Hey there, I’ve been updating the website and exploring the meaning of blogs and blogging and I’ve found rich resources online so I thought I’d share them with you! From the About website.com: What is a Blog? – The word blog is short for web...
Hey there, I wanted to create another free competition on my website so I had to bite the bullet and develop a working form. So I’ve finally broken through the mental barrier of working with forms for my website. I thought I’d share some lessons learnt....
Hey there, As many of you know I send out a lovely free monthly and specials newsletter show casing my latest designs, market news and the ever popular Sea Change article. The newsletter lets us stay in contact with each other, letting you forward it on to friends and...
Hello! I thought it was about time I took the leap into the world of blogs so we can expand the Creatively Belle community and create a new way to communicate with each other. So this blog will be about jewellery design and having a small business along with...
This Special Edition newsletter article is about Customer Service. Customer service can make or break a business, especially a small business. Good customer service is key to bringing back customers and making them repeat customers – the type of customer that lets you...
This month’s article is inspired by the Better Business workshop I did a couple weekend’s ago. The program is about developing and mentoring businesses – generally established – so they can get past any stumbling blocks and move on to the next stage. The course has...
The impressive, talented and inspiring internet marketing entrepreneur Corey Rudl passed away 2nd June 2005 in a car accident in California. At only 34 years Corey had already achieved business success that comes with vision and tenacity and it is difficult to...
This month’s article is inspired by conversations I’ve been having with other small business owners about marketing vs advertising. So what is the difference between marketing and advertising? In our talks advertising is paid for space in publications etc while...
This month’s article is inspired by questions I’ve been asked directly about setting up a website for a new small business. So where do you start, what do you need and what does it cost? Where do you start? Figure out what you want the site to achieve – what does it...
An easy to use website site is great fun to explore and are often the most successful online businesses. Usability is about how easy or difficult a website is to use. Generally an easy to use website: * downloads info and images quickly and easily * groups info...