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Handmade Craft Show

Posted by Joshua Zaitz on April 8, 2011 at 9:28am in Marketing & Sales of Your Art and Crafts

I know this forum primarily deals with the Craft Fair circuit but has anyone used the site Handmade Craft Show (http://handmadecraftshow.com/) to promote their online business or Etsy Shop?

I'm considering signing up and I'd love to hear some feedback (both positive and negative) from people who have signed up and used the site.

Is it worth the investment?

Is it user friendly?

Have you had an increase in sales because of it?

Thanks!

Joshua

www.PopsicArt.com

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Morian Whaley April 18, 2011 at 8:08pm

I have an etsy store and I think the site is very user friendly for the seller, however I havn't really had much luck selling on there. It seems there is just so much stuff to browse through its harder to be found. One way is if people put your item in their "treasury"

I have heard about etsy (I'm trying to remember where so I can post a link to the article) that items that are priced under $25 do MUCH better than items priced higher.

I have honestly had much much better luck simply creating an artist page on facebook and advertising using facebook ads. They are cheap and you can be so specific who you are targeting.
Cyreathia Reyer April 18, 2011 at 5:16pm

I have both an Etsy and Artfire store. Currently, I do not have any items listed in Etsy and a few on Artfire. To get the sales on Etsy you have spend a lot of money buying spots to display your items on the front page. Artfire is a flat monthly fee only no matter the number of listings and sales. Any of the selling sites are only as good as the time you put into them.

I would suggest that you check them all out and decide which would be most to your advantage financially.
Kevin Williamson April 18, 2011 at 4:52pm

I have an Etsy store. http://www.etsy.com/shop/KevinWilliamson?ref=pr_shop_more I have sold some things but not a ton, but I think if I worked it harder I would get better results. I think it is well worth your while. The cost is minimal and the learning experience is great. I have also found it a good promotion tool to add to my business cards and to tell people at shows that some of the items that don't sell will be available on Etsy. I would recommend you give it a try.