If you are looking to sell your crafts online, but don’t want to make your own website – you’ve come to the right place.
Creating a website can take too much time and cost a lot of money, especially if you are only starting your online business, so here we have 5 easy-to-do tips on how to easily sell your cool crafts online.
1. Find The Right Website
First things first – you need to find just the right website for you. Don’t start applying to all the platforms you come across as there are hundreds of them and some are, well – not so good.
The trick is to do a thorough research and find the one that suits you best. Some things to take into consideration:
- Whether or not the site covers your target market.
- Do they cover the products you are making?
- Check their selection criteria, terms and conditions – do they fit you and your product?
- How much do they charge?
- Do they have good customer support?
2. Create Quality Photos Of Your Work
One thing that you need to remember is that pictures sell. Especially if you have an online business.
Having quality images of your products will ensure that you get through the selection if it is a curated site, and will definitely help you sell.
Users and online buyers tend to be hasty and they will only spend a couple of seconds looking at your page to decide if they like the products they see(k). This is why making a good first impression via quality photos is a must.
3. Keywords, Keywords, Keywords
Once you have your products up and running and nice pictures of them online, you need to make sure your potential clients are able to find you. This is where SEO aspect of your business comes in and art of image tagging.
You need to use just the right keywords to tag your images well.
Inquire about the right keywords for your products by doing a thorough research on your target audience and what they type in their browsers. Yweaking the keywords a little bit can really make a difference.
4. Giveaways Sell
People love free stuff. A good way to attract your target audience is to have giveaways. Make sure you have at least one for each key seasonal festivity so your customers are happy – and we all know that a happy customer means a customer that spends money!
Think:
- Valentine’s Day
- Mother’s Day
- Christmas
- Thanksgiving…
5. Develop Good Reputation And Build Trust Online
It is essential that you build trust among your customers, especially when you have an online business. Always communicate clearly with your customers and always be honest.
This way they will always come back for more.