ArtFire Kiosk on Facebook – Sell to Facebook Users News of the free Facebook application from ArtFire crafters is spreading quickly among the online handmade community.  But this isn’t the first time ArtFire has thought outside of the box in order to reach more handmade consumers.  ArtFire...

PageRank – SEO Practices Pay Off Have you ever wondered about “PageRank”?  With the buzz word flying around the online handmade community, HandmadeMarketing.org wanted to share the scoop with our readers.        

Follow Friday – Twitter Game If you’ve been Tweeting for awhile, chances are you’ve come across “#followfriday” included in some tweet posts on Fridays.   To learn more about #FollowFriday, our HandmadeMarketing.org team looked to Mashable.com, a great social media guide...

Online Learning – Handmade Trends Are you debating whether or not online video tutorials are for you?  Our HandmadeMarketing.org team wondered what handmade crafter Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, had to say about why online tutorials are emerging as such a prominent trend in...

Market Research – Etsy Color Shopping Tool Handmade craft guru Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, shared innovative ways for utilize Etsy.com as an online market research tool, no matter where you sell handmade. In this previous HandmadeMarketing.org article “Craft Market Research...

ArtFire – Learn More About the Site and Founder ArtFire.com was founded in 2008 and offers a competitive alternative to eBay and Etsy.com for buying and selling handmade items designed by artisans from around the world.        

Selling Handmade – Ways to Combat Economic Slow Down Many of the HandmadeMarketing.org readers have been impacted by the world-wide economic slow down.  Our team looked to Cindy Lietz, from the website and informative blog Beads and Beading, to hear her thoughts on selling crafts online during...