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...

Beat a Boring Blog – Blog Tips We’ve all been there… you end up on a boring blog and wonder what the blogger could possibly be thinking! Here’s the problem: Topics and features that may be interesting to one reader may put another to sleep, so what’s the key to making your...

HiP Blog Challenge – Between Posts Tara Gentile, from HandmadeInPA.net, recently announced her blog series on her website.  The series is called the HiP Blog Challenge – and Tara has shared some fabulous blogging tips thus far! Tara created the challenge for those “looking to make your...

Blogging Tips – HiP Blog Challenge (Part 2) When Tara Gentile, from HandmadeInPa.net, told us about her new series, the “HiP Blog Challenge”, we were excited to share her ideas with HandmadeMarketing.org readers.   “This is a four part series – with a new post every Saturday in April,”...

HiP Blog Challenge – Between Posts Tara Gentile, from HandmadeInPa.net, has been sharing blogging tips from her new series, the “HiP Blog Challenge”.   After enjoying part one of the series (and before posting part two), we wanted to know more about Tara’s thoughts on blogging:        

Blogging Tips – HiP Blog Challenge (Part 1) Tara Gentile, from HandmadeInPa.net, told us about her new series, the “HiP Blog Challenge”.   Tara told us a bit about what she wants to accomplish with this series, and now she will take us through part one! “This is the first part...