Help With Blogging – Team Up With Us Over the last month, HandmadeMarketing.org has been privileged to sponsor HandmadeInPA’s HiP Blog Challenge series, bringing Tara’s tips to a whole new group of crafters! We have learned how to write a mission statement to focus our blog, build a...

Etsy Advertising – KnitLuck HandmadeMarketing.org recently spoke with Angela Pallatto from KnitLuck about how KnitLuck can help handmade sellers advertise their products. “I’m very excited at the opportunity to meet more handmade sellers and help obtain more exposure for them,”...

Smart Links – Keep Up with Dynamic Guilds An “ArtFire Guild” is similar to an “Etsy Team”.  Connecting sellers with other sellers is very important to ensuring the entire community succeeds.  Selling handmade becomes easier when working with a team who understand your...

All In One SEO – Optimize Your WordPress Blog The web design team at HandmadeMarketing.org is a big fan of the “All In One SEO” plug-in for WordPress. All in One SEO is one of the most popular plug-ins for WordPress.  The plug-in does a bit of everything for a WordPress user.  Many...

Order Packaging – Details Equal Sales Often times, using great packaging for your online handmade shop items is an easy way to increase success.  Many potential buyers are trolling handmade sites looking for the perfect gift – and having packaging that stands out can make the difference! We...

ArtFire – Handmade Sellers Review the Website When HandmadeMarketing.org decided to review ArtFire.com, we put out feelers to current ArtFire sellers.  We had heard buzz around this selling platform and wanted to review the site to help handmade sellers make the pick between ArtFire and other...

Etsy News – Economy Causes Handmade Surge In this March 2009 MSNBC article, the handmade community is profiled.  A tough economy means big business for handmade sellers.        

Blogging Tips – HiP Blog Challenge (Part 3) HandmadeMarketing.org reader Tara Gentile, from Handmade In PA, is back bringing with her the third installment of her “HiP Blog Challenge” post number three.  To review her previous posts, check out Tara’s tips to write a mission statement...

Google Analytics  – Compare Your Etsy Shop (Part 3) Over the past few weeks, Petronella Luiting, from the Etsy shop Kraplap and blog, has shared an experiment she conducted to take a close look at the Google Analytics numbers from 21 Etsy shops to find trends.  Petronella asked her Etsy Team,...

Beat a Boring Blog – Blog Tips We’ve all been there… you end up on a boring blog and wonder what the blogger could possibly be thinking! Here’s the problem: Topics and features that may be interesting to one reader may put another to sleep, so what’s the key to making your...