It's time for another ride on the merry-go-round! Jump on and join a group of 9 artists/crafts-women as they link around the world and tell you a little about their lives in art and craft.
Our question this month:
How do you network? In what ways does it work and not work?
I am lousy at networking… I guess for me networking is time away from crafting, and in order for networking to be really rewarding, you have to keep at it regularly, and I am very wary of starting something that I cannot keep up with. Crafting takes most hours in my day, and I know I should make time for networking, to get out of my bubble and see the world lol!!
The best and most enjoyable networking I do is right here right now with my fellow merry-go-rounders. We are a group small enough to be personal, big enough to have different and interesting points of view and experiences to share. I guess this type of networking is more my cup of tea, where I ‘know’ people, it ‘means’ something rather than ‘be’ … like Facebook, if you see what I mean…
So how do I network? Well, I blog (whenever I remember to), post on Flickr and although I like Flickr I haven’t been there for quite a while, but it’s a fabulous place to find amazing talents and artists in every domain possible… I spend hours trying to work out having a page on Facebook (unsuccessfully) and I must say I am not a Facebook fan at all… I participate once in a blue moon in forums in Dawanda and the French selling venue A Little Market… I suppose I am a tad unsociable… :P
I guess I’ll need to work on all these listed before starting on anything else!!!
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Thanks for reading!!
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6 comments:
Deep down, we're all hermits I suppose! ;) I recognise lots of this although I really do enjoy all the contacts I've encountered through networking too 'cause after networking, I can get back to being a hermit! ;)
Facebook is less scary than you think at first - it's good if you have friends who use it, who can promote your page for you! :D
I think if you are happy and selling all that you are selling, then you don't need to do any other networking! Although I have to say that I wasn't keen on facebook to start with and now I really enjoy it....but it is also distracting..and you have too much to do for distraction!
Which one is your Flickr! I want to add you so I can see your work when it is fresh and before people steal them from me (or buy them from you ahahha).
Well, I guess that If I were leaving in a sunny place, right by the beach... I would go from crafting to a glass of wine by the shore without stopping by the computer AT ALL! ahahahaaa
It's nice to hear from you dear...
It is important to find something congenial, isn't it?
I agree with Mitsy... in a way we are all hermits... creation takes time! However, I agree, I think a blog is the best way to socialise.
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