Wednesday, August 28, 2013

FREE Advertising Online for Your Etsy Business

While surfing the Forums on Etsy, I came upon this post of places to advertise your business online for FREE.  I have included the names and shops of the artisans that have made up and added to this list.  Hope this is helpful in your marketing efforts. 


From Rhody from www.etsy.com/shop/ Rhody
plumdrop.com (you can add venues such as your shop, blog, website etc.)
etsylush.com ( you can submit one item of yours every 24 hrs)
pinterest.com (You make boards, like treasuries. People like and re-pin items. You name the boards anything you like)
stumbleupon.com (Read help link below. Worth joining)
www.theredheadriter.com/2011/05/how-to-guide-for-stumbleupon.html
Squidoo.com (you make lens about a subject, like your shop etc. Ads are put there and you get paid when someone clicks on as ad.
Twitter.com ( you can tweet an item from your shop right on your item page. Do it all day)
Facebook.com (advertise your shop and items)
Craftgawker.com (Does not accept anything from Etsy but submit your blog, which has your shop name in it)
Craigslist.com (go to classified ads for sale and then to crafts)
craftseekers.com (Go to submit a site and add your shop to the free bronze listing)
craftjuice.com (list an item of yours anytime you want)
100craftlinks.com/cgi-bin/ldb/ldb.pl (I get lots of views from here)
gallery.tryhandmade.com/ (Submit your favorite listing)
kaboodle.com (Join and add items from your Etsy shop or website. People can follow you and you follow them)
yaami.com/
tumblr.com (Join and add items from your shop. People can follow you and you can follow them)
www.wanelo.com (have to sign in thru facebook)
linkreferral.com (Join and put your site on there)
artchain.com (Where it says Submit Artist Listing, put your shop in)
thefind.com (Go to the bottom where it says submit a site and put your shop or website in)
Ravelry.com (for crocheters or knitters)
thingspeoplemake.com (Sign in using Facebook. Shows your items from your shop)
gumtree.com (UK & Australia) (Post an ad for your shop)
mywebees.com ( this lets you put your shop on facebook but you have to go thru them. Read carefully)
coolmaterial.com/basic-listing-the-black-book/ (This site is focused on marketing to men)
digg.com (search engine)
ecrater.com/ (free online marke tplace to sell on)
blujay.com/index (free online market place to sell on)
bonanza.com (free online market place to sell on)
smashion.com (can sell any fashion items including clothing, accessories, beauty & cosmetic products, and footwear)
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From ValValVoom www.etsy.com/shop/ValValVoom

etsyhacks.com/greasemonkey/ (Etsy tools)
myhandmaderegistry.com/ (List your items from your shop or website)
etsywishlist.com/ (Put your Etsy items on)
reddit.com/r/etsy (Put Etsy items on)
craftcult.com/treasury_widget.php (Tools to put Etsy treasuries on your blog, website)
directory.everythingetsy.com/ (List your Etsy shop for free!)
cr8tivity.com/ (Etsy tools)
handmademarketing.org/ (Sell your items here)
artfire.com/modules.php?name=forums&op=view_topic&tid=10816 (Sell your items)
freecraftylinks.com/ (Place an ad for your shop)
bit.ly/ (Track your links)
lookbook.nu/ (Post your own fashion looks)
craftopolis.com/ (Tools for Etsy)
stylishhome.com/Community/fabDesign-Bookmarks (Submit a link)
youtube.com/ (Upload a video about your shop. If you have Windows Movie Maker its very easy)
about.me/ (Put your info in about you and your shop)
linkytools.com/ (Tools for your Blog)
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From Clairesparklesbridal www.etsy.com/shop/Clairesparklesbridal

plus.google.com (Like Facebook only better I think. Going to be the next Facebook)
Indiepublic.com (Put info in about your shop)
www.pearltrees.com ( put your items on this site)
www.wists.com/ (Add your items to this site and you can make a slideshow easy for your blog )
delicious.com (Share sites you find on the web, including Etsy shops)
snipi.com (Same kind of site, share sites)
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From TNTees www.etsy.com/shop/TNTees

www.attackofthecraft.com/stage/
www.handmadeology.com (Submit an item, tip, blog etc. Great place)
www.craftersbuzz.com (links only to your shop, but can advertise single items)
www.thehandmadecafe.com (may ways to promote - ads, forum, blogs, photos, and/or site)
www.thehandmadedirectory.com
www.handmadetop10.com (List an item and people will vote on it. If they click, it takes them to your item)
www.unanimouscraft.com (link to shop and update with new listings)
www.boingboing.net/submit/
www.kijiji (Canada only)
www.ebayclassifieds.com (US only)
www.aluminouspublishing.com/linkexchangepage.php
www.freecraftylinks.com (can be your shop and/or individual items. Also has banner exchange and artist of the month. I was selected!)
www.thecraftshopper.com (US only)
www.craftytips.com
www.widgetbox.com (great use for your Etsy feed - shows a photo, title and description of your first 10 listings. Adds you to their directory and lets others post your feed on their site easily.)

The following list of websites can be used to promote your blogs or other websites you run and host yourself. Most require you add a reciprocal link and users can’t add external code to their Etsy sites so they won’t work here.
www.relevantdirectory.ca (Canadian based)
www.relevantdirectory.com (for anyone)
www.2handmade.com
www.greatpremiumdirectory.com
www.gotop100.com/directory/ (exchange banners or run your own)
www.aussiecrafts.com.au (for Australians)
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From TaylorCreativeDesign www.etsy.com/shop/TaylorCreativeDesign
www.thecoloroflust.com
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From PrincessEMarie www.etsy.com/shop/PrincessEMarie
www.totalartsoul.com (you can upload 2 images per 24 hour period)
www.weloveetsy.com/shops/ ( add your shop to their directory)
etsylove.ning.com/ ( looks like you set up a page for your Etsy Shop)
www.doyouetsy.com/ (Add your Etsy Shop)
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From Jen Roberts www.etsy.com/shop/BurashiArt
www.behance.net/burashiart (You can add your Etsy shop to their site and it will take people right to your shop)

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