enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: small business
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I received a question last month about how I use affiliate programs and realized there is a lot of information I could share about this area of my business. In general, I think the more we do to lift the "curtain" surrounding the business of blogging – the better! This is a real job and…
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You guys, this is the post I wanted to read last fall but couldn't find. I didn't want extra details. I didn't want to know about why podcasting is good. I didn't want suggestions for how to resonate with my audience. I just wanted a step-by-step how to – preferably with a very short video…
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I'd love to introduce a new feature around here… "three things I know to be true." This is the tippy-top of the list of things I would share with a new small business owner (or in future posts, with new home-owner, mom, bride, newlywed, blogger, etc) who's looking for advice. Obviously, with everything, THIS IS…
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HOORAY PODCAST! This is good. After I launched on Wednesday, I went back myself and listened to the first and third episodes (I didn't listen to them originally because I didn't want to get cold feet) and afterwards I was like "Alright, excellent!" Feels good to sign my name to them. I love to write,…
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A long time ago (like YEARS) I blogged about how in the future I was going to have my own TV show called, "Let's Get Crafty!" The studio audience would shout, "LETS!" "GET!" "CRAFTY!" and I would run out on stage brandishing glue sticks with ribbon stuck to the bottom of my shoes. Let's just…
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I have shared a lot about goal-setting over the years and something I mention often is that I like to have a few little goals and a few BIG goals in progress at any given time. Variety helps keep me interested and interesting and I work best with a few different things on my plate.…
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Oh man, crazy week. It's no secret that I have a full plate these days. There is just a lot going on. So many things. So many projects that I want to tackle and so many ideas that I want to act on. My brain imploded a little bit on Tuesday and I realized that…
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Alright folks. Here comes my second post about the "balance" between being a mom and being a work-at-home business owner. (Read the first one here!) It's filled with some tough stuff because oh man, are these two jobs tough. I thought a lot about "balance" as I mulled over what I wanted to say and…
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Last week, I talked about the changes that I made to my branding and online promotion. Today, I want to share a bit about how I tweaked the paper items to prepare for my new shop launch. In general, my thought about the paper stuff is: "make it look good, but don't spend a lot…
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One of my favorite parts of any new venture is coming up with the promotional pieces to go with it. While I am not so good at designing for others (I am sort of a one trick pony), branding for myself is something I really enjoy. The communication process is quick (about the amount of…
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