Do you want to sell crafts on the internet? Building a professional website and promoting it for free traffic is the way to go. We suggest choosing a descriptive and easy to remember domain name and register it on Go Daddy, where you can find the best prices and the best service we have found anywhere on the internet.
We have provided some beneficial tips for what to include on your craft website that will appeal to craft shoppers. In addition we have listed some great craft directory sites that will give you free crafting website traffic. |
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1. Contact Information - A Professional looking craft website will include contact numbers and emails, so that craft shoppers can notify you when an item is defective. We suggest displaying separate email addresses for customer service, general inquiries about your craft products, and website suggestions. You can forward each email message to a single email account, but separating them gives internet craft shoppers the impression of professionalism. We also suggest, not displaying your emails directly. Using images to show your email addresses will prevent the tools that spammers use from stripping emails from your webpages and sending you unwanted emails.
2. An About Me Section - Craft shoppers enjoy reading about how you got started in the crafting business. We suggest that you include the length of time you have been crafting, how you got started in the crafting business, a list of craft shows you attend during the year, and your inspiration for crafting and sharing your craft skills in the internet. You may want to include a picture of you performing your craft as well for added effect. Even some craft show promoters are requiring that you include pictures of yourself making your crafts because there are so many people who order finished craft goods from catalogs and falsely pass the crafts off as handmade crafts made by them.
3. Online Craft Catalog and easy to use shopping cart- We suggest using Paypal.com as a shopping cart. Paypal handles all transaction, so you don't have to worry about security issues related to storing customer financial information. Many internet shoppers use paypal, so they will feel comfident when buying from you.
4. Policies - Every person doing business on the Internet should protect themselves with a returns, shipping, privacy, and terms of service policy. Most webmasters post a disclaimer at the bottom of each webpage noting that even entering this website constitutes acceptance of their policies. |
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Craft Product Code - Each craft item sold should be assigned a product code for tracking and reporting purposes. You may sell a variety of craft products, so labeling your craft products with a code will help you when discussing about a product with your craft shop customers.
Craft Product Name - Assigning a descriptive name to each craft item helps to make your craft products attrative to your online craft shoppers. Be sure to make the names unique because if you do not rely on craft product codes, you may ship the wrong craft item with an order.
Clear Photo or Image of each craft item sold - Keep your photos clear and focused on the product. Use of models like dolls for doll clothing crafts help to show craft shoppers that the clothes fit the dolls. Use a background that contrasts with the colors of the craft item in order for it to stand out. The best light is the sunlight from the middle of the day. We use a tall box as the back ground with a white drape over it to make a mini photography studio. If you replace your craft items regularly, you may want to reduce costs by doing the photos yourself. Anyone can take pictures with a digital or filmed camera and upload the pictures.
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3. Crafty Tips - Add a crafty tip and list your website link along with the craft tip. The most original craft tips are given a hire craft tip ranking on their craft tip website. |
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