Resources to Help Develop Your Creative Arts Business
Updated June 2012
Logos & Brand Development
New Brand Logos & WordPress Plugins – My Journey, December 2011 (cottonridgecreate.com)
New Logo For Cotton Ridge Create! (cottonridgecreate.com)
Social Media
Social Media Sites
Facebook
Google+
Linkedin
Bloglovin’
Flickr
Pinterest
YouTube
Gravatar (Globally recognized avatars)
Articles
Social Media Marketing & Affiliate Marketing – My Journey, February 2012 (cottonridgecreate.com)
Simple Marketing Tips for Pinterest (bloggingyourpassion.com)
4 Social Media Platforms to Watch in 2012 (beingyourbrand.com)
Five social media marketing tips for a small business (marketing.yell.com)
Why should a business have a Google Plus business page? (marketing.yell.com)
Web Site Tools
Alexa – The Web Information Company
Blogging Your Passion University
Deposit Photo – Stock Photos at reasonable prices
HostGator – Hosting Services & Domain Name Registration
InLinkz – Linking Tools & Management
Web Site Development
I use WordPress for my company web site, online portfolio, online shop, this blog and my homeschooling blog.
Online Portfolios
How To Set Up A WordPress Blog Using HostGator Web Hosting Services (cottonridgecreate.com)
Beautiful Free WordPress Themes For Art Portfolios (cottonridgecreate.com)
WordPress & Portfolio Press Theme Issues & Solutions (cottonridgecreate.com)
Optimizing WordPress (hostgator.com)
Useful Free or Inexpensive WordPress Plugins That I Use On My Web Sites (cottonridgecreate.com)
Blogging
Ten Important Things I’ve Learned About Blogging (thepioneerwoman.com)
How To Start A Creative Arts Blog; Book Review: Blogging For Bliss (cottonridgecreate.com)
How To Set Up A WordPress Blog Using HostGator Web Hosting Services (cottonridgecreate.com)
10 Blog Layout Tips (abeautifulmess.com)
Beautiful Free WordPress Themes For Art Portfolios (cottonridgecreate.com)
WordPress & Portfolio Press Theme Issues & Solutions (cottonridgecreate.com)
Useful Free or Inexpensive WordPress Plugins That I Use On My Web Sites (cottonridgecreate.com)
How To Make Money With a Blog (christianpf.com)
What Do I Blog About (blogherald.com)
How to Copyright Your Entire Blog (ehow.com)
4 Reasons Why I Blog (bloggingyourpassion.com)
How to Easily Add Google Authorship to Your Content (bloggingyourpassion.com)
Optimizing WordPress (hostgator.com)
WordPress.com Vs. WordPress.org (clickonf5.org)
Do I Need to Ask Permission to Put a Blog in My Blogroll? (lorelle.wordpress.com)