Selling Tips

Are you an artist or a businessperson?

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Writen by Larissa of Reef Botanicals If creating isn’t just a hobby for you, if you actually have a shop and items listed for sale, your answer to that question should be simply “yes,” because you should be both. Look, it’s a risk putting your creations -yourself – out there for others to judge. It [...]

Tags: handamade goods, handamde artists, Handmade, online business, online sales, sell handmade, selling tip

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Who do you blame for slow sales?

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Your Venue? Resellers? Large collectives? Bad economy? Any and all of the above can and will have an impact on our sales. And since they are out of our personal control, what do you think is the best way to rise above all or any one of them? Lately, I’ve seen so many online discussions [...]

Tags: albina rose, Handmade, Handmade Artists, handmade shop tips, sell online, selling tips, shop critiques

Posted in Handmade, Selling Tips | 8 Comments »

Backlinks – DIY for SEO

Friday, March 29th, 2013

I’ve been trying to spend a little time each day to learn something new about SEO (search engine optimization), tags, metatags, anything to help with getting my brand out there so people will love my shop, and more importantly, purchase from my shop. I have discovered, the hard way, that the phrase “if you build [...]

Tags: advertising, art, backling, backlinks, crafts, Handmade, Handmade Artists, handmade selling tips, selling, selling tips, SEO

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Writing Winning Descriptions for your Handmade Listings

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

Before the internet, I often shopped by catalogue and two of my favorites were Coldwater Creek and JPeterman’s. Were the clothes any more stylish or the price or fit better than other catalogues? Probably not but what sold me was the product description. My eye was drawn to the visual but the words used to [...]

Tags: buy handmade, Handmade, Handmade Artists, Handmade Products, product descriptions, sell handmade, selling tips

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Custom Order Work – Is it for you?

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

“I love your work, but can you do it half the size with twice the detail in another color with a different material…..oh, and I need it by tomorrow!” Maybe your conversations with your custom order customers don’t go exactly like this one, but sometimes it can feel just as overwhelming when working with special [...]

Tags: avatar, Banner, custom order, Handmade, Handmade Artists, special request, toy, wedding

Posted in Handmade, Handmade Harbor, Promote Handmade, Selling Tips | 5 Comments »

Putting Together Press Kits

Friday, March 1st, 2013

I recently was lucky enough to attend the Buyers Market as a member of the press. While getting my permission badge to carry my camera and take photos, we were directed to the press table which turned into an eye opening experience. On this table were folders, envelopes and brochures from the various vendors displaying [...]

Tags: etsy alternative, handcrafted, Handmade, Handmade Artists, handmade artists shops, marketing material, online selling, press kits, selling handmade

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Do you struggle with how to price your handmade craft?

Monday, February 18th, 2013

This is probably the number two question I am asked by artists and crafts people: “how do I know how much to charge for my handmade items?” My answer: There is no one single formula. How you price your creative work depends on many factors. The most important thing is that you are making a [...]

Tags: Handmade, Handmade Artists, how much to sell handmade for, price craft, price handmade, pricing handmade, pricing help, pricing tips

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ProjectWonderful Tour – Low Cost Advertising That Works!

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

From time to time, on the boards in the Forum or at chat, the topic of advertising and promotion comes up. Invariably, I mention ProjectWonderful, and just as predictably am asked, “What’s that?” We’ve all heard over and over again that to be successful on the web, you have to put yourself out there. Promote, [...]

Tags: advertising, advertising ideas, Handmade, Handmade Artists, project wonderful

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Truth in Advertising

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

When we represent our products it is imperative that the artist portrays the product correctly and accurately. The picture to the right is a retail package from a large international company that sells many different items including food. What is being portrayed are “large” shrimp (kind of an oxymoron), and in large print highlighted in [...]

Tags: buy handmade, buying tips, Handmade, Handmade Artists, Handmade Products, honesty, product descriptions, sell handmade, selling tips

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What are Your Pictures Saying About Your Work

Monday, January 7th, 2013

A picture is worth a thousand words. Truer words were never spoken especially when you are trying to sell your hard work online. Nobody is saying that amazing pictures are easy, you just have to spend a few minutes in most any craft/sales forum and you will find a thread about how to improve their [...]

Tags: Handmade, images, photography, pictures, props, sales tips

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Selling Tips

Are you an artist or a businessperson?

Who do you blame for slow sales?

Backlinks – DIY for SEO

Writing Winning Descriptions for your Handmade Listings

Custom Order Work – Is it for you?

Putting Together Press Kits

Do you struggle with how to price your handmade craft?

ProjectWonderful Tour – Low Cost Advertising That Works!

Truth in Advertising

What are Your Pictures Saying About Your Work

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