A blog about crafts, art, selling both and other things that strike my fancy.
So often when someone lists one of their sites for sale, they mention the number of backlinks it has. The number of backlinks a site has does impact its ranking in the search engines and would appear to be a important factor in valuing a website. After a little research, I will continue to seek […]
It’s so very tempting. Drop that link, stuff a signature, or spam people’s blogs. But, when does something migrate from promotion to shameless plug and should we even worry about if it does? First let me define how I see the terms promotion and shameless plug as variations on a theme. To me, promotion is […]
Hi All, I’m back after a bit of a long Labor Day Weekend. I should be back on track for my Wednesday and Sunday postings now. Shared Blogging I’ve noticed a new trend in blogging – shared or collective blogging. Groups of artisans are getting together and sharing their ideas and inspiration in the form […]
Web site navigation is about more than how cool or stylish your menus look. Web site navigation is about creating clear and obvious routes for your site’s visitors to get from one page to another. I was recently working with a crafter on upgrading her website. Her husband was her webmaster and while his skills […]
In case you haven’t come across it yet, Etsy.com is one of many great options for crafters to sell their hand-crafted items online without the need of a full-fledged website. Many Etsians (those crafters who are members of Etsy) know that they have to promote their Etsy shop just like any other website. Let me […]
Late yesterday I launched a new website called Pet Site Guides. Pet Site Guides is a directory site, similar to Crafty Tips, which shares great websites with visitors that are divided into categories to make them easier to find. Pet Site Guides allows website owners up to 3 deeplinks to sections of their sites that […]