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		<title>Tangled up in use!</title>
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By contributing columnist Kim Barnes aka Teatowelcreek
You have a right to&#8230;..protect your work!
Whether you just came up with a new pattern, cool idea, short story or a new design. You probably want to look into getting it protected! 
There may come a time when you may want to protect your artwork and or creations. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Etsy!</title>
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By contributing columnist April Williams of ElunaJewelry
Welcome to the world of Etsy. It can be daunting to say the least. I am here to let you in on a few tips to getting seen in the world of Etsy; what you&#8217;ll find is that not only can you be seen but you can also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready? Set! WORK!</title>
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By contributing columnist Amanda aka: GimmeThatThing
Having spoken to many crafters on the Folksy forum or at craft fairs, it has become obvious to me that most of us create our wonderful masterpieces at home, whether it is in the spare bedroom, a cellar, a quiet shed at the bottom of the garden, or in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith-Hope-Love-Peace-Soul</title>
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Etsy Spotlight:  Arrowsarah’s Faith\Hope\Love\Peace\Soul Wooden Box Purse
by Contributing Columnists Nicole M aka  
Sugar Shox Crafts
The printed word is a beautiful thing.  In both the visual spaces they occupy and also in their meaning, words can artistically rival a Rembrandt or Picasso painting.  
Angela Mosera’s (“Arrowsarah”) Faith\Hope\Love\Peace\Soul Wooden Box Purse (her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEO Say What?</title>
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By Donna aka Glassandwiregems
How do you help the customer find your products?  You take advantage of a process called search engine optimization or SEO.  
Caleb, ArtFire’s Director of Search Engine Optimization stated that their main goal “is to inform and teach our members about SEO, encourage them to be proactive and test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you Google?</title>
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By Contributing columnist Susan Averello aka Fantasy Clay
Google Analytics can be one of those great tools that can give you much information about your store or website. It can let you know the number of visitors to your site on a daily basis, how they get there, even what words they use to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lino Cuts!</title>
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		<title>One or Two?</title>
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One Shop or Two?
by contributing columnist Ashley Pahl aka  AshleyPahl

Having an Etsy, Artfire or Folksy shop can sometimes be a very time-consuming activity. Why would a person want to open a second shop? There are many good reasons for making the decision to have two stores, and sometimes it is the right choice. [...]]]></description>
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