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…to bring traffic to your shop How do I make twitter work for me? We’ve compiled a top 10 of twitter tips for you – if you try and follow these tips then not only will your online network grow but more importantly so will quality traffic to your shop. … Continue reading
Due to recent changes to Facebook, the Facebook Folksy app has now been removed, please see this post for further information. Updated 1/10/11
The origins of Found on Folksy Guest Post from Alex Broadbent Howdy all! I’ve been invited to tell all you lovely Folksters about the blog Jo of Glassprimitif and myself, Alex of Aleximo Croissant, set up to promote all the wonderfully creative things we see on Folksy. Found on Folksy … Continue reading
Written by Davey B of Gelert Design Do you feel that when you post on Twitter, Facebook, or blog about your Folksy Friday selections that you’re just preaching to the choir? Do you wish you could reach out to real shoppers? Then welcome to the latest method of getting your … Continue reading
Dream of Silver We ♥ Folksy on Facebook! We’ve been so pleased by the support from you all on the Folksy Facebook fan page – we’ve nearly reached a whopping 2000 fans since we launched the page a few months ago and the number is increasing every day! We really … Continue reading
Stumble Upon has become one of the ever growing list of icons that pops up on websites all over the internet… but what is it and how can ‘stumbling’ help increase traffic to your handmade products available on Folksy? Hopefully this article will explain why you should join in and … Continue reading
It’s all about exponential growth! Facebook has the ability to bring huge quantities of traffic to your shop. Imagine each person on Facebook has 100 friends, if you had just ten of your friends share one of your listings it could be seen by 1000 people… it’s mind boggling when … Continue reading
Written by Heather Leavers of NiftyKnits My last post explained why you want to send a newsletter and about setting up your mailing list …now, how do you get people to sign up? Some people will sign up just because your newsletter link is out there. Others may need a … Continue reading
Written by Heather Leavers of Nifty Knits Start Spreadin’ the News! Why send newsletters? A newsletter is a great way for an online seller to keep in touch with customers and potential customers, or indeed to keep up to date with what other sellers are up to, and up-and-coming trends. … Continue reading
You don’t have to tweet to make the most of twitter! Twitter – you’ll either be immediately hooked by that word or you will be rolling your eyes and thinking not more social networking, do I really need all this?! This article is not about how to social network it’s … Continue reading