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It’s no secret, the internet is full of spam. Unfortunately, social media is no exception. In an effort to combat spam and spammers, Instagram has bots that ban certain hashtags. If you’ve had an Instagram post that doesn’t perform well, chances are that you might have used a banned hashtag. Today, let’s take a look …

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It’s no secret that social media is a necessity in modern times to running a craft business. Today, I wanted to share a quick list I’ve put together about  15 Social Media Don’ts for Craft Businesses Don’t constantly sell, sell, sell. Yes, the purpose of your social media profiles is to promote your business. However, …

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Social media for craft business owners. It’s a delicate push and pull: You need to promote your business using it, but if you over promote, you’ll lose the interest of your followers. Followers will (and do!) get tired of you simply saying “Buy this!”, “And this one!”, and “I’m having a sale on this one!” …

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I know that Instagram remains a bit of a mystery for some Silhouette and Cricut small business owners. So, I’m sharing an easy to implement hashtag strategy with you today. Before I tell you the strategy, let’s make sure that you understand what hashtags are. Hashtags are keywords that help people find your post. Instagram …

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I’ve talked a lot about social media practices on the blog. However, the other day I got an email from a reader asking what ‘social media engagement’ means. Today, let’s take a lot at what social media engagement is. More importantly, we have to talk about why it’s important. What is Social Media Engagement? Social …

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Social media marketing is an important part of all small businesses. If you are just starting your business, you may wonder if you should choose Facebook Pages vs Groups. What is a Facebook Page? A Facebook page is a public page on Facebook where anyone can see updates your business posts. Additionally, anyone can like …

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Have 5 minutes to spare today? (I know you do!) This new feature on Pinterest will literally take you less than 5 minutes to set up. What is it? It’s the ability to claim other social media accounts on Pinterest. Currently, you can ‘claim’ your Instagram, YouTube, and Etsy accounts. Basically, when you ‘claim’ your …

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