The purpose of Blacksburg Belle is to help creative entrepreneurs create the businesses and lives they crave. My weekly videos are focused on giving you the tools to succeed and many of my daily posts revolve around providing inspiration for healthy and happy living.
I’m constantly brainstorming ways I can use this site to help talented creatives build their dream businesses, and that’s where this post comes in. I want to start featuring YOU on a regular basis. The community here is amazingly supportive, and I would love to introduce everyone to you!
Want to spread the word about what you’re up to? I want to help!
And, I don’t know about you, but I love reading about other creative businesses. That’s why Where Women Create is my favorite magazine. It’s so inspiring and encouraging to read those stories, isn’t it?
There are three different ways you can share your story and your business with us:
1. Let me interview you.
Share your story through interview questions and answers. I’ll send you a list of 15 questions and you send the answers back to me with some photos to include with your answers. Easy, right?
2. Give us a peek into your workspace.
I’m obsessed with seeing where creatives create. If you’d like to give us a glimpse into your space, I’ll need five to ten pictures {some of details and some of walls/entire area} as well as 250 to 500 words about your workspace.
3. Share your creative process.
When I’m buying a handmade necklace or screen printed dishcloths, I enjoy seeing the process that went into making it. Don’t you? It gives me so much more appreciation for the creation. For this, I’d need three to ten photos that take us from conception to finished product along with 250 to 800 words about the evolution.
With all three of these options, I’ll link to your shop and website, so you’ll hopefully receive lots of new traffic!
If you’d like to submit an “application,” here’s what you do:
Send an email to blacksburgbelle@gmail.com with the subject line, Feature On Blacksburg Belle. In the email, please tell me which option you’re interested in {interview, workspace, creative process} and a little bit about yourself {a paragraph or two will do!}. Link to your shop, blog, and/or website and attach two to three pictures of your work/self/studio to give me an idea of the quality of your photos.
The pictures that will be included in the post MUST be high-quality to match the standards of Blacksburg Belle. The main reason for rejection will be lack of high-quality pictures.
This sounds like so much fun! Emailing you right now. 🙂 Thanks for this opportunity!
Yay! I’m so glad you’re taking me up on it! I know this community will enjoy getting to know you better. 🙂
YES! I would love to do an interview. I can’t even begin to explain how exciting this sounds. I’ll email you tonight. Thanks so much for reaching out to your readers! 🙂
Awesome! Looking forward to hearing from you! 🙂
This is such a wonderful offer April, I would so love to do this. Thank you so much for such a generous offer (as always). I love that you always challenge us. Thank you. Have a great weekend 🙂
Awesome! Looking forward to your email! 🙂
I hope you have a great weekend, too!
I am so sorry I haven’t got to you but my mum has been really poorly, fainted on me and I had to call paramedics! I have been staying in my parents home looking after them all week. I hope to get to this next week, but now wonder if you’re just inundated and if it’s too late?
Thanks April
x
I’m so sorry to hear that…I hope your mom is feeling better and gets better soon. It’s not too late! I’m going to keep going through them as I get them and plan publication dates throughout the rest of the year! Take your time! 🙂
Wonderful, thank you April!
xx
How generous of you! Totally love this offer! *yeah*
Will email you tonight. 🙂
xox,
Ursula
Yay! Looking forward to it… 🙂
I’m a coach that focuses on helping creatives balance their health, creativity, and business, so one part doesn’t overshadow the rest. Would that be anything of interest, or are you primarily interested in the creators themselves? 🙂
So cool! Yes…very interested!
Sweet!!! I sent off the application…*fingers crossed* Hopefully I didn’t forget anything…prego brain is awful today! 😀
Just replied. 🙂
I would love to do an interview April! Since I took your class last year I have completely rebranded my business and things have started to take off. I would love to share with everyone! I will email you today!! What a great thing for you to do!
Yay! I can’t wait to hear more about your rebrand and what’s happening with your business now! 🙂
How awesome! I am going to take you up on this as soon as I cross of some major to-dos from my list this weekend 🙂
Yay! 🙂
Oh my, I just sent you an email and now I have fingers, toes and everything crossed in the hope of seeing this opportunity become reality!
It’s great that you’re doing this and, no matter what, I’ll be waiting to get to know all the cool people you’ll feature.
For now, enjoy reading all the emails with a big smile on your face! 🙂
Just replied! 🙂
What a great opportunity! I just sent my application to you.
I would love to do an interview or a creative process feature.
Thank you for doing this and being so supportive of fellow creatives!
Yay! Just sent you a reply! 🙂
putting together an email to send you! I’m exited to read your features!
Awesome! Can’t wait to look it over.
That is so generous of you! Community vibe is the best, YAY to YOU! xx
So true! 🙂
This is such a beautiful opportunity you are offering to your readers, April. I’m excited to read everyone’s story and to see how everyone works. Love the idea of this new feature on your blog.
I think it’s going to be a lot of fun! 🙂
Hi April, what a great idea!!! So inspired, and look forward to seeing some of the work of your followers…I’m sure you have an awesome creative community around you! Would love to be on your list to share some of my work/process too…will write tonight and send a few picks. Have a great day!
I hope you enjoy them! Can’t wait to see what you send me. 🙂
This sounds awesome, April! I would love to contribute. That, and I just love hearing about the background stories of other creatives. Thanks for opening this up to all of us…will contact you soon, and looking forward to learning more about everyone!!
Sounds great! Looking forward to it… 🙂
Groovy!
I love seeing other people’s creations, work space, and reading their stories. What a great idea.
I sent you an “application” . I’m looking forward to reading your future posts!
Cheers!
Robin
Awesome! 🙂 Can’t wait to check it out.