William's Arts / Crafts Business Blog August 2006 Archive

Getting Ready For the Holiday Season?
Are you thinking about the holidays yet? You'd better be! If you carry product lines that are geared towards holiday buyers, now is the time to get ready. Seasonal merchandise ... Read More

Sunday August 27, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Selling At Shows Is Not For Everyone
Are you thinking of starting out selling what you make to the public at shows? Be very careful in you’re planning before taking on a full show circuit your first ... Read More

Sunday August 27, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Business Licenses For Crafters
Not that long ago, most craft-related businesses did not require any type of license short of a retail tax ID. However many local governments are requiring home-based businesses to purchase ... Read More

Sunday August 27, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Craft Show Experiences
Since craft shows seem to be failing for a lot of crafters these days, how about sharing your thoughts on good and bad events with others. We have around 300 ... Read More

Sunday August 20, 2006 | permalink | comments (9)

Online Marketing No-Nos
A recent spammer who was continually posting dozens of messages to try to get people to come to her craft site from our forum has caused me to remember what ... Read More

Sunday August 20, 2006 | permalink | comments (4)

Craft Show Experiences
Since craft shows seem to be failing for a lot of crafters these days, how about sharing your thoughts on good and bad events with others. We have around 300 ... Read More

Sunday August 20, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

High Booth Fees
How much is too much when it comes to paying booth fees? We have paid close to $1000 for retail craft shows in the past and well over $2000 for ... Read More

Sunday August 13, 2006 | permalink | comments (4)

Word Of Mouth Marketing For Crafts
Can word of mouth marketing be useful for selling crafts? Possibly. I can see where viral marketing would be helpful when selling to galleries and shops. For instance, at lots ... Read More

Sunday August 13, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Keeping Products To Sell Online
One of the great things about selling online is that you can control your growth. If you want to speed up sales, you can purchase ads to help increase visitors ... Read More

Sunday August 13, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Hot Weather Hurts Attendance
From the east to the west, the heat wave is definitely taking its toll on crafters. Customers are deciding to stay indoors instead of attending what once were great outings. ... Read More

Sunday August 6, 2006 | permalink | comments (1)

The Internet: The Future Of Crafting
It doesn't seem like that long ago when Web sites and online marketing were not heard of when it came to selling crafts. Now, just about every crafter has a ... Read More

Sunday August 6, 2006 | permalink | comments (1)

Outdated Paperwork
I was going through a shipping insert about returning damaged goods we include with shipped wholesale packages and found and old Prodigy email address included for contacting us. Since Prodigy ... Read More

Sunday August 6, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)