Get Noticed – Promote Handmade Online Michele Gallagher, the Etsy seller behind the shop craftychick101, has tips for handmade sellers who want to be seen in the handmade community. “Shout it from the rooftops! If you want your shop to be visible in the vast sea of handmade products, you have...

Email Blast – Advertise to Family and Friends Recently opened shop online and stuck on how to advertise your new venture?  Megan Lewis, from Etsy shop Eiriel, recently told HandmadeMarketing.org her tip for advertising to those you know. “When you’re starting out, send an email around...

Local Press – Tell Your Story HandmadeMarketing.org reader Constance Vlahoulis, from the The Conn. Artists Studios and Co.,  has a valuable press tip for handmade sellers.  “Tell your story to help others!” Constance says.        

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.        

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...

Etsy Advertising – Look To The Ad Directory Some find navigating how to advertise your handmade shop is more difficult than first thought.  When looking for free Etsy advertising, sellers find options are limited.  Instead, many turn to buying advertising on Project Wonderful to spread the word...

Giveaways – The Ins and Outs Giveaways are discussed often between handmade sellers.  Many times, the giveaways are held on a the blog of a shop owner or fan of handmade items.  Our team at HandmadeMarketing.org decided to ask handmade sellers what they think of giveaways.  We were surprised...

Etsy Press – Magazine Feature of an Etsy Seller HandmadeMarketing.org reader Renaissance Austin recently told us about a feature she had in Venus Diva Magazine. “I was contacted by Stephanie Danforth the Lifestyle Editor for Venus Diva Magazine who ran across my MySpace profile,” this...

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...

Etsy Team – Video Promotion Lois at Etsy’s FoxyGKnits told HandmadeMarketing.org about her Etsy Team called “Etsy North Georgia“. We thought this was a great idea for an Etsy Team looking for a way to promote individual members as well as the Team as a whole! This Etsy Team has...