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Places To Sell Handmade Crafts
October 8, 2011 | 
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When selling handmade crafts online, most people instantly think of etsy.com or artfire.com. Both are absolutely great places to set up an online handmade craft shop. But simply creating a shop won’t get your handmade crafts noticed by shoppers or the sales you want.
You must use effective marketing techniques that will drive targeted traffic to your shop. Sounds easy right! Well online marketing isn’t as easy as it may sounds. There are a variety of techniques, search engine optimization, link building, pay-per-click campaigns, social networking, email campaigns and the list goes on and on.
Some handmade artists believe that simply having a blog where they blog about their handmade crafts will get them noticed. And unfortunately blogging doesn’t always get you noticed either.
I actually takes a combination of all of the online marketing techniques above to get your online handmade craft shop noticed. These techniques also require a lot of time and some require a good deal of money. I know this because I manage the online marketing campaign for HandmadeCraftShow.com, an online virtual craft show that markets handmade artists and their online shops.
Using a variety of online marketing techniques we have been able to launch a very aggressive marketing campaign that has taken us to 0 to 17,000 unique visitors per month. As the popularity of our site grows we are expecting that number to soon double and then triple.
HandmadeCraftShow.com has one main focus and that is to market handmade crafts. Our unique setup is different from other virtual craft shows and handmade artists and buyers have taken noticed. New handmade artists are always adding their online shops because they understand that this is the easiest and most affordable way to market their online shops.
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Shopping For Handmade Crafts Online Made Easy
It is not always easy to find exquisitely made handmade crafts online. HandmadeCraftShow.com, an online virtual craft show, makes it very easy to find some of the most amazing handmade crafts you will ever see online.
HandmadeCraftShow.com hand picks handmade artists and their crafts to display in the online craft show. It has a very easy layout so that one click on a handmade craft takes you directly to the handmade artist online shop, where you can then purchase the handmade crafts of your choosing.
This is the newest way to shop for handmade crafts online and both handmade buyers and handmade artists love it. HandmadeCraftshow.com is always adding new and trendy handmade crafts. They range from handmade jewelry to handmade home décor to handmade clothes to handmade bath and body products and more. We even have handmade toys! Talk about variety. We offer just about everything you can think of, including handmade treats for man’s best friend. That’s right we even have tasty homemade doggie treats.
The talented handmade artists, listed in our online handmade craft catalog, have priced their handmade items to sale. Handmade buyers always get the absolute best price when they purchase a handmade craft item from one of the artists listed on HandmadeCraftShow.com
If you love shopping handmade crafts online then I encourage you to visit the online handmade virtual craft show, HandmadeCraftShow.com. Every time you visit I am sure that you will find a few handmade craft items that you will enjoy. So come shop. We are always open!
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Marketing Crafts Online 2 Easy Ways
There are several ways that you can market your crafts online. So it may be hard to decide which one will be the right one for marketing crafts online. But here are 3 easy ways for marketing your crafts and it will cost you just a little time or just a few cents a day.
Twitter.com
By now you should have heard about Twitter unless you have been living under a rock. Twitter.com is a site that allows people to post what they are up to any time they have inkling. Many handmade artists have started to use Twitter.com as a way for marketing crafts online. Twitter is 100% free, but it does take up a bit of time. You see the key to getting the word out about your craft is to get followers. And even then you have to target the right followers. Many handmade artists find that it takes a considerable amount of time getting enough followers to make a difference in the amount of traffic they get to their online shop. Yet there have been some handmade artists to get over 2,000 plus followers and as a result have seen a rise in the amount of traffic to their sites.
HandmadeCraftShow.com
HandmadeCraftShow.com is an online virtual craft show that showcases the crafts of handmade artists using virtual craft show booths. Handmade artists are able to display up to 5 pictures of their crafts. Each virtual craft show booth also allows for a shop name, url, description, specialty items, price range, and twitter link. Each booth links directly to the handmade artist online shop. Shoppers love this because it allows them to buy handmade crafts directly from the artists. Handmade artists can keep their prices down and pass the savings on to their buyers.
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Selling Crafts Online
If you are not selling your crafts online then you are missing out on sales. Now before I go any further let me dispel the myth “If I open up an online shop they will come”. Nope, this is absolutely not the case. Opening up an online shop on Etsy.com or Artfire.com is just the first step. The next step is marketing your online shop and attracting shoppers.
If you are new to selling crafts online let alone marketing crafts online then you might find yourself in over your head. Well opening up an online shop on Etsy.com and Artfire.com is very easy and each site has tons and tons of helpful blogs and articles about how add your handmade creations to your store. So to learn more about selling on Etsy.com or selling Artfire.com visit each site.
After you have opened up your shop and all of your craft photos are nice and pretty your craft descriptions are accurate and compelling, it is time to get started with an online marketing campaign. I strongly recommend starting with the basics of online marketing i.e. blogging, banner advertising on project wonderful, article writing, social networking etc.
