By Anna Cragin What Should You Have on Your Website to Make it Worth Having? If you missed Part 1 of this extremely important series….start HERE to catch up! In this next section, I’m going to break down first the pages you definitely want to have,…
The Why, What and How of a Standalone Website for Handmade Business Part 1
By Anna Cragin Chances are, you first got the idea of starting your handmade business because you simply enjoyed making things. And you made so many things, and they were so awesome, that family and friends encouraged you to try selling them. The first rite of passage…
Top Five Mistakes – Promotion
I will be the first to admit it, promoting my own work is NOT my favorite pastime but it is a necessity if you are planning on selling your handmade work online. So, since this sometimes time consuming job must be done, why are people…
Top Ten Tips to Grow an Online Business
There are so many blogs, articles, videos and information out there on how to really sell your crafts online that it can be too overwhelming to really comprehend…so what do we do? Shut it off and dive in and then wonder where we went wrong!…
Why am I Not Selling? Photos, Photos, Photos!!
It is a question I see daily on blogs, facebook groups and forums all over the internet, “Why am I not selling?” While I do not claim to know it all, though my family may disagree with that, I do know that after a number…
Are You a Seller With Questions?
Have you created something beautiful and all your friends say “You should sell that!” Are you a handmade seller that has hit a wall when it comes to sales despite trying all the old tricks? What is the most common question from handmade sellers….”Why am…
Don’t Pay Attention to the Doubters!
Since you began your crafting business, has anyone ever told you that you should just give it up? You will never be successful? You will never be able to make a living doing what you love? If so, you are NOT alone! Over history, many…
Can’t You Do It Cheaper?
If you are an artist or a crafter then I’m sure this has happened to you….a customer inquires about your treasures whether online or in person at a craft fair; you spend time explaining materials and design then the question comes, “Can you do this…
Handmade is….?
I realize that I am about to step out on a limb here, but I really want to know what you think??? According to Webster’s Dictionary, handmade is made with the hands or by using hand tools. Sounds simple enough, but is it? With all…
Ask Not What a Selling Site Can Do For You……
I’ve seen many people around the internet complaining about lack of sales. Are times tough, um, yes; are people a bit more tight fisted with their money, um, yes; are there people making a living creating handmade goodies, um, YES! So what are they doing…
Business Mistakes Happen – How You Handle It Matters
If you are a handmade artist, no matter what you sell, mistakes happen and there is nothing you can do about it. Whether it is the post office losing your package, a misplaced order, a forgotten email, or just a brain spasm, if you are…
Best Advice Ever
I’m sure you remember your days of hesitantly listing your very first product for sale, or setting up for your first craft show. You try to remember everything you wanted to say or bring and inevitably forgot something important. Over the years, those of us…
Why Should I Have My Own .com?
Why should you own a website of your own? After all, you sell your work on a multivendor site such as Etsy, Artfire, HandmadeArtists, Zibbet just to name a few, and they handle all the headaches of design and checkout buttons…so why bother? Multivendor websites…
Showcasing Beautiful Crafts by Talented British Craft Artisans
Georgiana May now boasts a growing number of gifted craft artisans who sell their beautiful items through our online shop. Having become a stay at home mum to two small children, I started dabbling in various crafts, which is something I’ve always enjoyed. I started…