Selling Your Crafts



If selling your crafts is a goal for you, here are some good places to start. Most people know about Etsy but there are a lot of other options. You may want to set up several shops and see which ones are selling the most products and then concentrate on those. You should definitely check out all the options and find the best shops for you! In the list below you will find various places to sell your work, I have only included those that are free or VERY cheap, but be sure to look into all the details yourself too! Don't forget that you will usually have some PayPal fees too. Here are some general tips for selling your cards etc:

  • Photos are everything! Take a minute to review these tips from Etsy.
  • Promote your shop! Star a blog, a Facebook group, a Twitter page etc.


Good luck! Don't forget you can promote your shops on the Forum.



Company Details Pricing Pros Cons
Big Cartel Where clothing designers, bands, jewelry makers, crafters, and other artists set up shop with their own customizable store to sell their stuff online. FREE (5 products, 1 image ea., 1 custom page) $9.99/mth for 25 products, $19.99/mth for 100 products. Do not take a percentage of your sales! Upgrade/downgrade/cancel anytime. Get your own shopping cart.
Etsy Set up a shop in this HUGE online mall. Products must be handmade or vintage! Sign up free, pay $0.20 to list each item for 4 mths, then pay 3.5% Etsy fee on items sold. Huge community, lots of advice articles, easy set up. Listing fees, tons of shops to compete with!
Recycled Paper Greetings This company ads 3,000 new products to its line every year and they are looking for new stuff! No charge. Send in good pictures of your work (card with image and sentiment) and they will let you know if they want it. Your design could be printed and sold in stores all over! Takes up to 2 months just to review your work. Snail mail submissions only.
Lollishops Cute shop of vintage and cottage inspired handmade items. Pay per listing or $5.50/mth unlimited. Has a boutique quality. Pretty small scale, very limited variety of items and styles.
Silk Fair Online marketplace and store-front hosting provider where you can buy and sell anything from anywhere. Free registration, free shop, free listings, 3% sales fee on each item sold. No monthly fees (unless you request a special 'custom shop' for $24.99/mth). Add video clips, easy editing, each shop can have a blog & forum. Not as popular. Still new.
Art Fire Buy and sell handmade items designed by artisans from around the globe. Free to list 12 items at a time - doesn't seem to have any other fees! You can list unlimited items for $12/mth with a full service account. Focuses only on handmade goods, you can link to your Etsy shop! Gaining popularity quickly!! None yet!
eCrater Free web store builder and a free online marketplace 100% FREE! No listing fees, no monthly fees, no sales fees. All products are posted to Google Product Search as well. Did I mention it's free? None.
FuzzB set up multiple shops, with web 2.0 features like videos, fan clubs, auction, add your own commercials, blog and more! 100% FREE! No listing fees, no monthly fees, no sales fees. TONS of awesome features. Add your Etsy banners. Did I mention it's free? None.
Trendy Indie A marketplace of independent artists for trendy shoppers. Monthly fees of $5 - $20 depending on the plan you choose. Cute simple shops. No additional web 2.0 features.
Made it Myself Another place to sell your handmade goods. Selling fee of 3% - no listing fees right now. 'Negotiation' option. Not a whole lot of additional features.
DaWanda The place for unique and individual products and people. Selling fee of 5% - no listing fees right now. Chance to look over details (like shipping fees) and confirm once someone orders something. You can choose to ship nationally only or internationally. Not a whole lot of additional features.
Pink Doodle This site was unavailable at the time I did this review - I will check back later and post deatils when the site is up again. N/A N/A N/A
Lovli A community of people who make art and crafts. Share your art, make friends, and buy things you love. No listing fees, 3.5$ commission paid on goods sold. Share video, create/join groups, meet people. Handmade only. Poor site design.
Go Green Etc. An online marketplace, putting environmentally conscious customers and vendors together in a single place. Flat rate of $17.95 per month. Donates money to charity. Pretty pricey.
Go Green Etc. An online marketplace, putting environmentally conscious customers and vendors together in a single place. Flat rate of $17.95 per month. Donates money to charity. Pretty pricey.
Wink Elf A boutique village offering beautiful store packages for sellers, designers and artisans in need of a web presence. 2.5% commission paid on items sold with no other fees or you can pay a $5/mth flat rate. It's pretty basic but has a boutique quality to it. Weird additional small charges for upgrades.
eWillow Online marketplace where the papercrafting community comes together to create, sell, buy, and share. $9.95 per month, all included. It's not up and running yet, but will be soon. If you sign up before September 30th, you get one month free. Can't check it out yet, so I don't know if the monthly fees are worth it.