I am one of the writers for CraftBoom!, and I wrote a post today with 5 tips for selling your crafts online.
The following is an excerpt from that post – I thought you could use these tips, too!
Do you want to start selling your crafts online? Or have you been dabbling, but want to amp it up a bit? Here are five tips to get you going in the right direction?
Start An Online Shop. Sites like Etsy make it so easy to set up an online shop! Here is a tutorial from Etsy on how to get started with them.
But You Still Need A Blog. Even if you have an Etsy shop, you still need a blog! Your blog helps you build a relationship with your readers. People want to do business with people they like, and you need to form that relationship! You can also post links on your blog to your shop and your items. Having a blog is a win-win situation. I recommend that you buy your own domain and use WordPress (here are some tips on that), but you can start out with Blogger (a free service, offered through Google).