As we do like to include the real life experience of designers, here is a guest blog written by Alexandra Snowdon of Snowdon Design & Craft, who runs her company from a small cottage in Cheshire. After graduating with a first class honours degree in 2009, she began work on her range [...] Read more »
The Design Doctor: How to get started with marketing my crafts on a limited budget?
Hello The Design Doctor I am just starting out with my own eBay shop. I make all my own jewellery and buy only the highest quality of home decor and gifts. I have just started Facebook and twitter and all this is new to me too. How can I get myself noticed more? I don’t [...] Read more »
How to write an intro email that opens doors?
It is really useful to have a ‘model marketing email’ that you can use to introduce yourself to potential clients or to follow up when you have met them or heart about them. Writing emails from scratch can take up a lot of time. However, it is important to tweak it slightly each time to [...] Read more »