Simply Shiny Life

Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like

Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.

In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires

In the Your URL Field: enter the web site address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.

Giveaways for the week of 3/28

Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below

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This made me smile. Enjoy.

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From Artfire

“Are you lost when it comes to social media?  Do you have a Facebook page or Twitter account that you’re not sure what to do with?  Are you trying to find new ways to target and engage customers?  Then our upcoming social media boot camp is just for you!

Our social media boot camp, in partnership with our friends at Postling, will cover the most important social media topics for you and your business.  Starting on April 4th, each week’s session will cover a different topic to help you get the most out of your social media efforts.  There are no pre-requisites and no costs, don’t miss your chance to take your social strategy to the next level!”

Here’s a bit more info at the Artfire Blog: Social Media Boot Camp

And you can sign up FOR FREE here: Social Media Boot Camp Registration

And by the way, if you are unable to participate, all the materials shared in the sessions will be posted later in the Artfire forums. Nice.

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Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like

Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.

In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires

In the Your URL Field: enter the web site address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.

Giveaways for the week of 3/21

Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below

(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )

Good tips from The Mogul Mom. Make sure you talk to your state’s small business and tax office to get the details about what you really need. For instance, in Kansas, as a self proprietor, I just needed to register to obtain my ID and then I file my business taxes along with my personal ones.  But each state varies a bit. And the state tax folks I spoke with? Oh so very helpful.

Is your business legal?

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Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like

Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.

In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires

In the Your URL Field: enter the web site address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.

Giveaways for the week of 3/14

Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below

(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )

I ran across this very good post called

7 Tips for Tweeting Links that Get Clicked

with some good tips about generating good click throughs on your tweets.

Enjoy!

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Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like

Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.

In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires

In the Your URL Field: enter the web site address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.

Giveaways for the week of 3/7

Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below

(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )

We’re in the midst of winter in Kansas. White, grays and subzero weather. Not the best palette for inspiration. Especially if you are me and frankly, bright circus colors are more my cup of tea.

So, for this version of the Color Palette Walk, I used some photos of the flora that can be found in my yard during the summer. Bright, wonderful little bursts of color that are available for more than 6 months out of the year. I love summer in Kansas. It’s pretty apparent how many of the hues found in my yard end up in my jewelry.

You can find more color inspired posts at these blogs today:

Rachel at Balanced Crafts
Wren at Each Day
Kelly at Mackin Art

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Asking yourself where to list your handmade items? What sites have the most traffic? Which sites have increased their traffic? Which sites have decreased over the last several months?

I’ve updated my list.

You’ll note that I’ve added several new sites this iteration, including Meylah.com, cargoh.com, boocoo.com and efreeme. Any I’ve missed?

Where to sell handmade online?

Etsy vs artfire?

Etsy vs zibbet?

Here are the top 10 according to Compete.com’s metrics:

You can see the entire HUGE list at the links above.

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