Trunkt is a place for artists to show off their beautiful work. They offer an elegant portfolio template and powerful marketing tools. They are a top destination for art and design lovers, fashion editors, interior designers and other creative professionals on the lookout for amazing new artists and cool new boutiques and galleries. Far from mass … [Read more...]
The Indiego Connection
Today I want to speak about The Indiego Connection, a site for designers, artists and crafters who wants to show their unique work. Indiego is a new advertising tool designed to help independent designers and artists promote their creations. On Indiego, you can advertise your items for free, with the only requirement that you also advertise other … [Read more...]
Unique Selling Point (USP)
The Unique Selling Point is a marketing concept that was first proposed as a theory to explain a pattern among successful advertising campaigns of the early 1940s. It states that such campaigns made unique propositions to the customer and that convinced them to switch brands. A USP describes features and practices that make your business different … [Read more...]
Cooperative Advertising Pilot Program 4
Yesterday Etsy announced the next installment of their Cooperative Advertising Pilot Program on Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine. 30 spots will be available to sellers, spots will go on sale on Monday, March 3rd, 2008 at 3:00pm EST. in the same manner as a Showcase. For more information please read the Storque article about it. … [Read more...]
Vintage fabric on a budget
Vintage, vintage, vintage! Everything is coming up vintage! Sometimes it seems like the best-selling items are made from vintage materials. It's tough to find without spending a fortune, however. A search on any of a dozen websites can turn up sales of vintage fabric, but it's often relatively pricey, the cheapest being around $8-10 a yard which … [Read more...]
How to get more traffic…
How to market your Blog can be very hard with all the new search engine rules. It takes a lot of work, dedication and time. Here are a few ways to market your Blog for free, it does take a lot of patience on your part to do this but it does help to get more traffic. Visit Blogs and post a comment, leave your URL of your Blog. Join Arts … [Read more...]
Get your name out there: Trying out the Sampler.
First of all, allow me to admit that I am what you'd call a blog novice... so bear with me! One day while perusing the forums of Etsy, the topic of the Sampler came up. I wasn't entirely sure what the Sampler was, but from the sounds of it, it was a fun and creative means of self promotion. I took a look at the weblink and was both intrigued and … [Read more...]
Why Blogging?
Lately I have read in forums and in Blogs, positions in pro and against Bloging. Definitively I have to center my reflection on the rafts and arts topic, which this Blog specializes. The Blog has a personal aspect, it is the fact that the author enjoys to write and to investigate on the topics that are going to treat in Blog have a global aspect, because … [Read more...]
DIY without limits
DIY is a term used by various communities that focus on people creating things for themselves and not to have the need to buy products of massive production. The phrase "do it yourself" came into common usage in the 1950s in reference to various jobs that people could do in and around their houses without the help of professionals. In recent years, … [Read more...]
Cooperative Advertising Pilot Program 3
Today Etsy announced the second installment of their Cooperative Advertising Pilot Program on CRAFT magazine. 36 spots will be available to sellers, spots will go on sale on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 3:00pm EST. in the same manner as a Showcase. For more information please read the Storque article about it. … [Read more...]
How Creative Are You?
I always liked answering test of personality but it is the first time that I find a test regarding the creativity, it seemed to me really fun and I agree with the test result. Come and relax a little of the stress of every day, you dare to know How Creative Are You… You Are 74% Creative You are beyond creative. You … [Read more...]
Etsy Tools – Unofficial
Recently I came across another very useful site that is all about all things Etsy. Etsy Tools is a site that is run completely independently of Etsy itself but it is so very helpful in many ways. The site owners maintain that they have no affiliation with Etsy.com. The site is run by 3 members of the Etsy community and they have implemented … [Read more...]





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