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Sell your Crafts in an Online Craft Mall

To sell your crafts successfully in an online crafters mall involves more than simply opening a craft store, selling online takes time and a basic understanding of marketing your particular craft. When you open your store in a mall remember that it is an extension of your off-line business and all of the same marketing principals apply for your business to be successful both online and off.
When you first open your craft mall store contact all of your existing customer base and let them know that they can now shop at your new online store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Offer a discount on their first purchase as an incentive to visit your store.
A great way to market your products is to place ads in craft publications, generally these types of publications have a large following of people interested in buying handmade arts and crafts. There are also many free places you can advertise your products like online craft classifieds, craft forums and craft directories. A couple of hours or work advertising daily and you will see your online business grow very quickly.
Craft Shows are also a great way to grow your business both online and off, take advantage of the hundreds of potential customers that come to the shows by handing out your flyers and business cards with your online web address, also invite them to sign up for your monthly newsletter. Having potential buyers sign up for your monthly newsletter gives you the opportunity to contact both new and existing customers on a regular basis about your new product, or sales you might be having.
If you decide to sell in consignment shops ask the owner if you can place a display with your online craft store address, or leave a stack of business cards and or flyers with the web address of your online store.

The GLC Arts and Crafts Mall. http://www.glcmall.com

Opening a Store in a Craft Mall

Craft Mall Stores

Selling your unique craft crafted items at Craft Show is a great way to get your craft business up and running, but because Craft Shows only happen on special occasions (Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day etc.) you will have to decide on how to keep you crafts in front of the public for the rest of the year.
The Internet is an amazing venue especially now when hand crafted gifts are in great demand. Setting up an e-commerce web site can be very expensive if you are not computer savvy, not to mention the cost of promoting that web site.
There is another way to get online without having to pay huge amounts of money, Craft Malls! But be very careful when deciding on a craft mall (not all malls are equal). Look for a Crafters Mall where you can have your own store front, a control panel where you can easily add your own pictures and descriptions and you can handle all your own orders. Make sure you only pay a flat fee and you don't have to pay any commissions on sales, also make sure that there are no hidden costs and no contracts so you can leave the mall whenever you choose to do so.
When you find the Craft Mall that you feel is a good fit and open your store remember you cannot just sit back and expect your business to take off, just like having a brick and mortar store you still have to work at your business, adding new stock on a regular basis, keeping in touch with your regular customers, letting them know they can now shop at your store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for that special hand crafted gift. Tell everyone you come in contact with about your new online shop where they can buy unique handcrafted gifts. Pass out your business cards and flyers every chance you get.

GLC Arts and Crafts Online Mall http://www.glcmall.com