Press Outlet – Get Your Craft Noticed on Blogs Michele Gallagher, the Etsy seller behind the shop craftychick101 recently shared her tips for getting your handmade shop noticed online. Michele has another tip for crafters – look to blogs for press!        

Effective Blogging – 3 Blog Tips Do you have a blog?  Need some advice from a pro? We recently looked to Laura Bray, marketing guru for artists and crafters, for blogging tips and tricks.  Laura shared some excellent blogging advice with the HandmadeMarketing.org team!        

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...

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.        

Video – Incorporate Video to Boost Handmade Sales HandmadeMarketing.org reader Ana Herda recently told us why she loves to sell handmade.  “I sell on Etsy because I love the community and because I buy on Etsy, constantly! The best part about the site is the sheer ease of use,” Ana...

Blog Categories – Organize Your Blog Need some help organizing your blog?  HandmadeMarketing.org is excited to share ideas we came across for creating effective blog categories! “Because of the way they are misused all over the Web, categories have grown to become something that we regard...

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...

Blogging Tips – HiP Blog Challenge (Part 4) So far, Tara Gentile from Handmade in PA has shared excellent blogging tips in her HiP Blog Challenge.  We have learned how to write a mission statement to focus our blog, build a community to help increase blog comments, and tips to make it easier to...

Smart Links – Keep Up with Dynamic Guilds An “ArtFire Guild” is similar to an “Etsy Team”.  Connecting sellers with other sellers is very important to ensuring the entire community succeeds.  Selling handmade becomes easier when working with a team who understand your...

Blogging Tips – HiP Blog Challenge (Part 3) HandmadeMarketing.org reader Tara Gentile, from Handmade In PA, is back bringing with her the third installment of her “HiP Blog Challenge” post number three.  To review her previous posts, check out Tara’s tips to write a mission statement...