Blogging for Sales – Sellers Dish About Blogs If you are wondering how a blog can help increase your handmade sales, you aren’t alone.  Our HandmadeMarketing.org team often hears seller chatter about the purpose of blogs, how they impact sales, and how much time a seller should spend on...

Google Adwords – Advertising Handmade with Google The handmade seller behind Etsy’s OnARoll and this informative blog, recently blogged about her experience with Etsy advertising.        

Charity Events – Promoting Crafts Effectively Laura, from Etsy’s Tutreasures, recently shared an amazing idea for offline promotion with our editors of HandmadeMarketing.org.  If you are seeking local promotion for your handmade shop, Laura suggests contacting charities in your community. “I...

Communicating with Shoppers – Damage Control HandmadeMarketing.org reader Krystal Hosmer recently shared a blog article with our editors.  This article focuses on damage control and how to handle a disaster. Krystal has been selling handmade online since the middle of 2008.   She sells on both...

Craft Seller Resources – Yaami Handmade When HandmadeMarketing.org heard about Yaami Handmade, we were interested in learning more about the site’s web resources for handmade sells such as sales graphs, top sellers, and Etsy.com Front Page archive.        

Macro Photography Tips – Increase Buyer Confidence If you are having trouble photographing crafts for your online shop, HandmadeMarketing.org reader Hilary is back with some great tips.  Previously, Hilary told us why blogging is essential to “creating the scene” of your handmade shop. ...

Craft Market Research – Utilizing Etsy.com Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, shared her blog post “Another Bird Necklace Pendant | Etsy Tips For Your Jewelry Business” with HandmadeMarketing.org.  The article outlines why Etsy.com can be used by handmade sellers as a...

Etsy Pricing Matters – Marketing Using Pricepoints Do you know the power of your handmade item’s pricepoint?  HandmadeMarketing.org reader Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, gave insight on her blog as to how an item’s pricepoint could be a marketing tool.        

Craft Blogs – Blogs Can Set Your Shop Scene The Etsy seller behind Etsy’s Haptree shop and informative blog recently shared her ideas about handmade craft sellers starting blogs for their marketing efforts online.        

Online Tutorials – Increase Etsy Exposure Could publishing online tutorials be your key to ultimate online press exposure? Yael Falk, the handmade seller behind Etsy’s YooLa, was recently published in The Storque, Etsy’s online resource for sellers.  After this exposure, Yael contacted...