The Crafts Blog

Right then, we’re off to a new home!
Not me personally, but this blog is on the move. From now on we’ll be at SellingCraftsOnline.com
Why?
Well there are a couple of reasons.
First, when I started this blog it was on this sub-domain - craftblog.sellingcraftsonline - because I always intended to do something else with the main name. [...]

Selling crafts online, like selling anything, is to some extent a numbers game.
If you can get your craft in front of more people you stand a better chance of making a sale, right? Stands to reason.
But testing the best method of doing that can be expensive online. Pay per click advertising can be very effective [...]

A while ago I did an article about the different ways you could take people’s money when you’re selling crafts online. You can see that post here.
Then just the other day a friend pointed out to me that I wasn’t really giving the subject complete coverage. I was confused. I’m not the world’s greatest writer [...]

I thought it would be nice to have a chat with some craft blog owners and craft business people. Our first interview is with Sarah Moore who runs the very popular CraftCritique.com.
Hi Sarah, thanks for sparing us the time to do this interview. I know you’ve been pretty busy lately. When did Craft Critique [...]

I know this blog is about how to sell your crafts online, but most people need at least some supplies to create their crafts so I thought we’d all benefit from a list of people’s favorite craft suppliers.
So who are yours? It doesn’t matter what craft, what country, I’d like to know who you like [...]

Starting a home craft business and building it from “kitchen table” beginnings to something that can provide you with a full-time income has never been easier. If you produce quality, original work it’s now possible to advertise and sell your crafts to anyone, anywhere in the world. The internet has revolutionized business and selling crafts [...]

I suppose I should start with an apology to Stephen Sondheim whose mid sixties musical inspired this article title! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, never mind, let’s get on with some ideas about how to sell crafts online and how forums can help.
I’m big on craft blogs because I believe they have [...]

In my opinion a home based craft business can do no better than a blog to promote itself. I run several craft businesses and they are either 100% self-contained blogs or they have other blogs supporting them.
Bottom line? If your craft business does not have a blog, you’re loosing out.
Blogging is no longer in its [...]

I hope you’ve either got a craft blog, or you’re seriously thinking about it. They’re low cost, easy to use and the most powerful tool you can have for (a) getting your message across to your customers and (b) doing well in the search engines.
You almost can’t do anything wrong if you’ve got a blog. [...]

Selling crafts online is getting easier all the time. The latest developments in blogging mean you can have both an ideal communication method and a super-efficient shop set up in the same package. Except for a few dollars a month for hosting, you can get it all going for nothing.
Beyond your own craft items you [...]