Tara Gentile On Keys to Building a Community, Leveraging Etsy, and Tapping Into Your Creative Potential
Tara Gentile got on my radar thanks to
April Olin from
Blacksburgbelle. Tara is a rockstar in the handmade community. Since many of you have been asking us to bring in guests from other niches, we're making a strong effort to bring in the best people we can find. Tara taught me a ton of things in this interview and here are just a few of the highlights:
- The Essentials to Building a True Community Around Your Blog
- The Importance of Leading People
- Why Should Be Connecting with Anybody Who Comments on Your Blog on Twitter
- Building Influence With Live Events
- An In-Depth Look at Etsy and How to Best Leverage It for Your Business
- Why Ad Sales are a lousy way to monetize
- The Importance of Identifying the Under-served Areas of Your Niche
- How to Handle Meeting in Person When you are an Introvert
- Tapping into Your Creative Potential
Tara Gentile is the editor of Scoutie Girl, the blog with a penchant for the passionately handmade, and the owner for a boutique web design business. You can also find her blogging on her personal site, Write Well, Create Often. You can follow her on twitter @scoutiegirlblog