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#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs: @kirtsy

#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs is a weekly recommendation of who we think you should be following on Twitter. It was started to give a bit of backstory behind why we follow who we do.

Kirtsy is a social networking site managed by four partners and 25 editors covering topics such as:

• Arts & Entertainment
• Design & Crafts
• Family & Parenting
• Fashion & Style
• Food & Home
• Internet & Technology
• Mind, Body & Spirit
• Travel & Leisure

I have a hunch that your creative business falls into at least one of these categories. If so, then you'll understand why I'm recommending @kirtsy for today's #FollowFriday pick.

People submit stories to Kirtsy; members vote and discuss; and links get posted to the @kirtsy tweet stream. It's a place to tweet and be tweeted - so to speak.

Follow Kirtsy on Twitter here: @kirtsy

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#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs: @helpareporter

#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs is a weekly recommendation of who we think you should be following on Twitter. It was started to give a bit of backstory behind why we follow who we do.

There's a valuable little commodity in the attention economy called press which they say is good even when it's bad.

Do you want more press for your creative business?

Thought so.

Then I suggest you follow @helpareporter to tune in to a constant feed of press opportunities.

Peter Shankman started Help A Reporter Out (HARO) on Facebook as a two-way network connecting reporters looking for leads and sources. When it outgrew Facebook, he set up the HARO site.

As a creative business owner you are the source - the expert - that journalists and reporters are looking for.

And there you have it more press for your business!

You can follow HARO on Twitter here: @helpareporter.

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#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs: @Problogger

#FollowFriday for Creative Entrepreneurs is a weekly recommendation of who we think you should be following on Twitter. It was started to give a bit of backstory behind why we follow who we do.

As I write this, @problogger has 83,222 followers on Twitter. If you are a creative person building a business, here are three reasons why I think you should follow Darren Rowse.

1. Community Building

If you take a look at the problogger blog, you'll notice a link to the forum. Along with sharing great posts about professional blogging, Darren has also fostered a community of bloggers. Why is this important for your business? Because a group that gathers within your field (think knitters, writers, photographers, designers...) can be mobilized to do things on a grander scale than the same number of individuals acting separately. What kinds of things? Promoting, marketing, advertising, buying ... shall I go on? Follow @problogger and see how he builds community.

2. Monetizing

It's estimated that the Problogger blog will make over $14 million this year. Want to know how he does it? Follow him on Twitter - he continually shares his money-making strategies.

3. Authenticity

Though he doesn't share private information, he does use personal stories to connect with his readers. He gets to do what he does by being himself. Which is something that I know appeals to creative entrepreneurs.

So if you aren't one of the 83,000+ people already following @problogger on Twitter, you may want to start.

You can find him here: @problogger.

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