{Business Tips} Right Brain Approaches in a Left Brain World

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The right brain vs. the left.  Studies have been done, papers have been written, and we all know that each half of the brain gives us special gifts.  I love the lead graphic in this post from CartoonADay.  The image clearly shows us the logical paths of the left brain and the more creative paths [...]

{Business Tips} Etsy’s new policy and what it means to you

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Etsy announced a new policy change prohibiting sales of certain types of products on August 8th, 2012. According to the announcement, these are the items that are prohibited in its entirety: Tobacco and other smokeable products: We have long-prohibited the sale of tobacco on Etsy. We’ve added other smokeable products to the list. This includes, but is [...]

{Business Tips} 5 Tips to Get Your Shop Ready for the Holidays NOW!

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Ok, so you may be thinking….“Geez, It’s only August Myra! Give me a break. Summer isn’t even over yet!” I know, but trust me, the holidays have a way of just sneaking up on us.  I can’t stress the importance of getting yourself and your shop ready for the Holidays considering there are three major [...]

{Thoughts on Shops} Kanelstrand Photography – surreal photographic prints from Scandinavia!

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For this week’s Thoughts on Shops we take a look at the gorgeous and totally stunning surreal fine art photography shop of Norwegian photographer Sonya Kanelstrand. Sonya says, “in a fast-paced world, where little attention is paid to the favorable effect that art has over people’s imagination I am offering a piece of inspiration to [...]

{Business Tips} Content – How to Leverage Yours

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Over the last month, I’ve been learning and thinking a lot about content and content strategy – honestly a topic that I haven’t really considered in too much depth before.  In fact, if I did start to venture down the path of  ”content strategy” the tasks were typically centered around specific channels.  Asking myself questions [...]