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ArtFire’s Certified Handmade Artifact

August 06, 2010 :: Posted by - Donna :: Category - Artfire Studios, Glass and Wire Gems, Headline

Slideshow image by James Oliver

By contributing columnist Donna Knox of GlassandWireGems

ArtFire has a new artifact that is only available to its PRO members. It is the “Certified Handmade Artifact” and it has caused quite a stir in the ArtFire community. Those who applied were waiting for this:

Congratulations! We have reviewed your application for the Certified Handmade Artifact and we find your ArtFire studio “GlassandWireGems” to be in compliance and eligible for the Certified Handmade Artifact.

Your studio has been awarded the Certified Handmade Artifact…<

ArtFire's Certified Handmade Artifact

The Certified Handmade Artifact designates a voluntary commitment to exclusively offering Handmade and Fine Art items on ArtFire. If you no longer wish to uphold this commitment, please contact….so that the artifact can be removed from your studio.

The initial announcement about the artifact included the following: 100% of the items in the Applicants studio must be listed in Handmade or Fine Art. Studios with commercially produced supplies and destash are not eligible. There are two exceptions that can be made. You may list Handmade supplies in the “Supplies >> Handmade Supplies” categories. You are also allowed to have gift certificates to YOUR studio listed in “Media >> Gift Certificates”.

Those who applied had to meet a number of pre-requisites, i.e. be a PRO member for at least 60 days, a member in good standing with ArtFire, have 100% of their items listed under the Handmade or Fine Art headings, have complete studios including an avatar, banner, complete studio policies and a Bio with a photo and their product photos had to be in-focus and of a reasonably sufficient size. In the application you had to describe your main handmade craft, explain the process you use to create your craft and provide pictures of your work space and a work in process.

Kevin, ArtFire’s Director of Social Media, answered one question about the artifact this way: The Certified Handmade Artifact is intended to designate members who are committed to offering only handmade items. You may not sell any items listed in top categories other than Handmade or Fine Art if you want to display this artifact in a studio. Members are welcome to sell their commercially produced supplies, vintage, design, or media in a separate ArtFire studio. Likewise, the Certified Handmade Artifact is not required to list or sell items and is completely voluntary.

Needless to say, there were numerous questions as the process started. Some artisans were concerned about whether or not their shop qualified and several even elected to take supplies and other items out of their shop and open a second one. James Oliver is one of those who decided to do this. He told me that: For me to qualify for the Certified Handmade Artifact I needed to remove some Pearl strands I had listed. So I opened the new studio, River Road West, to list my pearl and bead collection. The Handmade Artifact is very important to me. I take my craft in the most serious way. Truly handmade.

There were also concerns about the photos that were needed. MoonlightEternal said: For the work in progress picture, does it have to be a picture of your main category (like my main category is jewelry) or can it be any work in progress? Kevin of ArtFire answered the question this way: It can be any work in progress, though preferably one you intend to list eventually. It is helpful if it is in your main category as many sellers have a certain “style” in their work, and seeing a half made piece that already matches the style of other work helps to build the case that they are the creative mastermind behind the work in their studio.

There were questions about the approval process. Some thought that artifact was easy to get and wondered about the fairness involved in reviewing the applications. Stained Glass by Katie made this comment in a forum about the artifact: I can also vouch for the fact that the certification was not a rubber stamp deal. Kevin contacted me for additional information, and included some other helpful comments, too.

After all of the work involved and uniqueness of the process, there was the thrill of knowing that those who have the artifact are special. Michelle of Creative Critters shared the following: I love seeing all these shops going for this artifact. I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a part of ArtFire. I’m proud of my fellow artists on here, and I’m super proud to display this artifact in my studio. I never had a doubt that AF would look at each and every studio, and give advice to those that needed it in order to qualify for the artifact. They’ve been very involved with the artists on this site since the beginning.

ArtFire has created widgets for those who have the artifact to use in their websites, blogs, on Facebook, Twitter, etc. There are six different sizes. Here’s one of the widgets from my studio:

GlassandWireGems

Handmade Unique Gifts

You might also want to check out James’ studio. He has taken things a step further and even mentions the Certified Handmade artifact in his shop’s banner. Others who have received the artifact have blogged, tweeted and shared their excitement about in it many ways. The Certified Handmade Artifact is the latest benefit of becoming a PRO member of the ArtFire community. It emphasizes ArtFire’s commitment to its handcraft artisans.

