The grapevine
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What Kind of Business Do You REALLY Want to Have? A Guide for Knitters and Crocheters Selling Patterns
Today we want you to ask yourself the question…what kind of business do you REALLY want to have? Whether you’re just starting to explore the idea or are already selling patterns, this blog post aims to provide guidance and explore the various business options available to you so that you can make informed business decisions
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Pricing 103: Strategic Pricing, Tailoring Your Rates for Different Selling Channels
Following up on our two previous posts about pricing, Pricing 101: A Guide for Aspiring Knitwear and Crochet Designers and Pricing 102: Finding Your Sweet Spot in a Diverse Market; we are closing out our three-part pricing series with bottom line numbers! Today we’re crunching the numbers to answer the age-old design question… Should you
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Pricing 102: Finding Your Sweet Spot in a Diverse Market
In our last blog post, we explored the art of setting fair prices for your digital patterns, taking into account your costs, long-term strategy, and understanding your customers. Today, let’s dive into the intriguing topic of researching what other designers are charging for their patterns and why it matters…to an extent. Note: this post contains
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Pricing 101: A Guide for Aspiring Knitwear and Crochet Designers
You’re at the beginning of your pricing journey but unsure of where to begin? As you venture into the exciting world of selling your digital products, setting the right pricing can feel like a daunting task. But fear not, gosadi is here to share some valuable advice on how to navigate this journey while ensuring
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Conversion For Success: Turn Your Audience into Customers
We stand by the belief that quality product descriptions help you. Now that you’ve figured out how to increase traffic to your store with catchier titles and SEO optimization, how do you convert more shoppers into customers? Increasing your conversion rate is essential to your success. Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is the process of improving
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Launching Patterns Across Multiple Selling Channels
Congratulations on becoming a new designer & small business owner! You’ve done the hard work to set your pattern up for success. Now it’s time to decide how and where you’ll share your creations with the world. Between launching your website and navigating Selling Channels, your choices for releases are endless. You might wonder how
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The Power of Style Guides: A Key Player in Successful Branding and Tips on creating your own
When you think of successful global brands like Apple or Dunkin’ Donuts, there are certain visual elements and tones of communication that instantly come to mind. You’re not just picturing a product or service, but an entire sensory experience associated with that brand. This kind of robust and memorable brand identity is not a coincidence,
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Pattern Writing: Finding a Layout That Works For You
Writing a pattern is a feat in itself but once you have written your pattern, it is time to shift focus onto presenting your design and that is where layout comes in. The most important thing to consider when designing your layout is that the way the content is presented is almost as important as
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Inspiration vs. Copying: Unraveling the Differences
In the vast and colorful world of design, inspiration can strike from various sources, and great minds can think alike. But what happens when two designers create similar pieces? How do we distinguish between genuine inspiration and outright copying? We’ll explore ways to recognize the difference between authentic creativity and copying, how you can protect
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The Ultimate Guide to Etsy SEO: Boost Your Conversions
Welcome to the ultimate guide to Etsy SEO! Whether you’re just starting out or already an experienced designer, understanding how Etsy SEO works and implementing best practices can greatly impact your shop’s visibility and conversion rates. In this guide, we’ll walk you through essential strategies for optimizing your product titles, tags, descriptions, and more through
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Unveiling the Future of Crafting with Creative Code
The highly anticipated h+h America’s 2023 event proved to be a remarkable showcase for gosadi.com, our new platform that seamlessly merges technology and crafting and literally creates time. Our co-founder, Michele Costa and marketing director Samantha Brunson had the opportunity to take to the mainstage during “Crafting Creative Code”, which delved into the creation of
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Best Practices for Repeat Customers
Often, as businesses, our goal is to grow by expanding our customer base. Of course this is key, but it is also equally or perhaps even more important to focus on our existing customers. Many businesses, both brick & mortar and online, don’t think about customer retention and why repeat customers are so valuable. Repeat