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Selling Online: Creating a Website? Some Things to Consider First

Want to take your creative business online for the first time, or move from a marketplace to your own independent website? Start off on the right foot by considering what you need your site to do for you and your customers.

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New Features: Full Text Search, Plus More Navigation Control

Posted by Axel McCarthy

All IndieMade sites now include a full-text search feature, so your visitors can more easily find the products, posts, or news they're looking for. Plus, store owners get some more control over how their navigational elements work. Read on for the great details.

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Market Your Indie Business: Facebook Business Pages Demystified

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

Want to reach more customers through your business Facebook page? These tricks will help you become more visible on Facebook, engage with more of the people who've liked your page, and ultimately boost your sales.

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Sell Crafts Online: Easy Tricks to Improve Your Product Photography

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

Do you struggle with taking great photos of your products? One indie business owner shares her tips for improving your photography on a shoestring budget without a lot of fancy equipment.

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Longtime Shop Owner Tells How to Stand Out When Wholesaling Your Work

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

A longtime shop owner shares his thoughts on what artists and crafters have done over the years to inspire him to carry their work in his stores.

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Featured Artist: Aurora Lady of Aurora Lady Sweet Shoppe

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

Whimsical mixed media artist and illustrator Aurora Lady talks about making her dreams a reality through her online business, and why it's so important for creative business owners to have patience. One in a series of featured IndieMade users.

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Sell Crafts Online: Five Steps To Take Before Opening Up Shop

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

Want to sell crafts online? Before you rush to put your products up on your site, take the time to step back and get ready to take your site live. Read on to learn five steps you should take before you sell your handmade work!

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How to Sell Online: Introducing Attributes and Options

Posted by Jennifer Rapp Peterson

Adding Sizes, Colors or Material to Products

Add colors, sizes, materials, etc. to the items in your store! By using the attributes and options feature in IndieMade, you can give customers the ability to make specific selections to their product purchase - saving you both a lot of time.

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Selling at Shows: How to Wow the Jury with Your Next Art Fair Application

Posted by Darlene Ostrowski

Merideth Lacina of the Illinois Artisans Program shares her best tips on how to make it through the art show jurying process and win more acceptances to fairs this year. Photo credit: Ceramic Vessel: Zofia Tomala (Chicago, IL) Photographer: Merideth Lacina (Illinois Artisans Program).

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