One of the most common questions crafters ask is, “Can I sell something I made from a pattern?” The crafter is often left to their own honesty and integrity to abide by a confusing and unclear law on copyrights.
Whether or not a pattern is truly unique or original is something that has plagued crafters and artisans for years. But, when it is your pattern being discussed; what could you have done to avoid this conundrum? more…
Unique and OOAK (one of a kind); do they still mean what they once did? It would appear that many crafters are using the terms interchangeably. Some would say they are also being overused to the point of making them meaningless.
The irony is that even a quick check of Dictionary.com yields six different definitions from a single source:
1. existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
2. having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable: Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint.
3. limited in occurrence to a given class, situation, or area: a species unique to Australia.
4. limited to a single outcome or result; without alternative possibilities: Certain types of problems have unique solutions.
5. not typical; unusual: She has a very unique smile.
–noun
6. the embodiment of unique characteristics; the only specimen of a given kind: The unique is also the improbable.
Using the same website and looking up the phrase one of a kind the definition is:
A unique instance, as in There are no others like it; this hybrid daylily is one of a kind, or She’s extremely generous, one of a kind.
So, when writing product descriptions, which one should be used? more…
Dahlonega isn’t a town that has the name recognition of say Atlanta, Savannah, or Augusta; but it is home to North Georgia College and State University. It is also the place where we found a huge dose of holiday spirit on one of our weekly road trips.
Most every week we take at least one road trip. We get in the car, sometimes with a map, and go on an adventure for the day. We live in the Western North Carolina Mountains and our location enables us to visit cities and towns in 4 states without the need for finding overnight accommodations.
It is truly a shame how many honest folk lose their perfect domain name to one of the many Internet bottom feeders that see a name that has activity and grab it.
What am I talking about here? Over on Craftster and probably any number of other craft-related forums, there have been a number of conversations related to crafters losing a domain name, often before they were able to purchase it.
Unfortunately, there are many who troll the Internet looking for a quick buck and for whom stealing a domain name out from under someone often proves to be profitable.
The good news is there are ways to protect yourself… more…
A recent conversation on a webmaster forum got me thinking about making a site linkable. A linkable site can help grow your business by getting higher results in the search engines and greater name recognition.
I won’t go into why links are important; not sure if I will save that for another day, or just hope you already know that.
Creating a linkable website is in some ways like creating a piece of art. You want to create a site that satisfies one of the primary categories of sites (sales, information, portal, etc) and one that other webmasters will want to include on their sites. more…
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