Newsday Guest Blogger – Opportunity for Artisans Are you a handmade blogger looking for some extra exposure? HandmadeMarketing.org was recently contacted by Corris Little, Internet News Manager for Entertainment for Newsday.com.  Corris shared a fabulous opportunity that we are excited to pass...

Handmade Branding – Keeping Consistent and Smart Branding elements for your handmade shop may be easier to create than you think. Jessie McCann, an Etsy seller and blogger, shared her recent blog post dedicated to creating a brand with HandmadeMarketing.org. “When I started my jewelry business...

Private Sales – Use Social Networks to Draw Buyers Mary Bence, from Etsy’s purbliss and at the website www.purbliss.com shared an idea for using Twitter and other social networking sites to promote your handmade shop. “Offer crazy deals every once in a while,” Mary suggests. ...

New Platform – Create Your Own Website Take your Etsy shop marketing to another level with your own domain name.  HandmadeMarketing.org has found promoting is easier for sellers if they are able to reach potential buyers a number of different ways. An added benefit is the branding for your handmade...

Etsy Sellers Pay It Forward – Promotion or Good Karma? Handmade sellers often talk about “PIF” item listings online.  What are these sellers referring to? “Paying it forward” is a practice that allows an ordinary person to make a positive difference in the world. The concept...

Tips From A Pro – Etsy Photography Inspiration After receiving selling tips from Renaissance Austin, an artist with a presence on both MySpace and Etsy.com, our HandmadeMarketing.org team stopped by her shop.  This sellers item photographs were some of the best we had ever seen. We begged Renaissance...

Relate to Buyers – A Little Goes a Long Way Etsy seller Dahlila, from the shop DahliaFound, began selling on Etsy.com because she found the selling platform to be “very inviting and attractive.”  Dahila said, “It felt like boutique instead of a mega mall. I liked that.” ...

Stay Awhile – Why Buyers Leave Your Shop What makes sellers leave your handmade shop?  To find out why Etsy buyers turned away from Etsy shops, HandmadeMarketing.org looked to the Etsy.com forums for thoughts from sellers:        

Staying Professional – Use Badges to Promote Ok, so you don’t really know what HTML is and you aren’t, per se, graphic design-inclined. That’s alright! Not every seller has these skills, and Etsy.com makes it easy to skip a computer class to keep you up to date. Sellers can...

Going Green – Sell More Handmade Products Sharon Paradiso, from Etsy’s SeedlingsJewelry “Seedlings: Jewelry Because“, recently shared an insightful article about a under-used Etsy tool for sales – great customer service!  Sharon is back to share her thoughts on the benefits...