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...

Summer Weddings – What Etsy Can Offer While in the middle of the summer wedding season, The Baltimore Sun reported that Etsy.com may be a great place to look for wedding dresses.  Etsy is mentioned at the end of the article as another option for those looking to save some cash this summer!        

Etsy on Good Morning America – Crafts in the News In May 2009, artisans woke to find Etsy on Good Morning America.  The feature discussed how web sites like Etsy.com help handmade sellers become entrepreneurs.        

Sales- A Bad Economy May Not Be The Problem Do you think the economy has your handmade sales business in a slump?  You aren’t alone.  Many online sellers are pointing to the economy for any slow days they are having. But is the blame really on the economy?        

Newsday Guest Blogger – Opportunity for Artisans Are you a handmade blogger looking for some extra exposure? HandmadeMarketing.org was recently contacted by Corris Little, Internet News Manager for Entertainment for Newsday.com.  Corris shared a fabulous opportunity that we are excited to pass...

Etsy Day – Wall Street Journal Article On Friday, April 24, Etsians came together to promote “Etsy Day” and had amazing results.  The day was big enough to even get the attention of the Wall Street Journal. The day was a success for Etsy.com because, as the Journal reported, the “Ebay...

Help With Blogging – Team Up With Us Over the last month, HandmadeMarketing.org has been privileged to sponsor HandmadeInPA’s HiP Blog Challenge series, bringing Tara’s tips to a whole new group of crafters! We have learned how to write a mission statement to focus our blog, build a...

Etsy News – Economy Causes Handmade Surge In this March 2009 MSNBC article, the handmade community is profiled.  A tough economy means big business for handmade sellers.        

Celebrate “Etsy Day” – April 24, 2009 HandmadeMarketing.org was excited to see a thread posted by Etsy seller Schugirl in the Etsy.com forums.  The seller is coordinating an unofficial “Etsy Day”.  Here are the details: When:  Friday, April 24th Where:  The seller hopes...

Etsy Headlines – Etsy.com Press on CNN Our HandmadeMarketing.org team wanted to share this exciting video with the community! Check out this Etsy press on CNN: