Here’s a post that I promise is relevant to any indie business looking to be seen. You need to get on pinterest if you aren’t already! The folks over on the Creative Live blog wrote up a post all about … Read More ...
How to Grow Your Indie Business
Calling all indie/handmade business owners! Are you looking to grow your business? I think the answer to that is always a yes, right? Well, the folks over at the Creative Income blog have written a great article about doing just … Read More ...
What is email marketing? 5 Tips for Getting Started
Do you have an email newsletter for your indie business? Do you know what email marketing is? Well, this is a great post over on the Creative Income blog sharing more about it. They say:
“With all the emphasis on … Read More ...
Pattern Designers Who Allow You To Sell Your Work Using Their Patterns
Do you sew using pdf patterns found online? Do you sell the handmade items you have made using those patterns?
Stephanie from Swoodson Says rounded up a list of PDF pattern designers who encourage and support handmade sellers to use … Read More ...
How To Charge Clients For Design Work
Note- this is just a “for fun” post and not an actual strategy for charging your clients.
The folks over at Digital Synopsis created this funny little graphic sharing what to charge for design services. If you’re a graphic designer … Read More ...
5 Networking Business Strategies for Indie Crafters (Part 1)
Are you one of the many creative business owners who hear the word networking and feel uncomfortable? Me too. And Marie from the Creative Income blog feels the same way. However she is sharing a few different strategies for using … Read More ...
How To Write Product Listings That Sell
Do you ever struggle with writing up the product desriptions for your handmade items? That is the harded part for me. Well, Lisa Jacobs, from Maketing Creativity, wrote up a helpful artil on how to write product listings that sell … Read More ...
How To Start An Etsy Shop
Here on the Indie Crafts blog I love sharing resources for indie artists like myself that want to sell their handmade products. Today I wanted to share this post by Chaitra at Pink Pot. She shares some great tips for … Read More ...
Craft Fair Tips and Lessons Learned
You can learn a lot from attending just one craft fair. Here are some of really great tips and lessons learned by ChiWei at One Dog woof!
She attended a craft show with her friend, selling crocheted hats and accessorizes … Read More ...
How To Greet Your Customers During Craft Shows
Here are some good tips for talking to your customers while selling your work at a craft fair. This is a great article over at Craft Maker Pro that has “Do’s and Don’ts” for greeting potential buyers.
… Read More ...They say: “Greeting
10 Tips for Craft Fair Booth Design
Hey Indie Crafters! I think this post by Janie on the Dear handmade Life blog is super helpful for artists doing craft fairs. She shares 10 different tips for designing a booth.
… Read More ...She says: “You have your entire product line
5 Tips For Staying on Top of Your Emails
Today I wanted to share these tips for staying on top of your ever growing email list. What does staying on top of your emails have to do with crafting, you ask? Well as an indie business owner or Etsy… Read More ...
How to Introduce Yourself as an Indie Artist or Blogger
Do you eve get tired of feeling confused when people ask what you do? Personally, I hate that question. I’m an artist, but I do so many different things I don’t know what to call myself. This strategy by Melyssa … Read More ...
Blog Resource- 20 Awesome Styled Stock Photography Resources
Today’s post is specifically for bloggers! If you are trying to make your blog a business than you know that photography is extremely important. You can take your own photos, obviously, or you can use free stock photography or even … Read More ...
12 Tips for Running a Craft Fair
Today I am featuring some helpful tips from Patty Gasparino who is here sharing some of her best tips for hosting a successful craft show! This is for anyone of runs the shows, or might want to host a
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