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Customer service and customer relations are very important for maintaining your business. What are some of the tips to keep in mind when we encounter customers who may not be entirely satisfied with our service or product.
We must realize that satisfied customers often pass along the word about your business. However, angry ones may be […]
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Are you beginning to see signs of a slowdown in your quilting business? Perhaps not yet, and perhaps you won’t. But it’s good to be on the lookout so that you can make changes if you do see this occurring.
We’ve been discussing, at Home Biz Notes, ”signs of the times” to look for that indicate your […]
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Twitter has become a popular means of communication, even for businesses, in recent months. Now there is a free Twitter ebook produced by Geekpreneur.
For more information, read Yvonne Russell’s post, Twitter Ebook, at Home Biz Notes. Perhaps you’ll glean some ideas on how to promote yourself as a quilter and your quilting related business on […]
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Networking throughout the quilting world enables you to meet and know people globally. Due to the Internet, you can reach many more people than your grandmother did at her quilting bees.
The b5Business Channel, where I write Home Biz Notes, collaborated on a collection of posts about this topic.
I think you’ll find the many views on networking interesting and informative. You can […]
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Periodically it’s good to take stock of where I am in my writing and what I’m offering you here at Quilting and Patchwork. I have a series of questions. I know the answers will depend on where you are in your quilting and fabric arts work, what appeals to you, what you have time to […]
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If you’ve begun to earn some income from your quilting or related activities, when does this transition from a hobby to true business?
Jean Murray, at Small Business Boomers, has a great post with information about what the IRS (Internal Revenue Service in the US) considers a true business. You might like to check out her, […]
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I’d like you to consider something unique for quilters…dressing in “character.” If you wear or use some of your wares, you’ll draw attention to your work, whether you have a quilting related business or are someone who likes to create and quilt.
Also, if you make items for your children to wear and use, this also […]
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Last week I was honored to be a guest writer at Laura Spencer’s Work from Home Momma blog. Since many of those working from home often have difficulty finding time to get everything accomplished, I wrote about Ten Tips on Finding Time for Your Home Business.
Most moms choose to work from home so they can […]
Most quilters and fabric artists begin in their homes. For some this art remains a hobby. Others develop it into a business that may evolve into sales through markets in their local area, throughout the country, and even internationally.
Rhonda Jordal, of Forest City, IA, owner of Memories and Keepsake Quilts, has rocketed to fame in […]
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Copyright continues to present a puzzling issue among quilters and fabric artists. How can you protect your original work? What designs and patterns, even fabrics, are free from copyright if you want to make something for sale?
It’s often not a “cut and dried” issue, as Chuck Smith explains in Quilting Copyright: Can I […]
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