Showing posts with label artfire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artfire. Show all posts
Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Branching Out
After reaching 800 hearts this week in my Etsy Shop (Yay!) it occured to me (not for the first time) that after devoting so much time to developing SmuTopia Etsy I would be well served to spend more time developing my new shops on Artfire and MadeItMyself. I love Etsy and could never have reached this point without it, but it can't hurt to expose SmuTopia to new audiences in these alternative handmade communities. I have a few token items listed in both my Artfire and MadeItMyself shops, but plan to add new listings as quickly as my free time will allow :)
In addition to adding items to SmuTopia Artfire and SmuTopia MadeItMyself, I've also been creating new project wonderful ads for SmuTopia using photos of new work. Here's my latest, just added to my project wondeful bids today:
Finally, I have made an investment in some additional advertising by joining the Cafe Handmade Virtual Craft Show for next month! The cost was $10 for four weeks in the Virtual Craft Show......more to come on the results of that investment!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Adventures in Advertising--Project Wonderful
As part of the never-ending process of promoting SmuTopia, I recently began advertising through Project Wonderful. I learned about this ad service in the Etsy forums and have seen Project Wonderful ad spaces on many of the handmade blogs I read, so it seemed like a great way to get started while utilizing the experience and advice of my peers in the handmade community.
If you would like to either post your ads on others' blogs, or display ads from others on your blog, take a moment to visit Project Wonderful's home page. From there you can register for an account to create ads, then place bids for ad space on sites where you would like to advertise. Once you have registered and made a deposit (I started with $5 and most spaces I have bid on cost only a few pennies a day), you can also submit an application to host ad space on your site or blog (it will take a few days before you get a response, but the process is simple--no harder than adding any other button or gadget to your blog.)
One hint while creating your ads--they must be smaller than 100kb. I had to re size all of my ads because they were too big. I could have saved myself a step if I had checked the file size before trying to upload :) Once you have completed and activated your ad, you can search for ad space using the bid search engine on Project Wonderful. If you're looking to spend as little as possible I suggest changing the search options under the "bidding" section to show only ad spaces with a minimum bid of $0 to $0 with current bids from $0 to $0.50.
If you would like to either post your ads on others' blogs, or display ads from others on your blog, take a moment to visit Project Wonderful's home page. From there you can register for an account to create ads, then place bids for ad space on sites where you would like to advertise. Once you have registered and made a deposit (I started with $5 and most spaces I have bid on cost only a few pennies a day), you can also submit an application to host ad space on your site or blog (it will take a few days before you get a response, but the process is simple--no harder than adding any other button or gadget to your blog.)
One hint while creating your ads--they must be smaller than 100kb. I had to re size all of my ads because they were too big. I could have saved myself a step if I had checked the file size before trying to upload :) Once you have completed and activated your ad, you can search for ad space using the bid search engine on Project Wonderful. If you're looking to spend as little as possible I suggest changing the search options under the "bidding" section to show only ad spaces with a minimum bid of $0 to $0 with current bids from $0 to $0.50.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bead Destash Bash!
I'm trying to organize my craft room (a never-ending task!) and I've realized I sorely need to destash some supplies--especially beads! I have so many beads I'll never use, I would rather see them go to a good home :) Check out SmuTopia on Artfire to see what is already listed--unfortunately I have a 10 item limit for my basic account on Artfire......if you're looking for something specific feel free to email me as what you see on Artfire is only a small sample of the supplies I would like to destash :)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
SmuTopia Jewelry Giveaway: $10 Gift Certificate! (4/12-4/30)
Congratulations to last week's winner Aik who will receive the Starfish Hoop Pendant from my previous giveaway!
My new giveaway will accept entries from today through the end of April and the winner will receive a $10 SmuTopia Jewelry gift certifcate that can be redeemed at either SmuTopia on Ety or SmuTopia on ArtFire.
To Enter:
Receive one entry for each of the following:
My new giveaway will accept entries from today through the end of April and the winner will receive a $10 SmuTopia Jewelry gift certifcate that can be redeemed at either SmuTopia on Ety or SmuTopia on ArtFire.
To Enter:
Receive one entry for each of the following:
- Visit SmuTopia on Ety then come back here and leave a comment about your favorite photo or item.
- Visit SmuTopia on ArtFire then come back here and leave a comment about your favorite photo or item.
- Visit SmuTopia on Flickr then come back here and leave a comment about your favorite photo or item.
- Post a link to this giveaway on your website then leave a comment here with a link to your site.
Good Luck Everyone! And be sure to leave your email address if it isn't in your profile so I have a way to contact you if you win!
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