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Designers and Customers - Communicate with One Another!

I belong to over a dozen artful community forums. One of the things I see from time to time is designers and customers sharing ideas with one another or asking each other for design suggestions. Most of these conversations are based on kit themes and it’s great to see the communication on that.  I also […]



Our Mentoring Challenge Moves into Week Two!

Our 30-Day Digi-Scrap Business Challenge officially started a week ago and we’ve already had several business tips posted here at DSD-Pro.  As we came to the end of week one I began listing snippets from each of the tips and provided links to them via the summary page.  I hope that makes it easier to find them.
Here’s My Business Tip for […]



Take Some Down Time

Without giving yourself time to renew your strength you hurt yourself, maybe your family, your relationships, and definitely your business too!  If you don’t allow for recovery, and you get hit with another crisis, it can be demoralizing for you.
Today’s Business Tip:  Whether you work for yourself or someone else, think of Friday as a […]



I Got Up This Morning and Blurted Out the F-Word

Did I grab your attention with that title? Let me tell you about my morning, and the lesson I learned as a child.
I never set an alarm clock as my body is so used to getting up around the same time everyday, that I simply don’t need one.  As usual it was about 4:30 this A.M. when I […]



To Get Repeat Web Traffic - Take a Critical Look at the Value You Offer

Business Tip: When your site visitor finds value at your website and really connects with you and your own original style, they tend to stick around longer and return more often.
Mini-Tasker: Today I’m encouraging, every blog writer and website owner to ask themselves “How can I improve my web content and get my site visitors to keep returning?”  Review your site […]



30-Day Challenge Update

Quick note to let you know that I’ve got the Summary Page up and running now for the 30-Day Digi-Scrap Business Challenge.  I added a link to the page in the blue “about” box in the right-hand column.  We’ve had some great tips shared and a few folks helping to get the word out about […]