In Your Face Advertising – The Potential Downside When thinking of spam, most Internet users think of email spam.  However, forum spamming is becoming an often-times larger issue.  The majority of forums outline clear rules when it comes to what users can post, including the forums found at...

Etsy Forums – Use Promo Threads To Increase Sales Many Etsians jump on the Etsy.com forums each day hoping for an increase in traffic to their shop.  Some shop owners may find a benefit from utilizing the forums as free Etsy advertising.  Sellers may forget to make the most of this great Etsy.com...

Create Your Own Press – Start a Blog Not getting the press you need for your Etsy, ArtFire, 1000Markets, or other selling platform shop? Create your own! Until you get picked up by other Bloggers or featured on Etsy’s front page, there are many things you can do with a blog of your own. HandmadeMarketing.org...

Online Advertising – Project Wonderful If you have been on the Etsy.com forums for a few weeks, chances are you have become familiar with “Project Wonderful” or “PW” ads. Our team at HandmadeMarketing.org wanted to get the scoop on this type of advertising.  We wanted to...

Expose Your Shop – The Sampler Our team read about “The Sampler” in Etsy’s Storque and wanted to share this wonderful resource with Etsy shop owners. Never heard of the Sampler?  Here is some background on the website:        

Out To The Movies – Movie Theater Advertising Looking for a unique way to advertise your Etsy.com shop? HandmadeMarketing.org reader Nicole, from Etsy shop Cranberry Crafts, says all you need to do is take your shop to the movies! “Traffic is of the major concerns for any new or seasoned...

Go Postal – Mailers to Potential Buyers Thinking outside the box is something every Etsy seller must do to be successful on the site.  We were excited to hear this tip from HandmadeMarketing.org reader and Etsy seller Debra. “In an effort to increase traffic to my Etsy shop,” Debra...

Find Your Niche – Vegan Etsy Items The HandmadeMarketing.org team is excited to connect you with tools that will help you sell your handmadeitems.  Missing the right thread on the Etsy.com forums is easy to do – and you can’t create a profile at all the social networking sites and...

Join Forces – Etsy Promo Packs Our HandmadeMarketing.org team was visiting the Etsy.com forums the other day and came across this great thread started by Etsy seller SweetIrie.  With so many threads being created every second on Etsy.com, sometimes Etsians miss the gems.        

Do The Footwork – Make Your Own Press If your Etsy shop is not getting the press you think it deserves, consider creating your own press!  It may sound difficult, but – trust us – many local papers are dying for something fun to write about.  Plus, when you send in an article, most...