A great way to boost exposure to your store is to get your store featured on blogs.

Many blog authors offer this for free. Take a look at these bloggers:

• The Studio at Crow Haven Farm features Etsy artists and crafters as well on her blog. Contact this author by email or leave a comment on one of her blog posts. Provide her with your Etsy address and, if you have one, your blog address and / or website address. You should let her know what you specialize in and your name.

• The Cutest Shops Online is run by http://www.itsybitsybracelets.com. She would love to feature earth friendly or recycled products, items with proceeds going to charities or anything that is just plan unique and fun. Really anything goes as long as it’s family friendly! You can contact her by leaving a comment here or posting a comment on her blog. You can also contact her at Artfire and Etsy. No traditional “Blog Giveaway” please.

• If you are an artfire member, get featured on libertydoll’s blog by posting in this forum. You will be added to both libertydoll’s blog and kaboodle in the order the posts were received. Once you have been added, she will contact you through artfire!

• RougeRiverBeads has offered to spotlight inspirational items in her Get Inspired section of her blog at http://rougeriverbeads.blogspot.com. Just leave a link to your item in this Artfire forum.

• Nyblaque features artists on here blogs: http://nyblaque.blogspot.com/, http://myindielove.blogspot.com/, and http://artfiremoms.blogspot.com/. You can contact her through etsy or by leaving a comment on one of her blogs. She will respond by sending you a Questionaire, which varies depending on the artist. She will also ask for permission to feature some pics of you work and may ask for your shop minis and other contact info.

• Smokey Mountain Scents has a blog where she features artists as well. You can also offer to sponsor a give-a-way and send the item directly to the winner. You can contact her on etsy or email her at smokeymountainscents-at-charter-dot-net.

• Avie Designs maintains a blog and features artists. You can contact her on etsy or by email at avie.designs [!at] gmail.com. She typically asks you to provide her with the following information:
  •  Tell us about yourself? Name, age, where you live, do you have a spouse, kids, pets, education/training.
  • What do you make?
  • What inspires you & what is your creative process?
  • Where is your studio and how has it evolved? what is your plan for it in the future?
  • What tools & equipment do you use?
  • What else do you do? Is this your full time gig?
  • What do you hope to get out of this, what are your goals?
  • How do you promote yourself?
  • Any tips for fellow crafters/artists?

• TimothyAdamDesigns hosts bluefuse, which handmade features items for men. View here for submission details.

• Get your store / items added to Buried Treasure by following the submission guidelines here. 

• Littlewhims has a blog at Absolutely Delish indie shopping finds and design in general. Leave her your information in the We Love Etsy forum thread here and you may just be included in her blog. 

• The Creative Ark is also offering to feature artisan / crafters on two of her blogs: http://thecreativeark.blogspot.com  and http://perfectlychic.blogspot.com.

I’ll be adding more blogs to this list as I find them so check back often!

Tags: advertising, blogs, exposure, free, gorilla marketing

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