Handmade News - Building a Group Website, Part 1: Choosing a Host

A website can be helpful to get your team or guild known and, if done well, increase its credibility. However, before jumping into building your site, collect your thoughts and research each option carefully. This is an important and risky endeavor that could be very pricey. In my first, of this continuing series on building group websites, I will help to choose a host that is right for your groups needs. Choosing a host can be difficult, but with the right attitude and a hefty amount of planning, you should have all the necessary information on choosing the perfect host for your group...

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Handmade News - HMN Spotlight Presents: the "Reclaimed to Fame" Market

In a green world where we need to conserve everything, the Reclaimed to Fame Market has stepped up to create beautiful recycled products for the people of 1000Markets.com. From cans to keys to old LPs, they use practically anything to create their great items. Majorie, of the shop MarjoriesCracked, opened Reclaimed to Fame on January 9th of this year, and she already has a pretty nice and diversified marketplace. Who would have thought that recycled items would look so nice? It must be true that one person’s trash is another’s treasure.

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Handmade News - The Do's and Don'ts of Guilds and Teams

The creation of your Guild or Team should be a fun undertaking. Though, it’s not always easy to get one started, they can be very easy to ruin with the wrong structure. Following these simple strategies should have your group prospering in no time and keep your followers satisfied.

The Do's and Don'ts of Guilds and Teams

GIVEAWAY!!

Etsy Gamers Anime Team is having their first group giveaway! This is a winner take all giveaway, all of the items will go to one lucky winner. The giveaway will end on the 8th of June. Here are the pictures of the items ^_^ go here to find out more about the giveaway and how to enter.

Soooo much to do!

I have to start and finish on making 29 little cat heads and business cards for the ETC team promo swap. I also need to hurry and finish Whimsy's heartless replacement x_x. I have to start on an article for this week (the first one this week is an interview of a market leader).

Tomorrow us my team's giveaway that will be on Etsy Gamers Anime Team's blog... so look forward to that tomorrow ^_^. It's a winner takes all type of giveaway, so it will be interesting how well that does.

I have two new articles up on Handmade News ^_^ I hope you all will enjoy them!
Promoting Your Teams and Guilds at Craft Shows
How to Organize a Local Group Gathering

Handmade News Articles

I already talked about my own articles on the site and they are linked in my side column on here... so here are some of the articles from the other columnists in the same Department.


Guild, What is This Guild Thing and How Do I Get One?

HMN Spotlight Presents: the "ArtFire Glass Guild"

Choosing the Perfect Guild or Team

What Makes a Fantastic Guild: Part One

What Makes a Fantastic Guild: Part Two

What Makes a Fantastic Guild: Part Three

Free Exposure for Your Group!

Free Exposure for Your Group, part 2

HandmadeNews - The Art of Group Giveaways

Almost everyone knows of giveaways, but a giveaway as a group project? It takes a lot more organizing and paitence to do one with your Teams/Guild. Read this handy article for some helpful strategies for creating the ultimate giveaway.

http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=1049