We get inspiration for our projects from a wide variety of sources but one I like the most is Pinterest. There is nothing quite like scrolling through all those lovely pictures of what people have already created to inspire you to create things of your own. Whether you are a crocheter, knitting, weaver, painter or…
Category: The Business of Crafting
eCommerce Software – Online Store Lesson 3
eCommerce Software that will create and run your online store can be as simple or as complex as any other. The simple ones allow you to create a few product pages on your website such as the code offered by Paypal. You create a listing on your Paypal account, they create the code and you…
Your Own Online Shop Lesson 2
When you are considering selling your items online the most tried and true method has always been to sign-up with Etsy, HandmadeArtists, Amazon Handmade, eBay or some other kind of big named online store that charges fees to list your items (perhaps), monthly fees and/or commissions on any sales you actually make using their services….
Consider Consignments
When you are trying to find new customers for your handmade items you may want to consider offering them at a local store that features local artist’s items for sale. Most of the time they will offer to sell your items on consignment while on some rare occasions you may be able to sell them…
Your Own Online Shop Lesson 1
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.