Posts filed under “Seller Tips”
Top 5 tips for promoting your work
There are a number of different ways that you can promote your work and we thought we would highlight a few to help those people new to selling their work on Folksy (and which will also hopefully act as a reminder to those who have been selling for some time). (image from Hole in My [...]
Shop Talk :: Julia Smith Ceramics
This week we’re talking to Julia Smith from Folksy shop Julia Smith Ceramics Could you describe your shop? I make functional, distinctly handmade pottery, mostly mugs, bowls, spoons, brooches, jugs and sugar pots. My style is a combination of delicate illustrations over subtle glazes and a raw rustic clay base. I photograph and list each [...]
Craft Fair Secrets – A personal story of getting ready for a craft show
Last summer we ran a very popular series of posts on all sorts of aspects of how to sell at a craft fair or market. From choosing the right craft fair to what to say to customers, and none has been more popular than our post on how to create a great craft fair stall. [...]
12 practical tips for getting more blog comments
How to build a network of regular commenters on your blog It’s completely natural to want comments on your blog posts. Seeing 0 comments on your blog post can feel like someone is holding up a sign saying ‘boring don’t bother read this!’ You probably started your blog full of nervous enthusiasm, eager to write [...]
Would you like to choose the items for the Folksy Front Page?
Pinterested? Three times a week the team at Folksy pick a selection of themed items for the front page. These items represent the very best we have to offer, great images, great products and all handmade here in the UK! We want to wow people that visit us for the first time and tempt the [...]
How to successfully photograph handmade clothes and shoes
Photographing clothing can be fiddly, but it’s not a dark art only practiced by high-end fashion photographers, you can do it too! Here are a few pointers to help you take pictures that show off your clothing to best advantage. So let’s take it as read that you now have the skills for lighting, depth [...]
SEO for bloggers – how to make friends with googlebot
This little chap is googlebot, make him your best blogging buddy, he has some very influential friends don’t you know! Whether you are a work at home mum, a student crafting from your bedroom or a multi-billion pound company with offices at Canary Wharf, the same principles apply with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). The goal [...]
Boost your blogging confidence
Lilipo at Glass Mountain I don’t write a blog because I haven’t got enough to say… You are a creative, crafty maker with your own micro business making beautiful creations by hand in your home studio (kitchen table!) of course you have lots to say. This post is not about seo, smo, blog traffic and [...]
Craft blogging – how to start a blog
Sparklehen A beginners guide to starting a craft blog. It seems that writing a blog has become de riguer when it comes to selling your craft online. However for many crafters the idea of blogging may seem technically challenging, timewasting or you may just believe that you don’t have anything interesting to say – so [...]
Photographing Jewellery and other small 3D items
Photographing small 3D items can be quite a challenge to do well. One of the big problems with jewellery is that it often has highly reflective surfaces that will reflect light, thanks to all the highly polished gold, silver and gemstones. You will see yourself and your camera reflected back at you too if you [...]