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Suggy by Suggy
Last updated: 10/22/2010

Sell more handmade products

I want to help hand-makers sell more. That's it. No hard sell - I am not selling anything! My advice is free.

I run a successful online gift retailer, pressies4princesses. Nearly a third of our range is handmade. I am passionate about supporting local artisans. I love that we can offer products people just wouldn't find anywhere else.

Having blogged about handmaking since mid 2007, I discovered Squidoo. Starting these lenses seemed like the next best way to get my advice 'out there'. Let me know if you find it useful.

10 better ways to promote your hand-making business

Forget craft fairs, here's 10 EFFECTIVE ways to promote your handmade wares

Craft shows - are they really worth your time? Many hand-makers tell me not. Standing around for hours to virtually give away a handful of products?! Say you don't do that next craft fair. You've got some free time. What could you do more worthwhile instead?
Full lens: 10 things you can do for FREE to promote your handmade items on the web

Why designer-makers should blog

Ditch the dull online brochure for the power of blogging

Blogging can drive great strides in hand-makers' visibility and appeal on the web. Find out why every artisan producing handmade products should have a blog - even if that means ditching their traditional static website.
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Why Anyone producing handmade products should blog

More business advice especially for hand-makers

Learn from a retailer's success selling handmade products

I share my experience of selling handmade products online at www.pretty-somethings.co.uk. Everything I've learnt as head of online gift seller pressies4princesses.co.uk - where a third of the gifts are UK handmade - is up from grabs!
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Thirty-something (still -- just about) owner of an online women's gift retailer and publishing network and fan of Squidoo.
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