It's that time of year.
Time to check out which this year's posts our readers responded to the most.
And there's really two ways to evaluate the response to a blogpost:
one of which is the number of page views
and the other is by the number of comments.
one of which is the number of page views
and the other is by the number of comments.
So... up first,
our FIVE most viewed Blogposts from 2011
For some reason, I've been getting a lot of questions about competition lately. "Are you worried that "Designer X's" new product will compete too directly with yours? Why would you want to collaborate with "Designer Z"? She's your competition? Questions like this catch me off guard every time. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't tend to view competition as a bad thing, or as something to be feared. Actually, here's FIVE really good things about competition:
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2) The Wrist-a-Kat, a FREE Pattern Giveaway- published 7/30/11, with over 2000 pageviews
You probably don't know this, but in just a few short weeks, we'll be celebrating the start of our 8th year in business as an independent pattern designer, due in large part to the fact that we have without doubt, the best and most loyal customers in the world. So... to thank you for your support, we have prepared a very special free pattern giveaway for you.Click here to read more
with over 1990 page views
FREE... It's a powerful word.
Everybody loves to get something for FREE, don't they? And I'm no exception. But let's face it, not all the free stuff you run across on the web is good.
One of the best things we ever did was to put a few free patterns on our website.
4) The Problem with Joann's- published 3/13/11
with over 1850 pageviews.
I don't know what the JoAnn's fabric & Craft store near you is like, but the one in Winston-Salem, NC is a total dump. It's filthy, poorly stocked, and the customer service is horrendous. This week I added two more bad JoAnn's experiences to the huge list I already had, and I think I just reached my limit. Click here to read more.
The bags below are fraternal twins. They are NOT identical! Can you see the differences? They're subtle... maybe a little easy to overlook at first... But they definitely have the same roots, in this case... lineage and fabrication.
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Next, our five most commented upon Blogposts (that didn't involve giveaways of some type)
1) The Problem with Joann's, published 3/13/11, with 81 comments so far
This blog obviously touched a raw nerve with our readers, and since the overwhelming tone of the comments was negative, I'd say the good folks over at Joann's corporate headquarters better get their heads out of the sand and start listening to the complaints!2) PPC4- Kaleida-FUN,
published 7/27/11, with 34 comments so far
So in our last post, we revealed the first working prototype of our new design , and even though we were pretty happy with it, there were quite a few items that needed redesigning & tweaking, most notably in the Flap and Zipper Panel area.
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3) What's On My Heart,
published 8/12/11, with 33 comments so far
I was having a great day yesterday. I was working away in my little studio listening to satellite music, insulated and isolated from the outside world. Business was brisk, orders were coming in. I had visited my printer earlier in the day and picked up the new tags for my sew-in magnets, our very first product we're introducing in our own line of sewing notions! It's kind of a big thing to us. A little risky, yes, but a risk we think is worth taking. click here to read more
published7/9/11, with 32 comments so far
So in our last post in this series, we explained that the inspiration for our new design was a spectacular trip we're taking to the Canadian Rockies in August. And pictured below, are our original sketches for our 'dream travel bag' to take with us.
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published 2/24/11 with 27 comments so far
Every once in a while I find fabric that resonates with me on a deep level... The very second i see it, I can instantly envision on a pattern cover... Nicely framed with absolutely perfect accompanying fabrics...
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So there you have it.
Our Blog highlights for the year 2011. Did you find YOUR favorite here?
If you've been with us for a while, maybe you remember some or all of the posts listed above, or maybe you're relatively new to us and were reading these for the first time? Either way, we appreciate ALL of our readers and we hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane.
Thanks so much for supporting our Blog. We're looking forward to a really BIG 2012! There's some big changes in the works and we can hardly wait to start telling you about them, but in the meantime...
Have a safe and fun holiday week!
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