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September 2009 Archives
October Crafts- One for Every Day of the Month
Everyday is something! And from now until October of next year, Glue Gun Crafts is going to post a craft a day monthly calendar. The crafts are based on holidays, observances, awareness days, birthdays and inventions and in some cases- cause I felt like it days. So please enjoy these 31 October Crafts and may you be inspired! (If you think you have a craft that belongs in November, drop me a line! craftzilla at glueguncrafts.com) October 1: World Vegetarian Day Create a 3-D fruit or vegetable mobile. October 2: Name Your Car Day Create a name plaque to hang… Read More
Naming Your Craft Images for Search Engines
Let's face it, no actual person really looks into what the file name of your images are on your craft tutorial pages right? Nope, they don't. Which is why you've never cared that the finished picture of your adorable bunny craft is called IMG_01254.jpg right? Well, search engines care. They care a lot. Search engines can only read text, they can't read images. Ever notice how sometimes when you search for something there are listings for websites and sometimes 3-4 boxes of pictures about 1/4 of the way down the page that says "image results"? Or wonder how when you… Read More
Achieve Your Traffic and Sales Goals with Crafts
As promised we're going to follow different paths today in reaching goals set by you for your craft site. Whether your craft site is just for people to come visit and comment, a crafts site that wants visits and is also doing a little affiliate marketing on the side, or is a crafts site that is looking to turn a profit, there's something here for everyone. Each one of these topics I could write for days on, but that's a bit much, you just want to create! Instead I'm putting them all into a simple bullet list so that you… Read More
Fun Fall Wreath
It's getting to be about that time! Warm colors of yellow, orange and red, accented with brown and in this case a brilliant green bird to add a bit of pizazz to this fun fall wreath! It's super easy too. Materials: Glue gun/ clear glue sticks Brown twig wreath (any size) Glittery faux bird Silk fall leaves (with glitter- even better!) and varying sizes Swarovski crystals in matching colors to the leaves (optional) Heat up glue gun and put in glue. Clip some of the leaves off the stem of the flower pick. Determine how you want your wreath to… Read More
Choosing and Setting Goals with your Crafts Site
Ok, we all know the goal of your crafts site to share your crafts and get people to read it right? That's everyone! But now we need to really break it down: what really are your goals for your craft site? And if you haven't gone beyond "to get more comments," you need to read this post! First off, are you trying to turn a profit with your site? Maybe bring in a few dollars with affiliate marketing? Score some free stuff to blog about? Sell your crafts? Take Martha out? Whatever it is, don't be shy about it! Select… Read More