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Blind Ambition

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - Connie :: Category - Artists helping others, Biz Advice - Get Noticed!, Headline

Reassuring Raven By Champignons On Folksy

By contributing columnist Connie of KonnieKapow

A few years ago I read a thought provoking book called Blindness by Jose Saramego. It was made into a film in 2008 and I finally got round to watching it last night with Mr Kapow! In the film everyone apart from one person suddenly goes blind without explanation and there follows an exploration of the ‘true nature’ of man. I won’t spoil the film for you in case you haven’t seen it but it is both harrowing and uplifting. There are some characters who take advantage of the chaos for their own gain and others who form a strong group or community and it is them who ultimately triumph through helping each other and companionship.

It struck me this morning when I woke up (after having terrible dreams about waking up blind!) that a good comparison can be made with positive elements of the online crafting community.

First of all, we are all in a way blind. By that I mean we quite literally cannot see one another. We are all names and avatars on a computer screen and the avatars are representations of our craft and not our selves. I have 230 followers on twitter with whom I regularly exchange quips and musings however you only really learn minute details about other crafters’ lives. We don’t know each other’s names, we don’t know if someone’s an old school or new wave crafter (i.e. how old they are or how long they’ve been doing what they do) and we don’t know things that unfortunately can lead to preconceptions in the ‘real world’ such as gender, creed, ethnicity, sexuality; we’ve never seen each other, heck we don’t really know where everyone is from! When it really comes down to it we know nothing about one another apart from the fact that we share a common interest – crafting!

And yet the sense of community I feel is incredibly strong! I’m relatively new to crafting, since I was a child I made my own stationery and had an obsession with stickers and silly drawings but I’d never really had the confidence to show anyone my ‘work’ other than a couple of close friends who were the recipients of some bizarre mailings (snail mail obviously!). Then last year I went through a rough patch and had to take some time off work suffering from anxiety. Always a fidget I was unable to concentrate on knitting (my first crafting love) or reading and I was too overly sensitive to watch my favourite TV programmes (mostly crime drama) but simply had to do something so I started messing around with the leftover card blanks I had from our wedding stationery. Friends liked my slightly erratic artwork and laughed nervously at some of the ‘themes’ but for the most part the cards I made were really well received and before I knew it I was hooked!

I never dreamed I would open up an online shop and that people would actually buy from it but I did a Google search for ‘something like Etsy except for the UK’ and came up with Folksy.

It was from the Folksy forums that I learned the importance of having a decent bio, a good shop banner (I’m still working on that one!), blogging and promoting my work on social networking sites such as twitter and facebook.

It’s amazing how much you can learn once you’re up and running on twitter for example. When I first set up my account it felt very much like talking to myself except on a computer! I was intimidated by the thought of saying something which wasn’t aimed at anyone in particular and trying to make it funny or interesting… it seemed somewhat self indulgent… however once I had myself a few followers and worked up the confidence to interact I was away! You learn about really cool stuff on twitter like giveaways and it’s also a place where crafters promote each other in addition to themselves. The first time I realised that someone I didn’t know had retweeted something I had written I was stunned but it was so exciting!

The community on twitter is amazing and fiercely loyal, I happened to have a day off my full time job working for a mental health charity when Hidden Eloise Vs Paperchase started to kick off. In case you missed it independent designer Hidden Eloise accused Paperchase of ripping off one of her drawings and her evidence was really very compelling. There had been other stories circulating prior to this about independent designers having their work ‘stolen’ by larger companies and being helpless to stop it and the next thing it just, how do they say….went viral! It seemed that everyone on twitter and beyond stood up and shouted “Oh no you don’t!” and Paperchase literally crumbled under the pressure. Before you could say “they didn’t, did they?” the items in question were removed from sale and there were twitter high fives all over the planet!

Another shining example of the crafting community is the Folksy Friday blog posts which are growing in popularity every week. Folksy sellers pick a theme (mine was punk this week after the death of Malcolm McLaren) and choose work by other sellers to showcase. I particularly love this trend as it is pure unadulterated admiration for other people’s work rather than self promotion. In particular, there’s something so satisfying about featuring a shop with no sales as we’ve all been there and the feeling of your first sale is one to be cherished. I first became aware of Folksy Friday when one of my valentine’s cards was featured by fellow craft blogger Crafty Jemima and it really made my day! I do my best to do a feature every Friday now in the hope that I can bring that feeling of pride to someone else! I recently set up a Folksy Friday facebook group where anyone can post a link to their posts and even if they haven’t done one find plenty of reading! It’s also not uncommon for fellow crafters to purchase other crafters work too, particularly as a result of a forum thread or Folksy Friday!

