Selling Price Point – Cutting Prices in a Recession Although the Internet allows handmade sellers to sell their products to anyone, anytime, and anywhere around the world, the world-wide recession is beginning to take its toll on both buyers and sellers alike.  All around us, businesses and financial...

Craft Fair Sales – Maintain a Small Budget HandmadeMarketing.org reader Celeste Crimi, from Etsy’s CricketsCreations, recently shared her ideas for how to make the most of local craft fairs, while maintaining a conservative budget. “A fair is generally considered a success if revenue...

Commenting on Blogs – How to Effectively Increase Traffic HandmadeMarketing.org recently came across an article by Brian Clark, founder of Copyblogger and co-founder of DIY Themes, and creator of the innovative Thesis Theme for WordPress.   In the article, Clark answers a question that effects...

Ping – Social Networking Just Got Easier Etsy seller Deirdre, from Etsy shop Blackbird72 and shop blog,  told HandmadeMarketing.org about a website that makes updating social network sites a piece of cake. “I just discovered Ping.fm you can add your updates to all your social networks at...

Mom Made That – List, Shop, and Support Moms Our HandmadeMarketing.org team has been hearing some buzz about “Mom Made That!” (found here) for quite some time.  We were excited to get in touch with Amy, founder of the website, to learn more about this awesome mom network!        

Facebook Usernames – Marketing Your Facebook Page HandmadeMarketing.org reader Amy Vander Vorste, from Etsy’s Avlor, shared an article she posted on her blog about recent changes to Facebook. “Yay for Facebook giving user profiles shorter URLs and web addresses (aka usernames)!”...

Make Your Own Catalog – Ideas From Sellers For handmade sellers, a catalog may be a unique way to bring sellers online to purchase handmade items. “Handmade sellers can boost sales by creating a catalog of the items they sell and their shop website can be listed in the catalog,” said...

Focus on Your Product – Ideas for More Sales HandmadeMarketing.org reader Renaissance Austin from Raghouse International, found both on Etsy and MySpace, has tips for other sellers about making the most of Etsy.com sales. “When I first joined Etsy.com, I had already had about 150 items handmade...

How To Sell on 1000 Markets – Seller Tips HandmadeMarketing.org reader Ronnie Schultz, from the 1000 Markets shop My Three Jewels, shares why she chose 1000Markets.com to sell handmade. “I chose to sell on 1000 Markets because it is new and I thought signing on early would be exciting and...

Photo Tips – Photographs Advertise Your Handmade Shop HandmadeMarketing.org reader Andi Beard, found at ParticlesofStone at Etsy.com and on her blog, recently told usher tips for selling on Etsy.com – including the importance of photographs for jewelry sellers. To start, we asked Andi why...