What tips & tricks will help me work more efficiently?
As with any business or long-term project, many of the tasks and responsibilities of a scrapbooking product designer and her team consist of things which are not particularly fun. These are those things which simply must be done and use up time which might otherwise be spent on something more enjoyable, such as scrapbooking, brainstorming new product lines, or hanging out with the family. The good news is that many of these daily, weekly or monthly time-suckers can be kept to a minimum with a little time spent up front planning the most efficient approach to getting them done. Here are...
Read MoreWhat do Creative Team members want from their designer or team leader?
There are few people more important to the success of a scrapbook product designer than their Creative or Design Team members. It is these talented folks who pour their heart, soul and stories into creating beautiful sample layouts from the designer’s products… often doing so without any kind of financial compensation beyond free access to product. Additionally, team members often actively promote the designer and her/his work throughout the scrapbooking community via social media, their own blogs, active participation in forums, display of their layouts in multiple galleries and...
Read MoreA peek at our 2010 scrapbooker survey results
If you’re familiar with how Scrap Assistant came to be, you know that a survey of scrapbookers was conducted in the spring of 2010 that yielded what I personally found to be some very interesting results. I have not shared the specifics before now, but the launch of Scrap Assistant seems to be a great reason to shine some light on this community so many of us love to call home. Here are some highlights from the Scrapbooker’s Survey, conducted in May 2010 by Log Your Memory: Of the 205 individuals who participated in our survey… All but one answered “yes”...
Read MoreWe’re live!!
Welcome to Scrap Assistant!! If you’ve been following along with the birth and development of this site, you know this day has been a long time coming… a lot longer than I had anticipated! But here we are and I’m anxious to begin sharing all of the goodies I’ve spent all these months getting ready for you! If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to make Our Story your next stop so you’ll have a better understanding of just why we’re here and what we hope to achieve. There will be lots of time in the coming weeks and months to share more...
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