Business of Craft

Leanne Pressly, CEO Stitchcraft Marketing

The Business of Craft Podcast is a lively show where our host Leanne Pressly interviews business leaders and entrepreneurs of fiber arts, fabric, sewing and other creative companies so you can learn to craft a better business.

  • 25 minutes 46 seconds
    Business of Craft 2025 Influencers, Content Creators & Community Leaders

    Today we're diving into a topic that has completely reshaped modern marketing—influencer and content creator partnerships.

    For this season, we're excerpting chapters from our book Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses that you can purchase on our website stitchcraftmarketing.com. This is chapter 14 We call this chapter "Alchemical Alliances," because when you find the right content creator or influencer, it truly feels like magic. Let's break down what you need to know to create those powerful partnerships that can elevate your brand.

    12 December 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 44 seconds
    Business of Craft 2025 Scale Your Brand with Advertising

    Today we're exploring how to scale your brand using digital advertising—yes, the kind that doesn't have to feel like throwing spaghetti at the wall.

    So whether you're boosting posts or venturing into more advanced ad strategies like programmatic or geofencing, this episode is your incantation for attracting, converting, and scaling.

    This season we're pulling from our book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that we released in May of 2025. You can buy a copy from us directly by going to our website stitchcraftmarketing.com/magic where you can get it as hardcopy or on kindle edition.

    10 December 2025, 7:47 pm
  • 31 minutes 32 seconds
    Business of Craft 2025 Building Community with Social Media

    Today we're jumping into the topic of utilizing social media to build your community.

    Today's content is a snippet from our book Marketing magic for savvy craft businesses that we released in May of 2025. You can buy a copy from us directly by going to our website stitchcraftmarketing.com/magic where you can get it as hardcopy or on kindle edition.

    19 November 2025, 8:13 pm
  • 28 minutes 59 seconds
    Business of Craft 2025 Mastering Newsletters

    Welcome to Business of Craft, a show designed to help entrepreneurs with fabric or fiber businesses become more successful.

    This is our 8th season of BOC and today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses. I'm super proud of this book which my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version (and soon to be audio) on our website or Amazon.

    Today we're talking about the topic in chapter 11 of our book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses: Mastering Email Newsletters for Deeper Engagement.

    12 November 2025, 2:22 pm
  • 23 minutes 39 seconds
    Blogs: The Foundation for Your Online Presence

    Welcome to Season 8, Episode 9 of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version (and soon to be audio) on our website, http://StitchcraftMarketing.com or http://Amazon.com.

    Today we're talking about a tool that's been around since the '90s but still packs a major punch when it comes to marketing your brand: blogging.

    9 October 2025, 4:03 pm
  • 19 minutes 29 seconds
    Business of Craft 2025 SEO Spellbook: Enchanting the Algorithms

    Welcome to Season 8, Episode 7 of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version (and soon to be audio) on our website, http://StitchcraftMarketing.com or http://Amazon.com .

    Hey there, crafty entrepreneurs — it's Leanne Pressly with Stitchcraft Marketing again. If you've ever caught yourself saying, "SEO? I think I set that up years ago," or "I'm not even sure what an algorithm is," then this episode is your cue to step up your digital game.

    Because today, we're discussing both topics.

    Now, don't worry — you don't need to be a wizard of code. But you do need to understand how search engines and algorithms work for your business — or else they might be working against it.

    25 September 2025, 5:21 pm
  • 24 minutes 38 seconds
    Generosity Marketing

    Welcome to another episode of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version on our website, Stitchcraft Marketing - Specialists in social media help for craft businesses - Home or Amazon.com.

    Today I'm diving into one of my favorite topics from the book: Generosity Marketing.

    We call this chapter "The Generosity Charm" because, truly, this is where the magic starts

    2 September 2025, 6:44 pm
  • 16 minutes 56 seconds
    Be SMART about Our Smart Goals

    Welcome to Season 8, Episode 6 of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version (and soon to be audio) on our website, http://StitchcraftMarketing.com or http://Amazon.com .

    What are you working toward in your business right now?

    Not just surviving or winging it. I mean real, tangible, measurable goals. That's what today's episode is about.

    19 August 2025, 6:03 pm
  • 16 minutes 56 seconds
    Crafting your Crafty Brand Narrative

    Welcome to Season 8, Episode 4 of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version on our website, http://StitchcraftMarketing.com or http://Amazon.com.

    "Storytelling" gets thrown around a lot these days. But while that's important--- really important- branding is more than an engaging paragraph on your About page or slapping a fun tagline on your packaging.

    5 August 2025, 4:36 am
  • 19 minutes 59 seconds
    Avatars: Who is your craft customer?
    Welcome to Season 8, Episode 4 of Business of Craft. Today we have another solocast to cover one of the topics in our new book, Marketing Magic for Savvy Craft Businesses, that my whole team wrote in 2025. The book is available for sale in Kindle and print version (and soon to be audio) on our website, Stitchcraft Marketing - Specialists in social media help for craft businesses - Home or Amazon.com. I'm your host, Leanne Pressly- I'm the founder and CEO of Stitchcraft Marketing and we talk about all things craft marketing here on the show. Today we're asking a really fundamental question. Who is your customer, really?

    If you're tempted to answer with, "Oh, anyone who likes to knit," or "People who buy fabric," then stick around — because this episode is definitely for you.

    22 July 2025, 8:05 am
  • 21 minutes 22 seconds
    Differentiating Your Craft Business: Know Like Trust Loop

    Hi friends, it's Leanne, and I'm back with another episode of Business of Craft. Today, we're opening up the next chapter in our marketing spellbook to explore a little concept we call… Brand Magic — and one of the most powerful tools in that kit: the Know, Like, Trust Loop.

    8 July 2025, 4:05 am
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