Yet another inspiring element of online crafting is the ‘how to’ blog posts written by the more experienced crafters to help newbies (or oldies who just didn’t know!) get on their way. Sites like Indie Smiles provide endless and indispensible help and advice on topics such as blogging, SEO, social networking promotion; shop design… the list goes on! Through Folksy I discovered online magazine UK Handmade which has a really helpful ning (a bit like facebook) community and Craftblog UK which promotes crafty UK bloggers and provides endless tips for blogging success!

My Folksy shop has improved markedly since I opened it in September 2009 and without the help and support of a whole host of complete strangers I seriously doubt I would have had anything near my current total of 58 sales! It’s life affirming isn’t it?!

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Portable Graffiti

April 07, 2010 :: Posted by - Barbra :: Category - All About The Buttons, Headline, Shops to Watch!, Zibbet Spotlight

By contributing columnist Barbra aka All About The Buttons

When I first saw this shop name I had to check it out. It is so perfect! Judy is a wonderful woman with a great product. Learn more here….

Tell us a bit about yourself…
I created Portable Graffiti back in 1979 when living in a sleepy village in the Finger Lakes area of New York State. There isn’t much work in quaint sleepy villages unless you create your own job. I took a loan to buy my first professional button machine along with paper and art markers and began designing buttons by hand. I started doing small local arts and crafts shows and the business grew until I filled a 20’ long craft tent with 1000s of buttons on display. My first State Fair was the ‘The Fair’ in Syracuse, NY and I continued there in the same location for 7 years. I traveled with the buttons and have sold them as far west as San Francisco, east as far as Boston, and south as far as Key West, Florida.

Apart from being ‘creative’ what do you do?
I’m a full-time single mother. I homeschooled my daughters until they enrolled in college. I work at home as a freelance proofreader for various book publishers and I write articles published on eHow.com. I have a nice little agricultural homestead and have raised goats, sheep, geese, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, pigs and chickens partly due to our involvement in 4-H. Currently we have a flock of hens, our 11 year old Border Collie, 2 young Blue Heelers and 1 awesome old cat.

What inspires you to do the kind of work you do?
I was originally inspired to create Portable Graffiti after helping my best friend Margie sell her dough art at craft shows. I wanted to make something, too. At the time I ran an antique store, The Odd Lot in Lodi, NY and loved the customers and the social and community aspect of selling. I was inspired to come up with something that I could make and sell. I had a 20-year background in graphic arts and designing buttons seemed to be a logical choice.

Do you look up to anyone? Who? Why?
My mother was the best salesperson I could ever ask for when I used to sell my buttons at art shows and fairs. I learned a lot from her. I restock sold items immediately because I can still “hear” her say, “If they can’t see it, they can’t buy it.”

What other passions do you have in your life?
That’s an easy question. #1 is my 2 awesome daughters who are virtual twins. They are the same age with one being adopted from Brazil as a newborn baby and one biological. #2 would definitely be my passion for recycling and reusing of everything from trash to found treasures. I have been moderating Freecycle-type recycling groups since 2004.

In the future I’d like to be…
In addition to continuing to make Portable Graffiti buttons and mirrors with my 4 button machines, I would like to start using the fabric button maker I have, paint, sew and make other creative things, especially from recycled trash.
I see myself moving out of Florida and back to the Finger Lakes in New York, opening a trash to treasures type shop selling art, vintage and antiques, right at my home, so I can sell direct to the tourists along the Finger Lakes Wine Trail in addition to selling on line here at Zibbet.

Judy can put just about anything onto a button and create a great gift or promo item…your logo, shop name, postage stamps, cereal boxes, tea bag envelopes, feathers, dried flowers…let your imagination go!

Find Judy and her buttons at Portable Graffiti

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Forgotten Avenues

January 06, 2010 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Biz Advice - Get Noticed!, Headline

Barbra La Bosco

aka All About The Buttons
Sometimes it’s hard to determine where a sale has come from and maybe you’re saying “Who cares? I got a sale!” but knowing can help you target that avenue. With a crazy amount of free offers out there, it may be hard for you to determine a good promotional fit for you.

One place that many seem to forget is FLICKR. FLICKR is an easy to navigate site and quick to participate in. Once your item photos are in your computer, it’s a breeze to move them over there. You do not need to be tech savvy. You simply start by having your own account with your own pictures.

After setting up your page, there are many groups to join and post your photos in with the result being you are seen and a sale may follow. I am in almost 40 groups and it takes so little time to enter. Start with the ETSY, Made It Myself, Zibbet and Artfire groups. (And there are many sub-groups within there) Then you can move to a sub-category of which there are dozens depending on your craft. Personally I am in knitting, crocheting, and button groups as those are my main craft areas. Then I’m in a ’so cute’ group, accessories, a South Carolina group, vintage, and a hearts and yarn group. and more. And IndieSmiles has a group, so join!

