6 Top Twitter Links – Make the Most of Twitter HandmadeMarketing.org is excited to share Twitter tips from Hilary, a blogger dedicated to helping handmade sellers sell more online on her site Haptree and Me. An article published on the blog called “Twitter Lists and Listorious – Craft...

Avoid Spamming – Networking on Social Media Is the prospect of constant spam keeping you away from taking your handmade business to the social media world?  Already using social media to connect with buyers and finding out much of your time is spent filtering out unwanted spam messages?        

Follow Friday – Twitter Game If you’ve been Tweeting for awhile, chances are you’ve come across “#followfriday” included in some tweet posts on Fridays.   To learn more about #FollowFriday, our HandmadeMarketing.org team looked to Mashable.com, a great social media guide...

Create a Tweetable Link – Step by Step HandmadeMarketing.org reader Amy Vander Vorste, from Etsy’s Avlor’s Imprints, has shared a number of great posts from her blog with our team, including how to create a Facebook user name and how to manage your time on marketing on Etsy.com.        

Why Create a YouTube Channel – Video Marketing HandmadeMarketing.org reader Renaissance M. Austin, from Etsy’s Raghouse International and also on MySpace, recently created a valuable forum on Etsy.com aimed to critique item photos within Etsy shops.  In the forum, Renaissance shared a link...

Ping – Social Networking Just Got Easier Etsy seller Deirdre, from Etsy shop Blackbird72 and shop blog,  told HandmadeMarketing.org about a website that makes updating social network sites a piece of cake. “I just discovered Ping.fm you can add your updates to all your social networks at...

Facebook Usernames – Marketing Your Facebook Page HandmadeMarketing.org reader Amy Vander Vorste, from Etsy’s Avlor, shared an article she posted on her blog about recent changes to Facebook. “Yay for Facebook giving user profiles shorter URLs and web addresses (aka usernames)!”...

Private Sales – Use Social Networks to Draw Buyers Mary Bence, from Etsy’s purbliss and at the website www.purbliss.com shared an idea for using Twitter and other social networking sites to promote your handmade shop. “Offer crazy deals every once in a while,” Mary suggests. ...

Branch Out – Why Blog and Join Sites? With all the websites out there for Etsians to take advantage of, many wonder if it’s really making an impact in the long-run on their Etsy shop sales.  For those of you questioning if a tweet later this afternoon will really cause a spike in sales,...

Tweet Deck – Keep Social Media Simple HandmadeMarketing.org reader Amy Vander Vorste, from Etsy’s Avlor’s Imprints, told us about an article she recently posted to her blog.  The blog post outlined how Tweek Deck can save you time while connecting with potential buyers on Facebook...