Dandelions Gallery is absolutely right what I say is only my take on things. My take is very specific my blog is about helping craftspeople make a living . I feel that if one is too domestic in your approach to things you cannot achieve the prices that you need to to survive. I never talk marketing speak I am all against corporate blur and branding but I think there is a middle way that allows the maker to come across as an individual without presenting oneself as just another hobbyist.
The thing is if I write very openly and honestly about what I think works best that pushes people to consider if I have a point. If they disagree they wonât do what I say but they will have reconsidered their profile which has to be a good thing.
This was not intended as an anti disability statement at all. I just believe any disability is not relevant to your craft.
I said people FEAR you will be unreliable not that you ARE unreliable and people do fear that they will commission a piece and you will not be able to complete it in the promised timeframe because your disability will flare up and mean you wonât be well enough to work on it.
I said it was fine to talk about your disability in your blog I just feel it doesnât belong in your profile anymore than for me your family does.
I decided to try and help craftspeople make a living. I am not paid for that I do it because I think people are struggling to manage and I am trying to help.
To begin with all my help was free and the majority of it still is. but I have learnt that I cannot offer everything for free as the take up was swamping me.
I either had to stop or charge for the most time consuming elements . I do not charge proper rates it remains accessible but it slows things down so I can manage.
I assure you Handmade lives is not a money spinner it is a labour of love.
Itâs logical to publicise my new posts on Folksy as you are the sort of people I am writing for. Is that spamming?
Thatâs it !I have had my say, thank you for reading
My apologies-I misinterpreted this situation entirely. I had a look at the topic on you blog and have found them very useful and good advice. Looking at how much you were swamped when you offered free tailored advice I can understand why you charge for it now and wouldnât consider it spamming-however it seems that emotions are running high on this thread nowâŚ
Hi, I didnât see any other comment to reply to. My main issue was about the comment in brackets, in capital letters, after the mention of my Mum. I posted that after the reply I did to you. It was playing on my mind and I felt a bit upset about it. I also said that I was going to try and forget about it. Thank you for your offer of help, Iâm okay at the moment thanks and will continue to follow you as I usually really enjoy your posts. Best wishes, Liz.
Liz thank you for coming back I can see how that bit could have felt and I am going to take it out I donât like the thought that it upset you. I should have been a bit more sensitive , Sorry.
It is a common misconception that anything published on the internet is in the public domain and available for anyone to use or misuse as they see fit but this is simply not the case, the laws of copyright do apply.
@HandmadeLives I do think you usually talk a lot of common sense (which is a rare commodity these days!) but it is simply not acceptable to âliftâ text (or pictures) from other peopleâs pages without asking permission or attributing the source. Most people of course will say yes if asked but that doesnât mean they neednât be asked.
Helen you are right, I have just looked it up and although it is public it is not in the public domain as that would imply it was free for me to lift any thing from the Internet and publish it in totality myself.
In the perfect world I should try and contact every single reference and ask permission but that would just be impossible given the amount of time I am able to spend on these posts. If I am saying something negative I donât say who wrote it for obvious reasons if itâs positive I do say.
I believe in the spirit of the Internet that what you put out there is shared You will find no copyright or permissions on my contributions. The law is there to protect people fortunately courts apply the spirit of the law. This is a case of Should I ? Yes Do I? No most people donât fully obey the Highway Code.
I do try to treat other people in the way I would personally find acceptable. Some times I get it wrong, which I did in the case of one of my comments. I think I was insensitive and for that I have apologised and removed the comment and I really am sorry Next time I will be a more thoughtful.
Thatâs ok Dixie, I know that it happens all the time and no harm done, the internet would be a far less interesting place without all the sharing. It was just the statement that worried me, it is simply not correct and could easily give people the wrong impression.
Iâm a firm believer in applying common sense to these things⌠for example anyone selling goods is likely to be pleased to have their images shared far and wide without being asked (provided they link back of course!), a professional photographer less so. And although you donât state that your articles are copyright I doubt youâd be too pleased if someone lifted the text and published it as their own. I have had a photograph lifted without permission in the past and used to illustrate somebody elseâs tutorial, very annoying (and if youâd followed the tutorial you wouldnât have ended up with anything like my flowers!)
One last thing, copyright applies automatically whether you put the copyright symbol on your work or not. If you want people to share then you can do as I have seen some bloggers do, make a statement along the lines of âplease feel free to share or reproduce this articleâ which is usually accompanied by âbut do credit the author or link back to the originalâ.