People may comment on your photos, so comment back and check them out. Twice I have been asked to have a photo of one of my items be in a gallery grouping and comments have led me to other artists and crafters and also great shops.

I have nothing to do professionally with FLICKR but am grateful to them for the opportunity to share my work with the world for FREE. Follow their fair rules and easy guidelines and your work will be displayed. And who knows, maybe a sale will flick on down the wide web road to you!

There are many other free online promotional tools that we may write about in the future. These tools can benefit your online craft business. Do you have one that works well? Tell us. Do you want to know how to use another one? Ask us.
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Lucky Handmade Bacon…

December 06, 2009 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Biz Advice - Get Noticed!, Contests

…brought us a W I N N E R in the Cartoon Caption Contest!

By Susan Rosen, Publisher

The winner GreenCleanShop of Etsy, came up with this winning caption:
“Oh no, my handmade Pig broke! “Can I turn this into handmade bacon and sell it on Etsy?”

Wow, I hope everyone enjoyed the fun cartoon contest as much as the group at Indiesmiles did! As you know, everyone that entered needed to choose a cartoon out of the two cartoons that were provided and then add a cute or funny caption. Two independent judges chose their favorite and then a coin was flipped (using an online randomizer).

I interviewed Jessica of the GreenCleanShop and I thought you would love to hear about her cool shop and her thoughts on Indiesmiles!

Jessica, how did you hear about the cartoon “caption” contest?
I heard about the contest through the Black Friday fan page. I just thought it’d be fun to enter.

Have you been to the Indiesmiles website prior to the contest?
Yes, I advertised on the site and also browsed through the shops.

What are your thoughts on Indiesmiles and the Coupon Directory?
I love it. I’ve told my friends and family to check out the directory look for shops to buy Christmas presents from.

Do you think it’s important for Indie shop owners to advertise their handmade and vintage shops?
It is so important! If people aren’t aware of our shops, they can’t purchase from us. It’s our responsibility to inform people of the benefits to shopping handmade and vintage.

I then asked “GreenClean” to talk about her shop and how she markets (or intend to markets) her shop name to keep it fresh in buyers minds!

I recently was interviewed on for a filler story on the Channel 6 news here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They run that story at least once a week which is great!

I have a lot of word-of-mouth advertising.

I hand out business cards to the cashiers when I’m checking out with my supplies. They always want to know what I’m doing with it.

I also post flyers where I can.

Would you reconmend the coupon directory to other Indie shops, and will you be returning to the coupon directory and other advertising venues on Indiesmiles?

“Indiesmiles Coupon Directory was great for my Black Friday sale. While it’s not in my marketing plan at this current moment, I hope to include it in my revised plan for 2010.”

Congratulations goes to Jessica because she won all these wonderful goodies! Yay!

Handmade Bacon Image courtesy of hmmmbymel

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Win a FREE ad spot right here on Indiesmiles!

October 23, 2009 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - how to

Wow, don’t you love contests? I know that I’m often checking the various contest sites for great giveaways!!

So why not have a giveaway right here on Indiesmiles! All shop owners need to advertise (especially at the holiday season!), so this is a great time for an advertising giveaway just in time for the Holiday season!

This is so simple, all you need to do is peruse the articles here on Indiesmiles and leave a comment (not here…at the article itself) about one of the articles.

Then go to this Etsy forum:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6325392
post and leave a comment about that same article! You must do both!

That’s it!

A drawing will be held, at random, on Oct. 31st and the lucky winner will be contacted. You will then need to provide the 125×125 graphic ad and we’ll supply the ad spot for one full month starting Nov 1st 2009!! VALUED at $20.00!!

So go ahead, read and comment!!

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Where are your customers coming from?

January 13, 2009 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Biz Advice - Get Noticed!

Get to know your customers by finding out where they come from. If you have a store on Etsy or Artfire, you can get this information by installing Google Analytics to your store.

If your store processing does not allow you to insert Google Analytics into your store or if you’re just not getting the detailed information you want, you will just have to ask your customer where they found you. Many customers will spend the time to tell you. However, if you want to give them an incentive, why don’t you offer them a 10% off (or any other deal) coupon if they let you know where they found you. You’ll have to give them a coupon code and track the code so it is not used more than once. Not only will this get you the information you desire but you will give them another incentive to return to your shop!

In Your Google Analytics Account

To insert Google Analytics into your store, you will need a Analytics account.

If you don’t have one already, go to Google Analytics and create an account.

