her three secrets to maximize your trade show investment and keep wholesale orders coming in long after your show ends. You'll learn: Why you need to leverage two key ingredients to create a beautiful,...

Recorded Webinar: Legal Question & Answer With Kiffanie Stahle

Now is your chance to ask a lawyer all those legal questions that come up in your business! Kiffanie Stahle is the friendly legal eagle behind the artist's J.D. She's also a photographer, fellow creative business owner, and lawyer living in beautiful Northern...

Recorded Webinar: Smart Financial Planning for Craft Entrepreneurs

Mary Beth Storjohann, CFP® and Founder of Workable Wealth is a financial planner and accountability coach who helps clients across the country make smart, educated choices with their money. She focuses on working with entrepreneurs do personal and business financial...

Recorded Webinar: Elevate Your Imagery: Use Design & Photography to Sell

When marketing, we have 3 seconds to grab a person’s attention. 3 seconds! With all of the noise that is out there in social media and in a saturated freebie market, how can you make sure your vision stays clear and your product doesn't get lost? Photography for your...

Recorded Event: Goldfish Bowl #2: A Live Coaching Event

You're invited to attend The Goldfish Bowl! Think Shark Tank, but without the scary sharks... In this Craft Industry Alliance event three members will get free live coaching from a panel of industry experts. Participants will have the chance to pitch an idea or...

Recorded Webinar: Make Videos that Capture Attention

You know you should be making videos, but who has the time? Social media strategist and video creator Jennifer Priest will lead you through workflows and methods for creating video content on a budget and in very little time. We'll discuss live video, social media...

Recorded Webinar: Vickie Howell on Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding projects are *the* wave of the creative financing future. What Uber did for ride sharing and Wikipedia has meant for information gathering, sites like Kickstarter are doing for entrepreneurs and artists. That is: encouraging individuals to reach out to...

Recorded Webinar: Legal Q&A With Nakia D. Hansen

Now is your chance to ask a lawyer all those legal questions that come up in your business! Nakia D. Hansen is a New York State-licensed attorney and digital strategist who currently serves as Of Counsel at Odegard Law, a boutique law firm in New York City. In this...

Recorded Webinar: Making the Most of MailChimp

Have you have been using MailChimp to gather your email addresses, but that is about as much as you have managed to do? Is the thought of trying to get your head around Mailchimp is enough to make you put your head under the covers and hope the moment passes? This...

Recorded–The Goldfish Bowl #1: A Live Coaching Event

You're invited to attend The Goldfish Bowl! Think Shark Tank, but without the scary sharks... In this Craft Industry Alliance event three members will get free live coaching from a panel of industry experts. Participants will have the chance to pitch an idea or...

Recorded Webinar: Creating and Nurturing a Facebook Group for Your Business with Ebony Love

The landscape of social media is changing, and Facebook’s new focus on fostering relationships and community means that having a Business Page is no longer enough to get noticed and heard. Learn how you can use the power of Facebook Groups to create unforgettable experiences for a captive audience that will generate cash and build community for your shop or brand.

Recorded Webinar: Learn to Create Easy, Professional-Quality Craft Videos to Share Online

This webinar is a primer on planning a video, writing a script, shooting, and editing for your creative business by expert Joy Macdonnell.

Recorded Webinar: How to Plan and Conduct Your Best Workshop Ever!

In this webinar, we’re talking about tips for planning and conducting a great craft workshop with Carole Lyles Shaw. Carole spent over 25 years as an international corporate trainer and a “trainer of trainers” before she started teaching quilting workshops. Carole will share some lessons learned about planning for success and handling challenging situations in your workshops.

Recorded Webinar: Showcase Your Brand on Instagram Using Planoly

Priscilla Castro is the brand partnership manager at Planoly. In this webinar she shares techniques for using your social media to the utmost potential.

Recorded Webinar: Photo Shoot A-Z–Planning, Producing, and Picture Making with Gale Zucker

Are you ready to create beautiful images for your shop, patterns, marketing or book? It is time to have a photo shoot! Whether you do your own photography or hire a professional, this webinar is a primer on planning photography for your creative business, to take it to the next level.

Recorded Webinar: Harness the Power of Podcasts to Boost Your Business with Kara Gott Warner

Learn the power of podcasting to boost your creative business. In this webinar Kara Gott Warner will show you how to identify podcasts that align with your brand, and etiquette for pitching yourself to get on a show.

Recorded Webinar: Take a Peek into Retail Life with Three Brick-and-Mortar Craft Shop Owners

Brick-and-mortar retailers are a cornerstone of the craft industry, but the retail environment is going through drastic changes right now. In this panel discussion three brick-and-mortar craft shop owners will give us an honest picture of the challenges and opportunities they’re currently facing, and how designers and suppliers fit into the retail picture.

Recorded Webinar: How to Negotiate (Even If You Hate Conflict) With Katie Lane

Katie Lane is an attorney who specializes in negotiation for artists. In this webinar you will learn to negotiate successfully, avoid caving in to high-pressure demands, and most importantly, be calm, confident, and ready for action when opportunities present themselves.

Recorded Webinar: Overcoming Customer Service Challenges in Your Business

When a customer walks into a brick-and-mortar, a shop owner smiles, says hi and gently inquires if the customer needs any help. But in today’s digitally-driven world, the perfect welcome-procedure isn’t so obvious. Between checking facebook messages, replying to tweets and battling your email inbox, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by customers service demands with no time left for doing what you love… working on your product! In this webinar Stacey Trock gives you tips for communicating with customers in ways that are more positive and more efficient.

Recorded Webinar: Producing Your Own Online Video Class

Join award-winning quilter Rebecca Bryan and Alissa Norton, a former video producer for Craftsy, for a webinar about the nuts and bolts of producing a top notch online video class.

Recorded Webinar: Facebook Ads the Right Way

Acquiring a sale costs money. Even if you’re pounding the pavement with “free” marketing, you’re spending your precious time that even money can’t buy back. Learn to use Facebook ads the RIGHT way once and for all. This session will be an amazing gift for your business.