Have you considered selling your craft projects/artwork and turning it into your job? While it can be very rewarding to craft all day, there’s a lot more to it than that, and it is a lot of work! The folks … Read More ...
3 Tips for Crafty Facebook Groups
Do you spend much time in facebook groups? There are a ton of crafting themed facebook groups where you can talk with and get to know other people who do what you do! But if you don’t see one that … Read More ...
Grow Your Craft Blog and Increase Traffic
Not every crafter has a blog, but as Indie Business owners I know that a lot of us do. I do, and I am always trying to find good ways to get it seen.
Creativelive recently published a compilation of … Read More ...
Etsy Shop Tip: Increase Your Traffic and Get More Sales
You know I love sharing useful information for fellow indie business owners! My Etsy shop is currently on vacation but I’m hoping to get it back up and running soon, and I found this post over on Creativelive rather interesting! … Read More ...
Easy Ways to Improve Your Etsy Shop and Increase Sales
Hey Etsyshop owners! Here’s a helpful post by the folks over on CreativeLive. For National Craft Month they are running a series of blog posts designed to help makers Make a Profit. This post was all about improving your … Read More ...
10 Etsy Mistakes to Avoid
If you’re an Etsy shop owner, you know that running a successful shop takes more than just listing your products and waiting for sales to roll in. There are many things to consider, from pricing your products effectively to creating … Read More ...
12 Tips For Introverts at Craft Shows
Are you introverted or extroverted? Either way these tips to help introverts sell more at craft show are a good read! I recently came across this post over on Made Urban and as an introvert I think the tips are … Read More ...
A Call for Pattern Makers!
Do you design craft patterns for anything creative? This includes sewing, crochet, boxes, knitting, envelopes, stencils, woodworking, jewelry, wedding, cake decorating, etc! If it’s crafty and you can design a pattern for it, you should check out this call!
The … Read More ...
How to Use Etsy Conversations
As Etsy shop owners do you use the Conversations feature much? “Conversations” (or “convos”) is Etsy’s internal messaging system. It’s a really useful tool for communicating with customers and other sellers within the site.
There are set etiquette rules to … Read More ...
23 Essential Wholesale Terms for Indie Crafters
This post is a good reference for us indie business owners or Etsy shops. owners. Katie Hunt is on CreativeLive and she is teaching crafters how to enter into the wholesale market!
She is breaking it down into very … Read More ...
How to Deal with Negative Comments About Your Art or Crafts on Social Media
Have you ever posted some of your work on facebook, or another place online and had a negative comment or two? You’re not alone in that, and it’s always disappointing! Donna Herron has experienced this as well and she is … Read More ...
A Step-By-Step Guide to Instagram Marketing
Today I’ve got Nancy Grace from iDigic here talking about instagram for us indie business owners.
Attention marketers! Instagram is growing rapidly, and no matter what you think about the network, it continues to grow faster. Last year, it proved … Read More ...
How to Grow Your Blog with Pinterest
As a blogger one of my “goals” to always try and grow my blog. Makes sense right. The more my blog gets seen, the more my indie art gets seen. Well, one of the places I promote my work on … Read More ...
5 Must Read Books for Artists
I am a huge book worm, I love reading both fiction and non fiction and I especially love a good craft book! So does Carmen, of Carmen Whitehead Designs and she just recently shared her top 5 favorite books for … Read More ...
DIY Wooden Business Card Holder
One of my favorite types of DIY’s to feature here on Indie Crafts are business card holders! As an indie crafter/business owner I give out a lot of business cards so these types of projects are always something I’m looking … Read More ...