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Selling tips for designer or makers who sell their work online or through craft fairs. Marketing, Social Media Networking and getting more relevant traffic to your online shops!
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Pro photographer Lucy Ridges chats with us about product photography and shares top tips to take awesome product pix on your mobile. Read more on our blog!
This tutorial shows you how to create the perfect cut-out shot for your product photography. Read the article to find out why you need them!

Product Photography Tutorials and Tips

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Send people to your Folksy shop with a QR code
Give your business cards a fresh upgrade by adding a QR code to your design that leads directly to your Folksy shop Easy access to your handmade creations with no hassle!⁠ ⁠ 1. Search for 'QR code creator' on Google and pick a site.⁠ 2. Enter your Folksy shop link and hit 'download'.⁠ 3. Pop that QR code onto your business cards so people can find your shop.⁠ ⁠ This is perfect for markets too! Display your QR code at your stall so shoppers can scan, shop, and save right on the spot. 🎁✨⁠
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7 Top Tips For Taking Awesome Lifestyle Photos At Home | Folksy Blog
We all know how important good photography is in making your products stand out on our virtual shelves and what better day to focus on how you can take awesome snaps at home than World Photography Day? 📸✨⁠ ⁠ Here we have 7 top tips from product photographer Diana Stainton to help set you up for successful day of shooting from the cosy confines of your own home.⁠
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Folksy Summer Exhibition Templates
Our Summer Exhibition is bursting with more than 130 stunning pieces, and it looks absolutely fabulous! We're super proud of this event and the incredible talent on display, and we know you are too!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ So if you're in the exhibition and want to tell the world about it, we've created some templates you can use to let everyone know your artwork is featured all month long.
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Free Stop Motion Tutorial For Folksy Sellers
Back in May, Loveday Social delivered a brilliant workshop for us, showing how to inject some fun into your marketing and bring your products to life with the joyful art of stop-motion.⁠ ⁠ We know loads of you had a great time soaking up Alice’s expertise, so we’re delighted that she has put together an exciting (and free!) stop-motion tutorial for all Folksy sellers. 🤩⁠ ⁠ This brilliant resource is available for ALL Folksy artists and makers - tap the link to head to our exclusive offer page.
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Christmas Gift Guide
Small Business Tips
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Handmade Products
Fancy getting in the press at Christmas? Now's the time to start prepping.🎄🎁⁠
You probably already know that magazines work on issues months in advance and Christmas is no different, with most of the work done in the summer. So how can you ensure your handmade products are featured in the glossies' guides?⁠ ⁠ It's all about planning. ⁠ ⁠ Read on to learn why it's a good idea to launch your Christmas collection in the summer and see what tasks you can check off to make the most of the quieter summer months and get yourself on track for a successful festive season.
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Claim Your Pinterest Account
Have you claimed your Instagram account on Pinterest yet?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ If you were inspired by the Pinterest webinar and tips Dörte from Curly Carrot put together for us, consider claiming your Instagram account.⁠
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Claim Your Pinterest Account
Have you claimed your Instagram account on Pinterest yet?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ If you were inspired by the Pinterest webinar and tips Dörte from Curly Carrot put together for us, consider claiming your Instagram account.⁠
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How to make Pinterest work for your creative business
Do you use Pinterest for your creative business?⁠ ⁠📌⁠ ⁠ Pinterest is an incredible tool to help boost your online presence and drive more traffic to your shop. ⁠ ⁠ Earlier this year we ran a webinar with Dörte of Curly Carrot all about how to make the most of this brilliant platform. There were so many questions that Dörte followed it up with a brand new blog post for us, explaining everything!⁠
Are you ready to smash your sales this Christmas? 🎅 Hobbycraft Plus have put together a crack(ing) team to bring you an incredible week of FREE webinars, designed to get you ready for the busiest season of the year. The sessions start today and you can sign up for any of the 5 webinars, all jam-packed with expert tips!⁠ 👉🏻 Spaces are limited, so tap the link to secure your free spots and start stepping into Christmas! 🎅 ⁠ London Activities, Creative Workshop, Free Webinar, Experience Gifts, Holiday Wedding, Start Today, Holidays With Kids, Knitting For Kids
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Start Today
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Are you ready to smash your sales this Christmas? 🎅⁠
Are you ready to smash your sales this Christmas? 🎅 Hobbycraft Plus have put together a crack(ing) team to bring you an incredible week of FREE webinars, designed to get you ready for the busiest season of the year. The sessions start today and you can sign up for any of the 5 webinars, all jam-packed with expert tips!⁠ 👉🏻 Spaces are limited, so tap the link to secure your free spots and start stepping into Christmas! 🎅 ⁠
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Handmade Pottery by The Tipsy Moth Pottery on Folksy
Let the creativity flow and the rest will follow.⁠ ⁠ It's easy to get caught up in the 'shoulds' and 'what ifs', always feeling like we need to do more and be more. We love this poignant quote from our interview with our featured maker for June, Pip from The Tipsy Moth Pottery, prompting us to remember how important it is to take a step back, remember why you started creating in the first place, and trust the process. ❤️👩🏻‍🎨⁠
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Build Your Brand
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How To Build A Strong Brand
Do you and your creative business have a clear identity?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ As an independent maker, having a strong brand is crucial. As well as helping you to build relationships, reputation and trust, having a clear understanding of who you are, what your business is and how it's unique, allows you to identify and reach the right customers.⁠ Want to read the full article? Tap to head to the Folky blog.👌🏻
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Folksy Quick Tip: Show up in our 'Shop Local' feature on Folksy.
Our 'Shop Local' feature helps buyers find Folksy sellers living in their area. ⁠ ⁠ To get your Folksy ⁠shop showing up in your region, check that you have set a town, county (or both) to display as your shop location. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ You can do this by heading to your Seller Dashboard and clicking 'Shop Location' in the ‘Shop Settings’ section.⁠ ⁠ The smallest of tasks can make a huge difference in the running of your Folksy store. Try this simple task when you have a few minutes to spare. 👌🏻⁠
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How to get the services and supplies you need, and the discounts you want. 👀⁠ ⁠⁠ Tap to see our full Trusted Supplier Directory along with details of our Plus membership.👌🏻
What to do when you're not feeling okay. ❤️⁠ ⁠ We believe mental health should be discussed all year round but seeing as this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share some practical tips for staying positive, creative and productive even when your mental and physical health proves to be a challenge, written by crafter Marilyn Long.⁠ ⁠⁠ You'll find the full article over on the Folksy blog. How To Stay Positive, Mental Health Awareness Week, Emotional Wellbeing, Stay Positive, Health Awareness, Staying Positive, Mental Health Awareness, Physical Health
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Crafting with health issues | Mental Health Awareness Week
What to do when you're not feeling okay. ❤️⁠ ⁠ We believe mental health should be discussed all year round but seeing as this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share some practical tips for staying positive, creative and productive even when your mental and physical health proves to be a challenge, written by crafter Marilyn Long.⁠ ⁠⁠ You'll find the full article over on the Folksy blog.
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Are your product titles describing your product?⁠
⁠Product titles tell shoppers what a product is and allow them to quickly see if it's what they are looking for. Search engines also use titles to match people's searches, so get them right and you have more chance of showing up!⁠ ⁠ Take a look at your Folksy shop listings and ask yourself this question:⁠ ⁠ 👀 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴?⁠