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Most of my readers are craft artisans but I know some of you are fine artists. If that’s you or you know an artist, check out Artoflicensing.com a networking group for those involved in art licensing. From their site description: “This is an online networking group dedicated to Artists, Illustrators, Designers, Product Manufacturers, and Licensing Agents [...] Every new business comes with learning curves and a craft business is no exception. Sometimes it can all seem to be just too much to take in when you are starting out. When you feel overwhelmed, slow down. Break down your immediate goal into the simplest action steps and schedule those actions and then just do [...] Lots of newbie craft business owners start out underpricing their items because they think of their pieces as commodities. But here is something a craft artist must keep in their thoughts: a commodity is an undifferentiated item that can be bought anywhere. A handmade craft item can be transformed from a commodity by shifting the [...] I know many of you write as well as craft so you may be interested in BigCartel.com’s new beta program called Pulley. Pulley allows you to sell copies of your ebooks and have them delivered to customers upon payment through your BigCartel store. Pulley is in beta, which means its not ready for prime time, [...] The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) for a new “Art Works” logo – details are at www.arts.gov/artworksdesign. Proposed logo designs must relate to the NEA in such a way that the proposed logo could stand alone or complement the NEA’s current logo. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. EST [...] Women have heard it 100 times by now: they still earn, save and retire with less money than their dear male counterparts. Here’s the thing — no one is going to fix financial inequity for women. Not the White House, not Nancy Pelosi, not even Oprah or Suze Orman. Women have to recognize their own [...] If you have a craft business on Etsy and you are over 50, AARP magazine wants to know about you. for a possible story. Laura Daily is trying to track down craftsmen and craftswomen age 50 and older who use Etsy.com to market and sell their handmade wares. Email Laura query-2a9 (at) helpareporter.com with your [...] |
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