by Cynthia Bartz | Feb 12, 2020 | Independent Designer Business
Is your website ready for visitors? Like many independent designers you are probably ticking off all the digital marketing boxes: Ravelry, Instagram, maybe an email newsletter or website, etc.Let’s say, you are putting your patterns out there and have a modest...
by Cynthia Bartz | Dec 31, 2019 | Independent Designer Business
Coupon codes are an essential part of marketing any business. Selling knitting and crochet patterns is no different. If you’ve ever wondered how other designers make coupon codes in Ravelry, I am going to walk you through every step.Step 1: Login to Ravelry and...
by Cynthia Bartz | Nov 7, 2019 | Independent Designer Business
I like to think of pattern formatting like salt. Not formatting your knitting pattern is like throwing away your salt shaker. It doesn’t matter how many hours you put into Julia Child’s beef bourguignon if you don’t add any salt. Salt is what makes things taste...
by Cynthia Bartz | Jul 14, 2019 | Independent Designer Business
First off, I want to say that if you are an independent designer, you are a business owner. Even if you do it on the side and only release one pattern a year. You are a business owner. You have created value, and you should not undermine that value by saying...
