Beat the Heat – Craft Some Sales: Fun & Unique Summer Social Media Promos for Handmade Heroes jolenemac88, June 18, 2024June 17, 2024 Beat the Heat – Craft Some Sales: Fun & Unique Summer Social Media Promos for Handmade Heroes! Summer’s here, and with it comes a lighter mood and a shift in online browsing habits. But fear not, handcrafted artists! This is your time to shine with some sun-sational social media promotions that will draw customers in and keep your online store buzzing. Let’s get creative! Here are some ideas to get your summer sales sizzling Theme it Up! Embrace the season with vibrant summer themes for your posts. Feature beachy backdrops for your jewelry, picnic scenes for your woven baskets, or popsicle-inspired color palettes for your knitted scarves. “Summer Story” Sales: Craft a narrative around your products! Host a “Behind the Craft” series where you share the inspiration behind your summer collection. Let your audience connect with the story behind each piece. “Beat the Heat” Giveaways: Who doesn’t love a summer giveaway? Host a contest where the prize is a curated “Summer Survival Kit” featuring your products. Think sunscreen cozies sewn from your fabric scraps, or beach bag organizers made from your signature material. “Summer DIY” Tutorials: Turn your audience into crafty collaborators! Share short and sweet video tutorials where you show viewers how to use your products in summer DIY projects. “Customer Spotlight” Fridays: Showcase the joy your creations bring! Feature customer photos using your products on their summer adventures. Tag them and offer a discount for future purchases. Pro Tip: Remember, summer is social! Run interactive polls asking what summer essentials your audience craves, host live Q&A sessions to answer crafting questions, or encourage user-generated content with a branded hashtag contest. Spice up your visuals: High-Quality Photos: Beachy backgrounds and bright, natural light are your friends! Showcase your products in a summery setting. Short & Sweet Videos: Capture attention with catchy video snippets showcasing the creation process or the “summer fun” your products enable. Eye-Popping Stories: Utilize Instagram and Facebook stories to run interactive polls, share behind-the-scenes glimpses, and offer exclusive summer discounts. Don’t forget the hashtags! Summer-themed hashtags like #summervibes #handmadewithlove #shopsmall are great for discoverability. But also consider creating a unique, catchy hashtag for your specific summer promotion to build buzz. By implementing these fun and unique summer social media tactics, you’ll turn your online store into a sun-soaked haven for craft lovers, keeping your sales sizzling all season long! SWC Online Store As for our online store we are creating a series of videos that highlight our products in a fun, new way. We are also offering FREE SHIPPING for the month of June. We have created a QR Code that we can add to each post on both websites and on all of our social media. For the next two weeks we hope to increase engagement on our websites as well as make some sales. If you are a handcraft artists and find these types of articles helpful we hope you will JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER, subscribe to our Social Media accounts as well as Like, Share and Comment. Of course, We will be working on following those who follow us and interact with your posts as well. Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr More Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Related Handmade Crafters Shop Ideas Latest Promos Sell Your Crafts The Business of Crafting Beat the Heat - Craft Some Sales: Fun & Unique Summer Social Media Promos for Handmade HeroesCreate Fun Summer Time VideosDont forget the hashtagsHandmade With LoveJune Birthday SpecialsShare Your Handcrafted Items on Social MediaShop Small BusinessesSummer Time SpecialsSummer Vibes for CraftersSupport Other CraftersSWC Online StoreTheme it Up
Upcoming Fall Events September 26, 2018September 25, 2018 Over the next couple of weeks there are lots of different opportunities to share your handcrafted items with lots of different people. Some of these opportunities are somewhat expensive to join in and be vendors but those are the ones with the most people attending. A couple of them have… Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr More Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Read More
Your Own Online Shop Lesson 1 September 7, 2017October 2, 2017 Prior to starting your very own online store, you will have to do a couple of things. First of all, you may want to organize all the pictures of your items you want to list in folders by groups/types of products. For instance, I have my sorted into folders called earrings, gloves, necklaces, scrunchies, etc. That way when I begin inputting my items into the store software I can put in all of my earrings at the same time and not have to be looking all over my computer for the pictures I want to include with the listings. Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr More Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Read More
Response to Craft Vending Opportunities This Fall May 30, 2018July 1, 2018 We received a couple of responses for craft vending opportunities so far this month. Sadly, they are not within the North Florida area but we are posting them just in case you would like to participate anyway or know of craft vendors in the area who who like to participate…. Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr More Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Read More