School of Creative Business - Creative Entrepreneurship

Is Your Business Using Google Voice

Google Voice gives you one phone number for all your phones, voicemail as easy as email, and many calling features for free. I use Google Voice as my business phone number. It was very easy to set up and it has some great features that you can't get from a basic phone service for free.

To learn more about Google Voice - go here . Watch the Google Voice videos  below to learn even more about Google Voice.

 

 

 

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Blogging Tips for Beginners

I could go into a long list of what I learned from blogging, but Darren Rowse's Ebook - 31 Days to Build a Better Blog is full of blogging tips for beginners. It has been the best blogging resource I've purchased.

In 31 days I learned how to:

• Create an editorial calendar which keeps me focus on topics I want to share. 
• Set up Google alerts to monitor what's happening in my niche
• Promote a blog post to multiple sites
• Write better and engaging blog post.


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 By the way....

At my last Sista Girl Networking meeting. The topic of the meeting was on personal branding. It was a really good meeting, but one of the things discussed in the meeting was about starting a blog. 

Blogging helps establish your personal brand and helps people identify with who you are. My mixed media blog serves as part of brand marketing stragegy  and starting a second blog has actually allowed me to brand myself more as an artist. Go figure!

But I can't take all the credit. The 31 Days to Build a Blog taught me everything I know. Don't wait any longer, get your copy Click here to visit ProBlogger.

Share Your Thoughts 

Once you've spent some time to implement a few assignments, send me your feedback. It really truly full of blogging tips for the beginner and the novice.

Taking Average and Making it Fabulous!

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How to Create Online Tutorials

Have you ever thought about creating online tutorials for others? Its seems like everyone is doing it. And I have even tried a little of it. I've been a little busy trying to pay catch up to really think about creatin how -to tutorials- but I'm thinking strongly on trying it again on my studio blog.

Anyway- the Meylah eBook Series for Creatives - arrived in my email box. It is really a great little ebook and could be an inspiration to others wanting to create tutorials.

Check out the ebook- and read the first page. Meylah is really interested in getting other creative people involve in the how-to business - you can even make a few extra bucks doing so.

Check out Meylah's Ebook Series: Creating Online Tutorials with Byte- Syze Learning. How to Screencast Your Own Web Video by Justine Smith is my favorite.

Creating Online Tutorials with Byte-Syze Learning

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Create Animated Ads and Photo Collages

Have you ever wondered how those animated ads are created or have you ever wanted to create photo collages from photos? I too wondered these things. I knew they could be created in Photoshop, but who actually has the time to learn that stuff. I've been looking for an easier way to create animated ads and photo collages.Well guys I found it - Photoscape. It was easy as pie to create animated ads and photo collages. All I had to do was download the free program and that was it. I was quickly on my way to designing ads and collages.

Here is what I created so far...

 

Animated ad was used on my Studio blog.

The Photo Collage.

I can't say it again, It is very easy. Share your creation with me.

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Somerset Studio Gallery Winter 2010 issue Now Available

If you are still interested in picking up an issue of the Somerset Studio Gallery Winter 2010 issue it is now available online and at local book stores.

Do not forget to check out my artwork and article.

Native American Prints from the Pennington Photo Studio

 _{Navajo Indian carrying baby, The Pennington Studio, Durango, Colorado}

Many of these beautiful photos were taken in a photo studio. But these intimate shots really allow you see the essence of the Native American people. I love these images just like I love the images of African Americans.

In the early 1900s, William Pennington and Lisle Updike spent most days traveling the four corners area of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona in a wagon photographing the people and landscapes. The pair of photographers were based in Durango, Colorado where they leased a small space on Main Street and operated a photography studio. They traveled to the mountains and photographed miners and townspeople and visited Native American Reservations and Pueblos making portraits of the people. Their partnership was short-lived and Pennington soon bought out Updike and took sole control of the studio. Read more here...

 

Turn Your Creative ideas Into a Business

During this time of the year we all start to think about the next year- what are my goals , resolutions, what do I want to change ? These types of questions are normal and if you are a true creative soul, you are asking yourself these questions all the time.

Well, maybe this time you are thinking about growing your business, showcasing your designs at a trade show, approaching retail stores to sell your products or just wondering how to start the darn business?

Lucky you and me- there are resources out there to help us answer these questions. Below are several books I recommend you read and add to your bookshelf. I go to them offer to resource a idea or to get a website address.

Create a font from your own handwriting - fontcapture.com

 

Great way to use your own handwriting inside of cards, on a promotional piece, or just for fun.

Create a font from your own handwriting - fontcapture.com.

How to Make Your Own Canvas Panels

Hey guys , As you may have read, I have mentioned art panels before in a previous post. And most of you know about my love for canvas panels. If not, I use them alot when creating my collages. They make for a stong surface to add many emblishments, sanding down elements and to take about any amount of abuse.

 But anyway I wanted to share with you what I found on blogs.com. As I was searching though some of the top Craft and Hobbies blogs, I stumbled across this Video Art Lesson: How to Make Your Own Canvas Panels on Craft Leftovers (cute name).  It looks very easy to create and plus you are able to use leftover art supplies.