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Top 3 Tips for Branding

Top 3 Tips to Build a Strong Brand

By | Food For Thought, Tip Tuesday, Tips & Tricks
Branding can either draw a customer in or turn them away. Having a strong identity is a must-have for any size business. So…what is branding? What does it mean?

Essentially, branding tells your story and helps elevate your products. It shows your customer who you are and what you do. It gives your products a cohesive look and feel. It can be one of the most important aspects of your handmade business.

These are my top three tips for creating a strong brand.

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What’s Trending? Guest Blog by StyledByRyn

By | Food For Thought, Guest Bloggers, What's Trending?

Hey Y’all Hey! My name is Lauryn from StyledByryn.

I am a Wardrobe Stylist, Jewelry designer & blogger (obviously…) I’m the one who loves to shop and I try to keep up with the trends! Though, I believe trends are there to be guidelines that you don’t have to necessarily follow, but they’re there to tell you when something is “INstyle” and in season.

For Winter 2015, you get a taste of the trends and what I have found for your wardrobe that you may just need in your life! 😉

Here’s the list!!!

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Handmade Seller | 6-week training FREE

By | Food For Thought, Guest Bloggers, Tips & Tricks, Treat Yourself

 Take Your Etsy Shop from 0 to 100 Sales!

Our friends at The Handmade Seller are offering a free, 6-week training and no, there aren’t any strings attached!

For those just starting out, 100 sales sounds like a lot and probably seems out of reach, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Handmade Seller magazine is dedicated to helping you grow your handmade business whether you sell on Etsy or on any other platform.

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Karing Vibes founder Kari

Guest Blogger | Karing Vibes

By | Food For Thought, Guest Bloggers, Meet the Maker, Tips & Tricks

As many of you may know, we have been so honored to open our blog to guest writers!

We believe this is a unique opportunity for our handmade family to find creativity in another outlet and to expand their audience and reach!

Meet Kari van den Eikhof, the amazing talent behind Karing Vibes. Her blog submission was our very first and it could not have been more perfect. Writing from the heart and with such a definitive voice, Kari’s tip this week tells us that “letting go of expectations and rules has changed my artwork and has opened the floodgates of creativity.

Follow Kari and her amazing art on Instagram: @karingvibes

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Build Your Brand This Holiday Season

By | Food For Thought, Tips & Tricks
Tis’ the season to leverage and build your brand. The holidays are a prefect time to push the boundaries of your handmade business. According to Google Consumer Survey, up to 40% of yearly sales are generated during the holiday selling season.

Why are the holidays an optimal time of year to market your brand? The holidays embody thankfulness, reconnecting, and giving. These virtues also lend themselves to great business principles.

Read below to find out three easy ways to leverage your brand this holiday season.

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Guest Bloggers Needed

Guest Bloggers Wanted | Handmade Loves

By | Food For Thought, Meet the Maker, Product Reviews, Tips & Tricks

Vendors, Makers, Artists, Writers, Influencers… come one, come all! Guest Bloggers Wanted!

We are launching a guest blogger column on our blog and who better to ask, then all of you talented individuals!

The sky is the limit creatively and will bring you and your small business plenty of exposure and recognition! From filming your own DIY projects, writing your own ‘Meet Our Maker’ piece, to making custom Handmade Loves pieces and sharing your production process! You may have other ideas as well, and that is wonderful! We are open to them all.

If interested, email hello@handmadeloves.com or tag someone below you think would be perfect.

Looking forward to all the collaborations!

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