Crafty Connections – Marketing on a Budget – Facebook Marketing

11. Jan, 2011 11 Comments

Hi! Welcome you to this weeks Crafty Connections! Each and every week I scour the interwebs and gather the best tutorials, tips, and informative links to help with your handmade craft business. In addition, I’ll post links to cool crafty DIY projects, and blogs I think are worth following. I hope you enjoy this weeks links!

How to Market your Small Business with No Budget

Focus you efforts (time and money) on something that’s more likely to get results.

Start the New Year with a Marketing Calendar

Marketing and merchandising for seasonal occasions is an essential part of boosting sales, and doing it effectively means planning ahead.

Building and Marketing your Facebook Page
Facebook offers a lot of opportunity for marketing your business, but how do you make the most of it and where do you start?

10 Things to do Daily for Entrepreneurs

Rediscover the importance of the “to do list”.

Using etsy’s circles and activity feeds to research your ideal customer

When it comes to finding out who your ideal customer is, there’s no better place to start then with people who have already purchased your products.

DIY-Sweetheart Pin Cushion Tutorial

Having cute things around you help motivate you when you are being creative!

If you know of any good handmade craft marketing resources I should include in the next Crafty Connections post please don’t hesitate to email me, or leave the link(s) in the comments section! I would love to be able to share these great resources with everyone! Also, are these links helpful to you? Let me know! I appreciate the feedback!!!! Thanks!

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11 Responses to “Crafty Connections – Marketing on a Budget – Facebook Marketing”

Joella Reply 11. Jan, 2011 at 10:34 PM

I just want to say thank you for all of your wonderful tips. You are sooo right, i’ve found posting pics on fb of my art and jewelry to be one of my best advertising tools and it’s free!!! Anyhoo…thanks again for your post, keep them coming
Jacqueline Reply 12. Jan, 2011 at 5:38 AM

Thanks for the tips. I find tthat making a lisst makes me more likely to do the other things in this post.
grace wieber Reply 12. Jan, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Thanks for keeping us on track.
⊰♥⊱ the tutorials !
pam Reply 12. Jan, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Is a facebook business page free? I thought they charged for them.
- Timothy Adam Reply 12. Jan, 2011 at 5:43 PM
  
  facebook is 100% free
Pam Reply 12. Jan, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Thanks for the many resources and web articles!!
Colleen Reply 13. Jan, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Great ideas…great tips…great tutorials! Thanks for it all.
Jennifer Reply 16. Jan, 2011 at 12:00 PM

There is a typo in the title line of this article.
- Timothy Adam Reply 19. Jan, 2011 at 10:32 PM
  
  thanks… all fixed!
Joanna Reply 27. Jan, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Thanks for the list of links! Especially the “planning ahead” article! For a card maker like moi, that is so important!
gina argyrou Reply 20. Apr, 2011 at 3:07 PM

thanks for sharing your great tips! I was especially drawn to the “use Etsy circle and activity feed to research”. Wow, gotta use that tool more steadfast now.
thanks again