Login to your Google Analytics account by visiting http://analytics.google.com and hitting the Access Account button.

Once logged in you should be directed to an Overview of your account. Scroll to the bottom and click on “Add Website Profile.” See screenshot.

You will then insert your url (for example http://tantalizingstitches.artfire.com ).

Click finish.

On the next screen, you will be given your Google Analytics Tracking ID. Copy this down so you can install Analytics to your Etsy or Artfire store. See screenshot.

Etsy Shops

To insert the Google Analytics code into your etsy shop, follow the Tech Update.

Login to your Etsy account.

Click Your Etsy.

Scroll down to Web Analytics. The following screen will show.

Insert your Google Analytics Tracking ID (This starts with UA- and you include the UA- in the code). You should get the screen below (except it will include your tracking ID).

Artfire Shops

To insert the Google Analytics code into your Artfire shop, follow Behind the Beta.

Log in to your artfire shop.

Click My Artfire (unless you were already redirected there).

Scroll down to My Studio Stats. See screenshot below.

There will then be a space for you to place your Google Analytics Tracking ID (This starts with UA- and you include the UA- in the code).

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Get Featured on Blogs

January 12, 2009 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Biz Advice - Get Noticed!

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!

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Tweetips for Indie Shops

January 05, 2009 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Biz Advice - Get Noticed!, Tweetips

Welcome to Tweetips! A few weeks ago, we presented an article with an introduction to Twitter, this is the 2nd in that series. Surely you’ve at least visited Twitter, whether you’ve been addicted from the start or still feeling your way around; you can get some good tips here. You’ll probably want to read through them all, since some are great marketing tools for Indie shops and others are just plain fun!

I’ve spent the past couple weeks, using Twitter Tools to gain an awareness for not only this article but to improve my own knowledge of what is useful for business and personal twittering. (is there such a word as twittering? Hmmm).

Love to add buttons to your website, this site Twitter Buttons is a must!

One of the tools that I find we cannot live without in Twitter is
Twitter Karma, it was designed by a gal in NJ and quite simply put, it will allow you to organize your tweets! First of all know that once you follow 2,000 people Twitter will “shut down” your ability to follow more people until you have more people following you. What do you do? Easy, delete some of the people that you follow that just aren’t mutual, Karma will do that for you! It displays the avatar of the people you are following, the people that follow you and whether or not it’s mutual. So, just click on those you want to delete, and you’re off and running again. Is it shallow to stop following people that don’t follow you? That’s another article all together! When you visit Twitter Karma, make sure to click “Whack’! You will use your twitter account info.

Now, you will love this fun tool. It’s basically for twitters, it’s a Twitstamp (http://twitstamp.com) who also have a blog – now that would be a great poll! I would say that the majority of Indie shops also have a blog or a website. So if you are one of them, Twitter Stamp is so very cool. It provides you with a code to post on your blog and visitors will see your latest Twitter!

Here’s ours:

If you Twitter with any degree of seriousness, Twellow(http://www.twellow.com/) is a must! If you want to read about a twitter before you follow them, this website will be a great benefit. You can search various Twitters by category and key words. So as an Indie shop, for example, you are probably interested in following other independent shop owners that are into the arts. Reading through all the profiles gives you a better feel about the twitter you choose to follow. You must sign up and add your twitter account to Twellow to be included in the directory. Many new twitter tools will be powered by Twellow, so it’s a must have for any Twitter account!

This tool, Tweet Burner (http://tweetburner.com/)
is a must have if you want to post a url of an item from your Indie shop. First of all, it will shrink your url (like tinyurl) but it takes it a few steps forward! Imagine now shrinking and posting to Twitter in one website! Not only that, but it will let you know how many people have clicked on your link! For most Etsy sellers this is really important since we have no other way of tracking where are views are originating. So, shrink a link, post a link and then track a link. Nice!

This is the most exciting Twitter oriented website yet!! Twittad is one of those sites where, when you once visit you may be wondering “what exactly is this?” So, let me give you a couple tips. First of all you can agree to list your site and if someone wants to pay you for it, allow another twitter to advertise on your background. How much can you earn, well they have a formula for you. Now this isn’t one of those spammer websites that have gotten a bad name, this is only an ad on your twitter background. If you sign-up think of yourself as running your own billboard on the internet! So check it out, click here:

There are numerous tools and tips for Twitter that could take a mountain of blog postsl so check back with us monthly for a continuation of “Tweetips for Indie Shops” some are websites, blogs and there are tools that require downloads. I’ll be researching more of those and presenting them right here. So check back soon to see my next post on Tweetips!

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