Tara Jacobsen

I love marketing and thinking of great ways to help people get more oomph for their efforts. Whether you want to know about niche marketing or branding or recommended vendors, stop back often to see some great ideas!

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Knowing Customer Demographics data for the different social media channels can help smart small business people decide where to spend their marketing dollars. Source for social media usage by age range, total numbers o users and some insights on how to use each channel to reach the proper age range. I have included relevant dates …

Doing social media is super time consuming and boring. Luckily Tailwind for Pinterest has our backs and has made a set of tools that help to automate the whole process with just a wee bit of work! Here are my favorites, most practical to the most amazing freaking thing ever (with actual results shown)! This …

As an Etsy seller I do a lot of keyword research, but organizing all those Etsy SEO keywords and phrases was really getting me down. And then I found the most amazing free tool to use for keeping track of them! Here are my best tips and tricks for organizing my Etsy SEO Keywords! I …

Etsy SEO for tshirt sellers may be a little different than it is in other places. If you are used to selling on pure tee shirt sites you might not be aware of all the nuances you can use with Etsy! Here are my best tips and ideas for rocking your Etsy SEO! Additional Resource …

As a handmade jewelry seller on Etsy you know the competition is fierce! Having the right Etsy SEO including keywords in your listing and tags is the only way you are going stand out in the sea of other products on there! Today we are going to be SEO’ing a bracelet from Yolande Webster of …

As a digital product creator it can sometimes be hard to find cute ways to style my products for selling on Etsy, Shopify or even on my own site. I am going to show you how to use $13.91 worth of products from the dollar store to make creative, fun and colorful digital product pictures! …

If you are an Etsy seller and want to avoid getting your shop shut down, you need to know the “rules” of using Marvel Comics and Star Wars characters in your products. This post will break down things to be aware of, what you can and can’t do and how to use your titles and …

Whether you are a shop keeper, real estate agent, direct salesperson or service professional, having a referral program can be one of the easiest ways to get new business. Functionally, a referral is someone who already has a good feeling about working with or buying from you because someone recommended you, making the sale much …

Looking for how to name your course? I have compiled this list of things to name your products, courses or webinars so that we can pick a good one and then move on to creating content and making a great learning experience for our fans. All my best tips & ideas for what to name …