http://www.handmadenews.org/department/index.php?did=16 News of the Handmade World, or just the crafts in it - Published by Artfire.com en-us Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 MDT Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 MDT http://handmadenews.org/rss/marketing/ ArtFire RSS Generator editor@handmadenews.org (Art Daily, ArtFire) http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4734 My calendar keeps changing face.  I have gone from entering doctor's appts., school meetings and special events to setting appointments with myself for various actitivities.  If I don't make an appointment... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:18:52 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4734 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4321 As small businesses we are always looking for new ways to promote our items, some of them can be a little tiresome others we have a bit of fun when we get into them. If you haven't already heard of it Polyvore is one of the fun ways to pr... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:20:24 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4321 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4539   If you've spent any time in the Etsy forums on the weekend, you may have noticed the Saturday Night Specials (SNS) thread. Developed as a fun way to kick it up a notch on the weekend, many sellers offer great sales in t... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:29:14 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4539 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4470 Wendy T. Gibson: IndieCEO is one of my favorite blogs now because it actually has information that is helping me to build my business online. Linda Harrell: Well, that is a HUGE compliment. Thank you! WTG: Do you have a mission statement for Ind... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:13:22 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4470 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3986  Recently, I stumbled upon this site called CR8TIVITY, which is a site that has a collection of tools for Etsy sellers.  The site boasts easy code for creating advertisements of your products to place on your Website or blog... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:44:26 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3986 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4361 Wendy T. Gibson: How did you learn to make jewelry? Linda Harrell: A couple of years ago friends really encouraged me to offer my designs online. So I started a small business "on the side." Jewelry skills were from the ... Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:18:29 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4361 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4410 I am just so excited about all the great things you can do with fine silver wire. I guess one of the things I love most is no PICKLE. I know, the pickle is a German Christmas tradition. Well, I am half German, so I have nothing against pickles. I j... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:34:58 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4410 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4376 I find it interesting that most high end molded benchwork jewelry stores, such as Zales, tends to have absolutely no knowledge of what Swarovski crystal beads are!  Once in a while, they will have one or two employees that know abou... Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:53:58 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4376 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4359 In the Northern Hemisphere it's getting cold.  Winter is a comin' in.  Christmas is coming and snow starts to fall. It's the same all over right? Wrong!  Here in New Zealand ... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:39:55 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4359 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4339 Linda Harrell is fully qualified to help the many indie artists who have come to rely on her sage advice and experience. Her blog, IndieCEO, offers readers insight into the ‘Art of Independent Business’ and her own love of... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:18:43 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4339 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4192 So you're a seller of handmade, supplies or vintage, right? So, perhaps you sell on Etsy and Artfire, or just one, or a little bit of everywhere. Well, I have been quite busy in my life lately with kids, home, shops, etc and d... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:59 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4192 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4304 The EbearZ University was founded in 2002 as a division of my business Kran-Beary's.  I started by teaching online teddy bear making workshops.  Over the past 7 years, there have been almost 3000 registrations. ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:04:58 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4304 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4179 Occasionally I am going to write about how to do some sneaky marketing. I know that's what you want to hear about because so few are willing to give this advice to you for free. This is one of those occasions where we break out our monocle... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:29:55 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4179 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4066  Do what works best for you. Period the end. Honestly with all the information floating around here (which is wonderful)so many new sites opening up, social networking, advertising, giveaways, features.... How do you decide where... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:54:14 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4066 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4028 Isn't this photo of the lipstick just yummy? Someone in China thinks so, too. I have no idea why they are using my photo with my name plastered all over it, but they access it every few months. Can't explain it. On... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:05:11 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4028