I often try to urge my fellow crafters into the blogosphere. Blogging is a great way to become part of an on-line crafting community, and for those who are interested in promoting themselves as a professional crafter, you really can’t beat the fact that blogs allow you to toot your own horn like no other medium will. Even if you have no professional aspirations, hey, it’s a good way to show someone the latest crocheted bag or piece of jewelry or garment or whatever you have made.

If you need a few more reasons to blog about your hobby or hobbies, this to the point article from Keven Sanders over at problogger.com may help: Hobby Blogs: Making Profits from Your Hobby.

Now, as a side note before you run over there thinking you are going to be making big bucks blogging, like any other business, you’ll need to work at it. I’ve made a little on this blog, but mainly enough to pay for running it. For example, if you know you are going to buy something off Amazon.com, even if you aren’t going to buy the exact item in the ads to the right on this site, if you click on one of the ads and enter that way, I get a small kickback from whatever you purchase. There are other ads on this site too, but you get the idea. If I worked harder at it, I’m sure I could make more money, but I’d rather spend my time crafting, ya know.