10 Things to Post on Your Facebook Page

10 Things to Post on Your Facebook Page

Your Facebook business page can actually be quite powerful so long as you remember to use it as a person who runs a business and not just a business.  A business talks at their customers.  A person who runs a business talks to their customers. Interaction is key with...
Email Marketing: Alive and Well

Email Marketing: Alive and Well

You can relax now. All this buzz about blogging. Blah-blah-blah-blah- blogging. Will she never shut up about the many great virtues of  blogging?  Probably not, but today I will give you all a break and tell you what you’ve been longing to hear for a while now: email...
Interview with Elizabeth Mayville

Interview with Elizabeth Mayville

As an illustrator myself, I swooned when I saw Elizabeth Mayville’s shop.  Then I saw her sales stats and swooned again.  I knew she’d be an amazing Etsy seller to interview for Create Hype and she graciously agreed to tell her story and share some Etsy...

May Shop Critique

Every month we put out the call for our shop critique, the shops submitted keep getting better and better!  For May we picked Autumn of Autumn & Grace Bridal because she’s just made the move from Etsy to her own site.  Yay!  Double yay is that she’s...

How to Build Your Mailing List

One of the most effective ways to make money online is to build a good mailing list. Email marketing isn’t dead; in fact, there are a number of avenues available for email marketing. Building your mailing list can provide you with a built-in and interested...