Comments on: Selling Crafts – Just How Important Are The Search Engines?

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:13:54 +0000

Hi Jul Blog Profits Blueprint is an excellent book - particularly as it's free (anyone else who wants a copy can get one here). Yaro Starak who wrote it is not a craft person but is a top pro blogger. It's what he does for a living and he knows his stuff. At the end of the day a blog is basically a traffic funnel - draw people in with interesting content, point them where you want them to go. You have to be a bit subtle about it but I know of no more effective way to get new customers. You need to mix in a bit of article marketing and you need to keep at it - there's no magic pill that will work in five minutes! Hopefully cotinuing posts on this blog will also help! Bob

By: Jul

Jul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:06:41 +0000

I have never done a blog and thought it was for kids. I did not realize it had such potential. I thought that I should get a website so that I could have someplace for my Art and Wine Festival customers to go when I am not in town. So, I started my own website http://www.julssewcrazy.com (note the sly entrance here) so that I could get traffic. But it is very basic – and now it has become a reference site for my customers from my Etsy site http://www.julssewcrazy.etsy.com. HELP! There is virtually no traffic.

I don’t know how to “get a blog” so I downloaded The Blog Profits Blueprint. Is that going to help me? Is this going to get me a blog and get me traffic? Is this the place to start?
Does anyone have another suggestion?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:07:51 +0000

Hello Paula

Thanks for stopping by, glad to be of help.

Yes, I would include all that in your blogging. A blog gives you the chance to keep your potential customer up to date with regular, bite-size pieces of info. The fact that you are updating frequently is also good for search engine ranking.

As to how often, as often as you have something worthwhile to say. The only mistake would be to post because you thought you ought to. People know, so never fill with “fluff”. If you haven’t got anything to say, don’t say it!

Bob

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:39:26 +0000

Thanks for the info. I had a blog but got rid of it in favour of a full blown website. I will go back and get it going again. Do you suggest posting new product info, sales etc. on the blog? And if so, how often should you post to generate traffic?

By: Kiara

Kiara — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:44 +0000

Thanks for the great information. I have finally got my business to the point where I am ready for some traffic….lots of traffic. Thanks again, I will put the information to good use.

Kiara

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:10 +0000

Hey Conrad

Thanks for your comment. Couldn’t agree with you more.

By: Sell Crafts

Sell Crafts — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:14:08 +0000

This is great advice. I’m surprised that more people don’t spend time reading and commenting on other people’s blogs. Not only do you get the link, but when ever anyone leaves a comment on my site, I go check out their site and try to leave a comment for them.

It’s good for everyone, all around.

Thanks!