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 could always benefit from another outlet to reach potential customers.

If you aren’t quite on board with having a website of your own, that’s ok!  We came across a great company that creates risk-free websites.  Best of all, “Maker Spot” was established with Etsy sellers in mind.

“Maker Spot offers the flexibility to incorporate your Etsy store into your personal site,” Tim Grahl, one of the website’s creators, told us.  “If you’d like to have a web presence that reflects your personality, while also marketing your Etsy items, a Maker Spot site is the ideal solution.”

Maker Spot’s duo consists of Tim Grahl, a web programmer, and Joseph Hinson, a web designer.  The two also run a web development firm called Out:think Group.

“We started Maker Spot because our wives and a lot of their friends have Etsy stores and wanted to market them with a website, but didn’t know how to build one, and couldn’t afford to pay for one,” Tim explained.  ”What we wanted to do was create a service that would provide Etsy sellers their own easy to manage website that they could use to market their Etsy store. We also offer the ability to use your own domain name along with the URL we provide (yoursite.makerspot.com).”

Signing up for your own Maker Spot website is easy.  First, visit the Maker Spot website.  Then, click the link to sign up.  “You’ll go through a very short process to create your Maker Spot.  Once you’ve activated your account, you’ll be able to login and pick you payment terms. Keep in mind that you have a 30 day money back guarantee if you decide Maker Spot isn’t for you.  So there’s no risk!” they said.

“When you have signed up for Maker Spot, all you have to do is enter your Etsy username and your site automatically updates with all of your latest products from your Etsy shop,” they said.  “You can also easily add links to your Etsy favorites and show your Etsy profile.  We also provide the ability to customize your website design, incorporate other social media tools and provide fast, 1-on-1 support for all of our members.”

What’s next for Maker Spot?  “In the future, we will continue to grow the amount of features we make available to customers along with helping our members learn how they can more effectively market their Etsy shop,” Tim said.

What do you think of Maker Spot’s idea for custom websites?  Have you found a website solution for your online shop dedicated to selling handmade?  What advice would you give to a new handmade seller that is weighing the option of having a website in addition to their Etsy shop?

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