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This is huge. HUGE, I tell ya! … Continue

This past month I have been making several posts regarding Technorati. In simple terms (I hope) I have explained what it is, how it works, and how you can use it to your advantage in promoting your blog or anything you publish that has an RSS feed. After several posts, my blogging friend, Laurie B posted a Technorati experiment on her own blog. This experiment is designed to boost your Technorati authority. I'm not sure what the end results of… Continue

This format is a little larger so you can see the whole page. Here are the stats mentioned in the forum post about BlogUpp!

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Just a week ago I decided to switch gears on my regular PIOP blog (yes, PIOP is lazy typing for Pass It On Plates) and focus on marketing. Since more than 50% of my blog readers are also in the crafts business or active bloggers, It only makes sense for my blog posts to appeal to them and focus on their needs as crafters/bloggers. Enter the small business marketing seminar. I have started writing blog posts explaining the process we have gone though at PIOP to get started as a serious business,… Continue

Here's our booth:

We used USPS Priority mail boxes under bright colored fabric to elevate items in back. The boxes will be used later to ship orders. Several plates had cookies on them so visitors could see them "in action."

We borrowed a few plates from friends who have been… Continue

This weekend's art show in Lincoln City, Oregon was a great opportunity for me to test out a lot of different things as I performed a constant 8 hour stream of Pass It On Plates "show and tell." One valuable thing I learned was from a real estate broker, who bought three plates; two to use as gifts for clients who would soon be closing on their new homes. This is one of the uses I had been expecting to encourage, and it was exciting to have her confirm it. She loved the concept of my PIOP (Pass… Continue

I keep a list of things I need with me whenever I leave the house or studio. One thing on my list was some sort of shopping bag for the upcoming art show in Lincoln City, Oregon. Wanting to avoid plastic bags, my wish list had a star drawn by "re-useable shopping bags." My plates are… Continue