Tiger and Lilly Boutique
Their Make it! section offers craft tips and ideas with new projects added each week.
The Buy it! section allows a crafter who may not be handy in one area of crafting to purchase items from other artists.
For craft makers who have neither the time nor the technical skills to build and maintain their own websites, their Sell it! section allows crafters to quickly and easily sell their crafts on their website.
Their goal is to help crafters spend less time on the computer and more time doing what they love; making their crafts. The folks at Tiger and Lily Boutique handle all of the website and computer work. The site is designed and managed by crafters for crafters.
A few other services that are worth mentioning are; $1.00 banner advertising and a free “Artist of the Month” profile. For more information see www.tigerandlilyboutique.com
I have been getting Joan Stewart’s Publicity Hound newsletter for a long time and following her on Facebook. She mentions an article you should read if you want the insider’s view on getting publicity for your crafts.
The article explores four areas you need to know about:
1. Know the magazine you are pitching.
2. Select the right editor / column / publication for your story.
3. Use best practices (example: don’t try to push your article if an editor says no)
4. Use one way of contact, not many. (example: if by phone, only phone, don’t email, too)
Click here for the full article where Family Circle’s editor gives tips on pitching your story.
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I came across a site that provides bloggers a way to find guests with creative talents to feature in their blog posts. Although the site is geared toward bloggers, you can easily use it to find bloggers looking for crafts like yours.
The site is called FindaFeature.blogspot.com. Unfortunately, the owner chose a theme with a dark background and light colored text, so the posts are difficult to read. But this could still be a good resource for finding sites that will let you get the word out about your handmades.
From the home page, look on the upper left for “Blog Features Needed” to see if you have an item that could fit.
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Do you use videos to sell your crafts? YouTube and other sites provide easy uploading, but it is much easier for you to upload a single video to multiple video-sharing sites through the free service at TubeMogul.com.
I was twittering the other day and happened to follow and be followed by Vangie Beal, a feature writer for E-commerceguide.com. She writes about how businesses market themselves online and other topics related to e-commerce.
Vangie was kind enough to interview me for her column this week. We spoke about some of the basic steps to consider when starting to sell handmade crafts online and what newcomers need to keep in mind as they navigate the internet marketplace for handmade crafts.
Click here for the full interview by e-commerceguide.com
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