ByAnnie.com, creator of bag-making products that are easy to use, made of exceptional quality, and bring vibrant color options to the creative process, holds an annual local quilt shop (LQS) contest. In conjunction with a special partnership to support the LQS contest, we’ve put together...
Companies have long relied on the Pages profile format to manage their brand presence on Facebook. However, craft businesses have recently experienced a noticeable decline in their organic reach and engagement via Facebook Pages and Groups. The rates of organic engagement vary depending on the...
The last few years have been full of economic turbulence and the pandemic’s influence continues to affect revenue streams and opportunities. Without the usual schedule of conventions, shows, and guild events that businesses have relied upon to bolster sales and discover new opportunities, many have...
You’ve probably seen it all over the news, read about it on social media, or even talked about it with your friends; artificial intelligence (or AI) is here. There have been truly remarkable leaps forward in the past year, most notably the viral craze of...
Collecting Payments in the Wild Selling your goods at local markets, craft shows, or trade shows is a great way to expand your brand awareness and reach new customers. You are going to them instead of them finding you. Accepting payments on-the-go is a strong component...
Many of our clients want to diversify their revenue streams to create more stable sources of income. They are also curious to learn how they can reach more people, and potential new customers, with new social media platforms. How can they shake things up when...
2022 has been a wild year with lots of ups and downs. Crafty businesses returned to in-person events, trade shows reunited after a few years in absence, and the world of social media and marketing continued to evolve at a breakneck pace. Here at Stitchcraft...
Being a craft business on the web can be tough. It’s all hashtags, alt tags, and analytics. However, as business owners, we know we must live with it, use it, and to do both of those things, understand it. While we crafters are dyeing fabric by...
We’ve heard from several of our clients that views for their online profiles have suffered a sharp decline recently compared to previous years. Many of you are lamenting the lack of interactions, finding it increasingly more and more difficult to gain traction in the ever-evolving...