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...
Social Media Updates June 2022 In June of 2020, we started providing you with comprehensive updates to the major three social media platforms we specialize in: Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Since our last brief in September 2021 so much has happened, and we knew we had...
Negative reviews are a fact of life; there’s always going to be a customer who isn’t 100% satisfied with their experience and wants to let you know about it. But bad reviews can be more than a headache. They can present an opportunity to improve...