Handmade Market – New Site for Sellers Damien, from Yaami and HandmadeMarket, recently shared information about his team’s new site, tips for handmade sellers, and what he thinks buyers look for online. Why did you start HandmadeMarket.com? Who is your target audience for the site?        

Selling Handmade Online – 3 Tips to Success HandmadeMarketing.org reader Melissa Hamel-Smith shared why she sells handmade on ArtFire in a previous HandmadeMarketing.org article, and is back to tell sellers her 3 tips to success.  Melissa sells handmade at the ArtFire studio KaoticEkkosCuriosities and has wonderful ideas for new and seasoned handmade sellers alike. Establish...

Stories and Quality – Details Sell Handmade Online Janet Bocciardi, crafter from the website Honey from the Bee, shared her thoughts on why she thinks a good story and attention to quality help potential buyers have a memorable experience. “What makes your pair of chalcedony earrings different than the ones in a department store? Why do customers want to buy jewelry...

Free-For-All – ArtFire Lifts Seller Fees If you have doubts about how the holidays will pan out for your handmade shop this year, selling platform ArtFire.com aims to help.  Sara Moore, Head of the Content Department for ArtFire.com, informed our team at HandmadeMarketing.org that the site recently launched free unlimited listings for all members during the holiday season! ...

Etsy SEO – Tools to Optimize When the Etsy’s SEO Guide was released in September of 2009, Etsy seller Amy Vander Vorste published her own SEO tips with tools to help sellers on her website.  Amy sells handmade at Etsy’s Avlor’s Imprints and has shared her marketing and business tips with HandmadeMarketing.org before – from showing us how to create a form...