And so it has begun. That moment of “Oh s**t, what date is it today?!“. The Christmas rush is upon us, which means 40% of the sales for the year will be happening in a very short amount of time. That’s worth paying attention to! What … Read more »
Retail selling, bulk orders, mark-up, consignment… there are a lot of terms involved with selling your items ‘offline’ that can be new language for some people. This can be a confusing space, so here are some simple descriptions to help clarify what’s what in this … Read more »
If you want to make money (or at least not lose it!) selling your work then you are running a business. In the past we’ve talked about how to make money and looked at two approaches to pricing your items, but there is one factor that can be … Read more »
This week on Felt, we’ve updated the way that Felt handles your profile. This won’t change anything for you immediately, but you will notice the difference when you edit your profile.
10 minute read Many of you will be active on social media in your personal lives, and might also have pages for your creative work. We regularly get questions about ‘how to sell more’, and we know that social media is a powerful tool to … Read more »
The astute among you will remember in one of our earlier posts this year we talked about timings and the importance of working the calendar to your benefit. Now is one of those times! Here at Felt HQ we are turning our minds towards Father’s … Read more »
Throughout history you can look at any successful creative or artisan producer and they each have something distinctive and unique about their work. Even the fairly uninitiated can pick a painting by Picasso, or recognise Whitney Houston’s voice. These distinctions are no different than recognising … Read more »
What does success even mean? Success is a subjective thing – what matters for me might not matter for you. For some it’s a target to be hit, others an activity to undertake. Some of us have never even stopped to think about where we’re … Read more »
Felt Tips is a Blog and Video blog series that Felt run to support creative designers, makers, and artisan craftspeople. We do this because there’s a whole lot of skill that’s required to run a creative business quite aside from the actual creative skill itself. … Read more »
One of the most common questions/requests that we hear is “how do I sell more?” or variations like “what makes an item sell?” or “how should I best market my shop/item?”. Sitting behind these questions can be two things: a desire to make more money, … Read more »