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
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Awesome-awesome interview, Tara is a rock star! I will be mentioning this on my Friday love list along with Danielle's interview. Going to be diving deep into your content also, you got yourself a regular dear sir - great stuff here, so glad to connect with you.

So awesome to hear someone from the crafty niche and this was an interesting interview with Tara.
Srini, if you'd like more suggestions from the arts/craft niche, drop me a line, I'd be glad to help.
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