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There are several ways that you can market your crafts online. So it may be hard to decide which one will be the right one for marketing crafts online. But here are 3 easy ways for marketing your crafts and it will cost you just a little time or just a few cents a day.

Twitter.com
By now you should have heard about Twitter unless you have been living under a rock. Twitter.com is a site that allows people to post what they are up to any time they have inkling. Many handmade artists have started to use Twitter.com as a way for marketing crafts online. Twitter is 100% free, but it does take up a bit of time. You see the key to getting the word out about your craft is to get followers. And even then you have to target the right followers. Many handmade artists find that it takes a considerable amount of time getting enough followers to make a difference in the amount of traffic they get to their online shop. Yet there have been some handmade artists to get over 2,000 plus followers and as a result have seen a rise in the amount of traffic to their sites.

ShopHandmadeOnline.com
ShopHandmadeOnline.com is an online catalog that showcases the crafts of handmade artists. If you have a few handmade craft items that you would like to bring special attention to then this is a great place to advertise. Handmade artists can easily market their crafts by renting ad boxes. Each ad box displays one craft and it links directly to the online shop of handmade artists. The visitors of ShopHandmadeOnline.com often come in search of quality handmade gifts to give to a special some one.

HandmadeCraftShow.com
HandmadeCraftShow.com is an online virtual craft show that showcases the crafts of handmade artists using virtual craft show booths. Handmade artists are able to display up to 4 pictures of their crafts. Each virtual craft show booth also allows for a shop name, url, description, specialty items, price range, and twitter link. Each booth links directly to the handmade artist online shop. Shoppers love this because it allows them to buy handmade crafts directly from the artists. This allows the handmade artists to keep their prices down and pass the savings on to their buyers.

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