Now if you are feeling overwhelmed with online marketing there is a solution, virtual craft shows, like HandmadeCraftShow.com. Virtual craft shows are very similar to regular craft shows with a few differences, one being the fee to participate. HandmadeCraftShow.com offers handmade artists a chance to display their crafts without breaking their online marketing budget.
HandmadeCraftShow.com’s team of online marketing experts promotes handmade artists all around the web i.e. facebook.com, twitter.com, classified ads, google.com and more. If you need traffic to your online craft shop then I recommend you give them a try.
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Craft Shows, A Great Place To Buy And Sell Handmade
Craft shows are great places to buy and sell unique handmade. They are a fantastic way to spend a weekend and relax from a hectic work week. Unfortunately, there are several cons/limits to traditional craft shows that you don’t encounter with virtual crafts shows.
The biggest con is location. Traditional craft shows usually include local artists or those within driving distance. With virtual craft shows you are able to see a wide variety of handmade from all over the world. You can easily move from virtual booth to virtual booth which feature several pictures of an artist’s handmade and find great items, as well as learn interesting tidbits about them and their crafts.
Virtual craft shows have lots of other fantastic and convenient features. They typically are organized by categories and include a search box. So if you there is a particular kind of handmade that you are looking for, you can easily find it in a matter of minutes. Also you never have to worry about carrying around your handmade finds from booth to booth. Nor do you have to worry about if it is going to rain or be too hot. Nope, with virtual craft shows you can shop for the handmade you love without ever considering the weather or the time of day. Most virtual craft shows, like HandmadeCraftShow.com, are open 24/7, 365 days of the year. There are never any lines and there is always fresh and new handmade and artists to discover.
There are many similarities between traditional craft shows and virtual ones. For instance, just like at a traditional craft show, at a virtual craft show you purchase the handmade items you like directly from the handmade artist who made it. Both types of craft shows are a fun way to shop handmade and meet interesting handmade artists. So no matter your preference, just remember you can’t go wrong as long as you are shopping handmade and supporting gifted handmade artists.
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Craft Advertising Online Made Affordable and Easy
Do you wish there was an easy way to advertise your crafts online? Are you tired of trying to find affordable and effective ways to market your crafts online? Well then you should consider renting a craft show booth in a virtual craft show to meet your craft advertising needs.
A virtual craft show is a web site that helps handmade artists promote their crafts around the web. It is perhaps one of the most easy and affordable way to advertise crafts. The person who manages the virtual craft show really does all the work. Leaving the handmade artist, free to do other things like make more crafts.
Virtual craft shows like HandmadeCraftShow.com even include such great features such as online shop descriptions and a list of specialty items as part of their craft show booths. Not only that, handmade artists who rent regular size booths are able to advertise on a minimum of 2 aisles. This increases their chances of shoppers visiting their online shop. Each booth is linked directly to handmade artists’ online shops. There is no site wide shopping cart. Shoppers appreciate being able to buy directly from handmade artists.
HandmadeCraftShow.com uses a great craft advertising program that has helped them move up the search engine page rankings. So they are currently holding the no. 1 spot for popular keyword search terms. They also have several inbound links that allow shoppers who are searching for handmade crafts to easily find them. Yes HandmadeCraftShow.com does all the tough online marketing work so that handmade artists don’t have to. This is one reason they are one of the most popular and affordable craft advertising programs around. Renting a booth with them is like hiring your very on SEO firm to market your crafts online.
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Advertising Crafts Using A Virtual Craft Show
Advertising crafts online is a great way to reach a larger audience of shoppers that you might other wise miss if you only advertise your crafts offline. Many handmade artists overlook the benefit of marketing crafts online or they don’t believe it is worth their while. But with more and more people shopping online everyday, advertising crafts online is definitely a smart way to go.
The cost of advertising crafts online can be way lower then using other mediums such as the newspaper, craft magazines, or even traditional craft shows. And thanks to the rising popularity of virtual craft shows like HandmadeCraftShow.com, advertising crafts online has never been more affordable.
HandmadeCraftShow.com is a virtual craft show that promotes handmade artists all over the web. They use a very aggressive online craft marketing program that drives quality targeted traffic directly to the online shops and web sites of handmade artists. Their online craft marketing programs include traditional and creative online marketing techniques that bring thousands of targeted visitors to their virtual craft show.
HandmadeCraftShow.com online marketing program individually markets each handmade artist who participates in their craft show using a wide variety of craft marketing techniques such as email marketing, social networking, blogging, podcasting, pay per click advertising, link building, article marketing and much more. Because they use so many different marketing techniques they are able to promote handmade artists to a larger audience. That is why handmade artists enjoy participating in their virtual craft show. They do all the leg work which allows handmade artists to concentrate on their crafts instead of spending all of their time learning online marketing techniques and searching for marketing opportunities.
If you are a handmade artist than you may want to seriously consider advertising your crafts on handmadecraftshow.com.
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