Whether you’re involved in your craft as a business (income producing venue) or simply for your own pleasure, media releases (traditionally called press releases) to promote your products, services, workshops, book, or simply yourself as a craftsperson can be very useful.
Here are 5 reasons they can be important:

 Helps you gain name recognition
 Lets the public know when you’re exhibiting at a show.
 Announces an award or type of recognition you’ve received.
 Informs the public about new classes/workshops you teach.
 Provides information about a unique trip you took related to your craft work.

 How have you used media releases to inform the general public about your arts and …read more

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com 
Often quilters send out press or media releases to announce a new book, a class they’re teaching, a talk they’re giving, or an accomplishment of interest in qulting/fabric art world or their local community.  However, they may not know how best to word the releases nor where to send them.
Carolyn Howard-Johnson has become a promotional expert, learning by promoting her own books and classes.  Even though she’s not a quilt book writer, the tips she gives are valuable to anyone who uses media outlets. 
I’ve included a guest post from Carolyn at my Home Biz Notes blog, Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s Tips to Spark Your Media Releases, that you …read more