5 Small Business Mistakes To Avoid

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Guest author: Jason Dirks of Meylah.com Whoops! You made a mistake with your small business...it's ok, we all do it, and now you can learn from it and avoid it from happening again. But, what if you don't know you're making a mistake? What if it's not clear that a mistake even exists? You may think your sales are just slow, but something is actually preventing you from selling your products and being successful. Here are 5 business … [Read more...]

6 Free Ways to Promote Your Art Business Online

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Guest author:  Zuly Gonzalez As a cash-strapped small business owner, I had to come up with creative ways of promoting my business online. And by creative, I mean free ☺ There are many ways you can promote your art business for free, but there is one thing that ties them all together. And that’s you. You are an artist, an expert, an industry leader…you know your business, and you know it well. So why not leverage your expertise when … [Read more...]

My Unique Interview on The Top Ten Blog

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Twitter is a great place to meet interesting people. One of these people is my good Twitter friend, Tony Hastings. Tony is the owner of the popular The Top Ten Blog. On this blog you will find Top Twitter People lists, amazing guest articles on all sorts of topics, and unique and fun interviews with interesting Twitter personalities as a way of helping you get to know the person behind the tweet. This week, I am honored to be the subject of the … [Read more...]

How to Finish What You Start

Not finishing what you start can begin to eat away at you in small and insidious ways if you let it, like: lack of energy, overwhelm, tension and general lack of self esteem, among others. Now, this has always been a biggie for me and I’ll admit I loved to start things but never seemed to finish them See the original post here: How to Finish What You Start … [Read more...]

Social Media’s Top Stars Share Their Tips on Twitter

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Blazing a trail through the fast moving flow of the new social media frontier can be daunting... To help you on your social media journey, I sent out a 'tweet' to some of the most respected, biggest, brightest and rising stars in social media. This is what I asked, "Plz will u share ur best twitter or socmed tip n 140 characters 4 an upcoming twitter all star post. add a link if u want & i'll link 2 u!" The response has been … [Read more...]

smARTist Telesummit 2011: Making Art, Money and a Living

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Learn new and exciting ways to bridge the gap between making art and making a living at the smARTist Telesummit 2011 in January! I will be one of 13 keynote speakers! This is an amazing opportunity to listen 'live' to the art experts as they teach you how to make money by making your art business GROW... So far, over 1,000 artists have signed up! If this sounds interesting, please click the smARTist link to the right (above my … [Read more...]

14 Art Business Tips from the Top Pros on Twitter

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Twitter is a treasure trove filled with a bounty of knowledge from any niche including art - you just need to know where to find it and start digging! I sent out a 'tweet'  to some of the most respected art business stars on Twitter. This is what I asked, "will u share an art biz tip in 140 characters 4 an upcoming twitter art star post. u can add a link if u want & i'll link 2 u" I got a great response from the art business pros on … [Read more...]

How to Use Your Art-Making Skills to Create a Compelling Video

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Youtube and other video sharing websites are a great way to market your art, make art or craft demonstrations and share your artistic knowledge. Creative marketing advisor, Stacey Cornelius helps take the mystery out of video making by explaining how you can use your art-making skills! How to use your art-making skills to create a compelling video Guest artist/author: Stacey Cornelius Online video like Youtube and Vimeo are gaining … [Read more...]

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Twitter Image & Following

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With the popularity of the new guest article I wrote, Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Twitter Image & Following for The Top 10 Blog, (it's even been re-published on the popular blog, HolyKaw.Alltop.com) I thought I better share it with my own readers! In the article below, see if you are putting your best tweet forward. Do you measure up to these 10 tips for brushing up your Twitter image and following? Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Twitter … [Read more...]

Take Time to Unplug: Disconnect to Connect

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After getting out of bed this morning and pouring myself a cup of tea, I quickly 'connected' to my blog's lifeline to you, my iMac computer. It is time for me to 'plug' back into the cyber world and get back to work, even though I am aware of the importance of knowing when to unplug. No matter what business you are in, I think you will find this little post interesting... One of the mind-boggling benefits about the Internet and social media … [Read more...]


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