Comments on: great question! finding your niche. http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/ You bring the passion, I'll show you the profit | Creative Business Coach ushering in the New Economy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wendy Brightbill http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Wendy Brightbill Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:51:35 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-270 that sounds great to me! i am looking forward to it. that sounds great to me! i am looking forward to it.

]]> By: tara http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-268 tara Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:26:12 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-268 Hey Wendy! I think this is clearly something a lot of creatives struggle with because, well, we all too creative! I have an idea for an exercise for you. And I'd like to explore and report on the results in a very undepth way. So going to email you my idea this evening and then maybe you can get back to me with your thoughts and results? I think this might be end up being a very helpful resource for artists and crafters in building their business. ;) Cool with you? Hey Wendy! I think this is clearly something a lot of creatives struggle with because, well, we all too creative! I have an idea for an exercise for you. And I’d like to explore and report on the results in a very undepth way. So going to email you my idea this evening and then maybe you can get back to me with your thoughts and results? I think this might be end up being a very helpful resource for artists and crafters in building their business. ;)

Cool with you?

]]> By: Wendy Brightbill http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Wendy Brightbill Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:47:30 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-266 hi tara, i am still struggling with this. all i can come up with is women who are looking for a happy/ whimsical piece for their home or maybe women looking to be inspired. i even asked my blog and didn't feel like i was getting specific enough answers. is this because my art is not focused enough or because i am just not "seeing" something that is obvious? please help! hi tara, i am still struggling with this. all i can come up with is women who are looking for a happy/ whimsical piece for their home or maybe women looking to be inspired. i even asked my blog and didn’t feel like i was getting specific enough answers. is this because my art is not focused enough or because i am just not “seeing” something that is obvious? please help!

]]> By: tara http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-234 tara Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:07:09 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-234 you're quite welcome, kate! i think they are probably a wide range of paper goods/graphic design blogs that would be perfect for you. good luck! you’re quite welcome, kate! i think they are probably a wide range of paper goods/graphic design blogs that would be perfect for you. good luck!

]]> By: Kate http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Kate Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:24:42 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-231 Thanks for this post, Tara! I struggle with this issue all the time, so I was so glad to see you turn this question into a post - and a great answer. Now I'm off to start googling... Thanks for this post, Tara! I struggle with this issue all the time, so I was so glad to see you turn this question into a post – and a great answer. Now I’m off to start googling…

]]> By: Marcia http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Marcia Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:33:03 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-229 You're welcome! and Thank you! Not aw-ful, Tara....awe some! or Awe Lots ... you are awlots! You’re welcome! and Thank you! Not aw-ful, Tara….awe some! or Awe Lots … you are awlots!

]]> By: tara http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-228 tara Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:27:54 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-228 hey marcia! unless you're telling me i'm a pretty awful person... nothing is really off limits here in the comments! i may direct you elsewhere or to one of my services or i may delay answering you because it gives me another post idea - but please feel free to ask anything you like! blog roll - is a simple link list of blogs on a blog. i have on on scoutie girl (http://www.scoutiegirl.com) but it is all "visual" meaning the links are little images. you can find it on the left hand column under the header "friends." formspring - is a fairly new phenomenon of social media where you can register for an account and then let your friends & fans know that they can "ask you anything." it's basically a question & answer blog and it's taken the design blog world by storm! i think it's really great and i'm planning a post on it specifically very soon. blogs haven't exactly replaced websites... but the trend for 2010 is to front your business website with a blog. content is king in 2010 and blogs are the best way to generate massive amounts of great content! this is also a great idea for a post so you'll see more on this very soon. thanks so much for the great questions! hey marcia! unless you’re telling me i’m a pretty awful person… nothing is really off limits here in the comments! i may direct you elsewhere or to one of my services or i may delay answering you because it gives me another post idea – but please feel free to ask anything you like!

blog roll – is a simple link list of blogs on a blog. i have on on scoutie girl (http://www.scoutiegirl.com) but it is all “visual” meaning the links are little images. you can find it on the left hand column under the header “friends.”
formspring – is a fairly new phenomenon of social media where you can register for an account and then let your friends & fans know that they can “ask you anything.” it’s basically a question & answer blog and it’s taken the design blog world by storm! i think it’s really great and i’m planning a post on it specifically very soon.

blogs haven’t exactly replaced websites… but the trend for 2010 is to front your business website with a blog. content is king in 2010 and blogs are the best way to generate massive amounts of great content! this is also a great idea for a post so you’ll see more on this very soon. thanks so much for the great questions!

]]> By: Marcia http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Marcia Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:12:22 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-227 Tara, I'm learning a lot, too; but also learning what I don't know! Like blog roll and formspring. Is it best to just google terms I'm unfamiliar with (problem: they're not in Webster's Unabridged yet). Is it okay in a blog comment like this to ask for definitions? Mari said "the product itself [needs to be] focused". That cleared some things up for me. Just as a writer needs to identify their audience, I also need to have a mental profile of who I'm making my creative products for. Taking my creativity from a hobby to a business presents some challenging thought processes. One other question Tara? Has blog replaced the term website, or is blog more specific to sharing communication? My apologies if these questions are out of place! Tara, I’m learning a lot, too; but also learning what I don’t know! Like blog roll and formspring. Is it best to just google terms I’m unfamiliar with (problem: they’re not in Webster’s Unabridged yet). Is it okay in a blog comment like this to ask for definitions?

Mari said “the product itself [needs to be] focused”. That cleared some things up for me. Just as a writer needs to identify their audience, I also need to have a mental profile of who I’m making my creative products for. Taking my creativity from a hobby to a business presents some challenging thought processes.

One other question Tara? Has blog replaced the term website, or is blog more specific to sharing communication? My apologies if these questions are out of place!

]]> By: tara http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-225 tara Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:12:57 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-225 we'll work on it, mari! i know there's just a huge readership out there just waiting to find you. have you tried hooking up with cool mom picks? we’ll work on it, mari! i know there’s just a huge readership out there just waiting to find you. have you tried hooking up with cool mom picks?

]]> By: tara http://www.taragentile.com/great-question-finding-your-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-224 tara Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:11:55 +0000 http://www.taragentile.com/?p=373#comment-224 hey kylie! yes, slowing down is good. when it comes to your hobbies & interests, variety is great. but when it's your business, finding your specific mission & goals is so important. thanks for stopping by today! hey kylie! yes, slowing down is good. when it comes to your hobbies & interests, variety is great. but when it’s your business, finding your specific mission & goals is so important.

thanks for stopping by today!

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