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 [...]

When it comes to writing product descriptions, OOAK, one of a kind and unique have very special meaning. Unfortunately, the terms are often over-used and their value as a marketing tool may be diminishing. We’ll explore the definitions of each, consider some examples and begin looking at what may be better ways to describe your handmade items for sale.

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 [...]

when researching domain names for a new site, you have to be careful who you share the candidates with. Scammers and thieves will grab a name if they think they can make a quick buck off of it. You might be giving them a huge clue as to which name to target next. And, it could be the very name you wanted for yourself.

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 [...]

With apologies to my father for not finding a Marine Corps picture; I want to take a moment today to honor those who have worn the uniform of the United States of America and those who continue to do so to keep us free.