Make your Handmade Products Stand Out! Using Creative Packaging
How can you make your products look special?
There are some easy and creative ways to make your handmade products different from the rest at festivals or shows and make a special surprise for customers ordering your products. This lens is all about using creative packaging to make your creations stand out from the crowd and make them memorable for your customers. How much time and effort you want to put into your packaging is totally up to you. You can quickly create simple stylish packaging or spend more time creating something totall...

Using Squidoo to Promote Your Handmade Business
Hand Build a Handmade Lens!
Squidoo is a great, easy way for anyone selling handmade items to promote their creations. Display your knitting, painting, sculpting, jewelry making, etc. and generate more visits (and hopefully sales) on your website or webstore.

Branding Your Handmade Products
Make your Handmade Business Memorable
Learn about building a brand as an indie artist or designer. Branding helps create an image for you and your business. It helps generate repeat business and word of mouth which is so important for small business.

Preparing for an Art or Craft Festival
Festivals are a Great Way to Sell Your Creations and Meet New People!
Art and craft festivals are a lot of work but worth it for the exposure you get and the great people you meet. Here is a guide to preparing for a show and having a great time. Oh yeah, and did I mention selling your creations?

Running a Handmade Business
Make your first steps as a handmade business count.
So you're an artist, designer, or craftsperson and want to take your first steps into making money from your talent and skills? This lens is full of advice for anyone starting a handmade business.

Using Twitter to Promote your Handmade Products NEW!
Twitter can be a fun way to promote your handmade products.
Twitter is a platform for sending short messages (140 characters) out to people who 'follow' you. You can use Twitter to build relationships with other people who share your interests and promote your handmade business. This lens is all about how to use Twitter to promote yourself and your work, have fun doing it, and not being spammy.

Selling Handmade Jewelry Online
The Internet is full of opportunities for jewelry artisans.
The internet gives jewelry artisans so many new opportunities to sell their work and reach a far larger number of people. This lens gives an overview of things to consider before selling your jewelry online.

How To Make Your Own Business Cards
Let your business cards reflect how special your business is.
This lens is all about doing it yourself with business cards. Designing them and printing them, coming up with a card that is uniquely you. Even in this digital age the business card is still important. They can be left just about anywhere, tucked into orders, given out to potential customers or clients, etc. They are your advertising introduction to people you meet. So be creative with your business cards, design something special. Especially if you work in a creative business such as art,...