Selling Your Crafts Online: With Etsy, eBay, and Pinterest
About this ebook
Sell your handmade crafts and artwork worldwide on the Web!
Do you sell your own handmade crafts or artwork? There’s a whole world of customers beyond what you find at crafts shows and malls. For the first time in history, there’s a great way to reach them: the Internet! In Selling Your Crafts Online, Michael Miller guides you step by step through succeeding in the world’s biggest online crafts marketplaces and attracting new customers where millions of them already hang out. Miller offers crafts-specific tips and advice on everything from creating listings to getting a fair price, processing payments to providing outstanding service. No matter what you make or where you already sell it, you can earn a better living if you also sell online. This guide will help you get started, get successful, and stay successful!
-- Create a quick “mini” business plan that improves your chances of success
-- Discover what sells best online–and what doesn’t
-- Predict your costs, see what competitors are doing, and set your best price
-- Write compelling listings and take great photos, even if you’re not a professional writer or photographer
-- Create an attractive online presence on Etsy, eBay, and other sites
-- Discover and compare growing online marketplaces you never knew existed
-- Decide whether it makes sense to create your own craft-selling website
-- Set yourself up to accept credit cards, PayPal, or other payment services
-- Pack, seal, and ship your merchandise safely without overspending
-- Answer questions, handle complaints, and offer guarantees
-- Track your inventory
-- Promote your business on Pinterest and beyond
-- Measure your success and learn from experience
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About the author
Michael Miller is a successful and prolific author with a reputation for practical advice and technical accuracy and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers.
Mr. Miller has written more than 100 best-selling books over the past two decades. His books include My Pinterest, Sams Teach Yourself eBay in 10 Minutes, Making a Living from Your eBay Business, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, and Selling Online 2.0: Migrating from eBay to Amazon, Craigslist, and Your Own E-Commerce Website. He is known for his casual, easy-to-read writing style and his practical, real-world advice–as well as his ability to explain a wide variety of complex topics to an everyday audience.
You can email Mr. Miller directly at crafts@molehillgroup.com. His website is located at www.molehillgroup.com.
