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Found it! Successful Retail Blog - Check it out

I don’t give a fig about yarn, but I sure do like this yarn store blog. yarn

Bloggers Kathy and Steve, owners of WEBS Yarn Store in Massachusetts, blog about their family, the retail yarn biz, and the latest in yarn trends.The blog seems to be written mostly by Kathy, though she gives Steve equal billing. (Just another fine and generous New England lady.)

On the last blog I saw, she and Steve were all atwitter about an upcoming yarn show and the new yarn colors and textures they anticipated seeing there. And especially, they were keen on seeing how the new eco and organic yarns were spinning out. And then, after that, there’s the excitement of this year’s sheep and wool festivals. What, with the “shear” promise of dancing and general hoofing about, I’m starting to get excited about those festivals right along with them!yarn skeinsyarn skeins

I love a couple that can get that excited — that passionate! — about yarn. And I love this blog. They also generously link to other knitter-blogger faves. Check it out for a fine example of a retail blog.

yours, Judith

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Make Money: Start a Shopping Blog

old treeold treeYou really can make money directly off a blog. Blogs sell hats, handbags, all kinds of products – Shopping blogs.

And who’s to say a blog on shopping can’t be interesting? Well, to be fair, most are not, unless you’re seeking that hat or handbag.

Great Green Goods blog, one that seeks out products from recycled materials — all in Old umbrella tree in Romethe name of living green. This is one that earns the title “interesting” and one I’ll go back to just to see how it’s shaping up.   Because, you see, it’s more than a shopping blog. It’s a great example of a blog set up to bring in ad revenue with google ads andold Roman tree has survived the agessponsored links, as well as links to the products they feature. And it has a focus and a mission: eco-friendly producold treets.   Pretty simply set up, with a theme straight out of Wordpress. Take a look; it might inspire you to set up a shopping blog related to your passion. Yours and still holiday shopping, Judith

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Blogging Artists

Artists, with all the beauty in the world at their fingertips, ought to be creating wondrous blogs. So, I searched for some. I found this one, Belinda del Pesco. And I liked two things especially:

  • She blogs frequently
  • She uploads info on how she creates her art

 And she’s in business, so she’s got a quick link to buying her art. All-around good, I think. (Only beef I have with the site is its accompanying website. I suggest you do not click on that link. It’s a porno-built site, circular, so that once on you can never leave. (And how do I know about those? Unfortunate google searches, need I say more.) Yours, Judith  

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A Call to Bookstores: Take Time to Blog

All bookstores oughta be blogging. That’s what I think. I love books; what writer doesn’t? And I spend waaaayy too much time and money in bookstores. So, when I came across this bookstore blog, I paused. Here’s a bookstore (Powell’s Books in Portland, OR) using a blog to talk about books, to sell books, to keep customers updated on the latest book-signings and in-store promos. It’s got a guest blogger or two. I love it! Now I can spend even MORE time in bookstores!

Makes sense to me that a bookstore, full of people who love reading, books and writing would have a blog. And now, when I pop into other bookstore sites, I wonder, why don’t they have blogs?

They’re missing out on a terrific sales tool. And one that’s virtually free.

So far, no one has been able to answer the question, and I’m searching the far corners of the continent to find good bookstore blogs.

yours, Judith

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