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…
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…
My Handmade Life – Motivated to Work
Dreams don’t work unless you do! Living the dream! Working from home! Life surrounded by art! Sounds amazing doesn’t it? Well, it does to me too; then the reality sets in…. While working from home can be absolutely amazing for many people, for others the…
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…
Craft Show Season is Around the Corner
While it may not seem like spring in some parts of the country, the reality is that it is just around the corner and that means it is time to get yourself ready for craft show season! If you are a veteran of the craft…