{"id":11882,"date":"2010-10-27T03:11:30","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T10:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=11882"},"modified":"2013-04-19T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T17:44:11","slug":"handmade-marketing-tips-polymer-clay-jewelry-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/handmade-marketing-tips-polymer-clay-jewelry-designers\/11882\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing Tips for Polymer Clay Jewelry Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Handmade“Cindy, you’ve called some beads money beads<\/em>. I found my money bead this weekend. I sold at a festival and made $160 in…” ~Carrie-W<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Over the years I’ve received a ton of support from other bloggers who have helped to get the word out about the community here. And one of the ways I can show some appreciation back, is by linking to these sites so you guys can check them out too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today I would like to give a shout out to the Handmade Marketing Blog. Here are some excerpts from a series of “interview” articles they did with me back in July and August of 2009…<\/span><\/p>\n

Blogging for Sales – Sellers Dish About Blogs: “If you are wondering how a blog can help increase your handmade sales, you aren\u2019t alone. Our HandmadeMarketing.org team often hears seller chatter about the purpose of blogs, how they impact sales, and how much time a seller should spend on a blog. To help solve the blog debate, our team looked to…”<\/span> [click link above for full story … 2013-04-19 UPDATE: It appears that the Handmade Marketing Blog is no longer available so the link references have been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience].<\/em>
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Etsy Pricing Matters – Marketing Using Pricepoints: “Do you know the power of your handmade item\u2019s pricepoint?\u00a0 HandmadeMarketing.org reader Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, gave insight on her blog as to how an item\u2019s pricepoint could be a marketing tool…”<\/span> [click link above for full story … 2013-04-19 UPDATE: It appears that the Handmade Marketing Blog is no longer available so the link references have been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience<\/em>].<\/em>
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Craft Market Research – Utilizing Etsy.com: “Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, shared her blog post “Another Bird Necklace Pendant | Etsy Tips For Your Jewelry Business” with HandmadeMarketing.org.\u00a0 The article outlines why Etsy.com can be used by handmade sellers as a web resource for marketing ideas…”<\/span> [click link above for full story … 2013-04-19 UPDATE: It appears that the Handmade Marketing Blog is no longer available so the link references have been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience].<\/em><\/em>
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Selling Handmade – Ways to Combat Economic Slow Down: “Many of the HandmadeMarketing.org readers have been impacted by the world-wide economic slow down. Our team looked to Cindy Lietz, from the website and informative blog Beads and Beading, to hear her thoughts on selling crafts online during the recession…”<\/span> [click link above for full story].<\/em>
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Market Research – Etsy Color Shopping Tool: “Handmade craft guru Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, shared innovative ways to utilize Etsy.com as an online market research tool, no matter where you sell handmade…”<\/span> [click link above for full story … 2013-04-19 UPDATE: It appears that the Handmade Marketing Blog is no longer available so the link references have been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience].<\/em><\/em>
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Online Learning – Handmade Trends: “Are you debating whether or not online video tutorials are for you?\u00a0 Our HandmadeMarketing.org team wondered what handmade crafter Cindy Lietz, from the website Beads and Beading, had to say about why online tutorials are emerging as such a prominent trend in learning…”<\/span> [click link above for full story … 2013-04-19 UPDATE: It appears that the Handmade Marketing Blog is no longer available so the link references have been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience].<\/em>
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Hopefully you will gain some valuable tips and insights from reading the full articles at the Handmade Marketing Blog. And if you leave comments over there, please do tell them I sentcha<\/em> :-)<\/span><\/p>\n

Cindy, you’ve called some beads “money beads”. I found my money bead this weekend. I sold at a festival and made $160 in 2 days! My smooth faux raku<\/a> bracelets flew off my table! I made different shapes and sizes of beads and my best seller by far was bracelets with the faux raku technique on small (a little smaller than a pea) round beads. I also made larger round, and two size cube beads and paired them with silver spacers. <\/span><\/span>~Carrie-W<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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