Selling Jewelry Online – Guide to Sales More than half of all beaders are entrepreneurs according to “The State of Beading-2004 Industry Survey” from Interweave Press.  Many of these entrepreneurs turn to the Internet to help grow their business. However, those who come to Etsy or...

Outside Etsy – Web Tools To Help Sell When looking for tools to help increase your Etsy sales, sometimes you have to look outside Etsy.com.  HandmadeMarketing.org did just that and found some great resources!        

IndieSmiles – Advertise Your Indie Shop Looking for a new avenue for advertising your handmade items?  Sue, from IndieSmiles, told HandmadeMarketing.org about how this website could be of benefit to handmade sellers. “IndieSmiles is a coupon portal for Indie shops,” Sue said.  “Don’t...

Flickr – Market Your Item Photos After reviewing the basics of Flickr, here is how you can implement Flickr into your handmade shop’s marketing plan: Drop Your Shop Info.  There are several ways to drop your shop name while making sure to respect Flickr’s use policy.  Consider using...

What is Flickr? – The Basics Have you utilized Flickr to showcase your handmade items?  Etsy seller Noica from Noa Brumberg thinks Flickr is a great way to market her Etsy products.  “If you have the time and knowledge, make a small movie or animation to go with your product,”...

Create a Webcatalogue – My Etsy Book My Etsy Book allows Etsy sellers to create their own “WebCatalogue” to market their Etsy items.  The newly-created WebCatalogue claims to be easy to implement into your current Etsy marketing plan.  The site says it can be embedded on any website,...

The Boss of You – Book Review The HandmadeMarketing.org team came across “The Boss of You” in the Etsy.com forums and fell in love with the book and website!  The book and blog are wonderful sources of information for women selling handmade online.  From business advice to profiles...

Etsy Shop Website – Maker Spot HandmadeMarketing.org believes every handmade seller should look into creating their own website outside of their online selling platform.  Whether the website is a simple blog, or a full e-commerce website dedicated to selling your handmade items, we think sellers...

Animoto – Video To Promote Handmade HandmadeMarketing.org thinks every handmade craft seller should utilize videos to promote their handmade items.  Whether you create daily vlogging tips for other sellers or simply add a video or two to your current handmade-centered blog, incorporating video...

Etsy User Demographics – Who Shops at Etsy? Understanding more about the typical Etsy shopper will no doubt help your marketing strategies for your shop.  There are two ways the information could help – either try to appeal to that target, typical viewer or go completely off course and fill...