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23 Feb

2012

Online Promotions That’ll Have Customers Cheering

By Tara Swiger

  This is a guest post by Piper Toth. She happily traded the corporate world for the online world when she opened her online... read more

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22 Feb

2012

Top 10 Articles for Design Business

By Tara Swiger

    You don’t have to have an MBA to run a smart, scalable design business.   What you need is a little... read more

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21 Feb

2012

How to get featured on blogs: 10 full surefire tips for your pitch

By Tara Swiger

  This is a guest post by Jen Wallace. She shares her indie life over at Indie Fixx where she writes about making,... read more

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20 Feb

2012

Snapshot:: House of Shakti

By Sarah Von

  Lubna was born in the US to Palestinian immigrants. At the age of 14, she moved to the Middle East where she lived for almost 10... read more

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17 Feb

2012

Masterlist: Marketing with Pinterest

By Tara Swiger

  As the Community Concierge, I’m always interested to find out what tools our community is using. I’ve been on... read more

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16 Feb

2012

Building Philanthropy Into Your Business

By Sarah Von

  Counter intuitive as it seems, building philanthropy into your business model makes great financial sense. You get tax breaks, add a... read more

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15 Feb

2012

I LOVE :: Proud Mary

By Sarah Von

  Now that the holiday decorations have been put away and the sheer curtains of summer are still a few months out, it’s easy to fall... read more

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14 Feb

2012

Indie Boutique Guide: Melbourne, Australia

By Sarah Von

  Vanessa is a lifestyle blogger who is batty about fashion, thrifting, cupcakes and cats.  You can visit Vanessa’s blog, Nessbow... read more

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13 Feb

2012

Snapshot:: Allem Studio

By Sarah Von

  Since 2009, friends Mitali Seth and Lovisa Shergill have been adding personality to boring bedrooms around the world with their gorgeous... read more

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10 Feb

2012

Masterlist: Prepare for Growth

By Tara Swiger

  Earlier this week, I asked if you are ready to double your sales. In Anything You Want, Derek Sivers encourages entrepreneurs to be... read more

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