| Congratulations on putting up a bead jewelry blog | | | | sites have rules about this, so it's best to read |
| of your own! You have begun posting photos of | | | | and see how it works for each beading site. |
| your bead jewelry and you probably even have a | | | | 4. Advertising: You can advertise a good website |
| few funny stories and maybe a link to your online | | | | in printed media or even on television! I would |
| store, but you've noticed that you're not getting | | | | probably try local newspapers and smaller |
| many comments or even visitors. | | | | publications at first. A simple ad online or in a |
| How can you get more people to visit your site? | | | | newspaper can read something like this: "All Kinds |
| Here are some great tips: | | | | of Unique Bead Jewelry Supplies and Items! Visit |
| 1. Cross Promotion: Here's an obvious one that | | | | It would be an inexpensive ad because it's only a |
| often gets overlooked: include your website | | | | few words, and it directs people to your website |
| address and email address on all of your printed | | | | which might be filled with wonderful full-color |
| material you make for your bead jewelry | | | | photos! |
| business, including business cards, flyers and even | | | | 5. Update Your Site Regularly: Once you get a |
| informational cards you might include bead jewelry | | | | few people to visit, you want to give them a |
| you've sold. There are always people who walk | | | | reason to come back. A monthly newsletter or a |
| past your craft booth at a show and just don't | | | | drawing for a free set of earrings or even a |
| have time to look at everything. Many of these | | | | special sale every so often will definitely keep |
| people will get home and then later want to look | | | | people coming back. And once they've become |
| up some of your work online. | | | | your customer or even your friend they'll most |
| 2. Email Signature Line: Include your name and | | | | likely be interested in visiting again and seeing new |
| bead jewelry website address in the signature line | | | | items. |
| of every email you send out. Even if you're just | | | | 6. Search Engines and Web Directories: You |
| forwarding a silly joke, this could be important. | | | | already built the website, now you might want to |
| You never know who may forward your email on | | | | submit your site to a number of different online |
| to someone stranger who will stumble across | | | | search engines and directories. Your site might not |
| your website and fall in love with your jewelry. | | | | show up immediately, but give it time and you'll |
| 3. Comments on Appropriate Forums and Blogs: | | | | slowly begin getting more visitors. |
| Even if you aren't writing a beading blog, you can | | | | 7. Trading Links: You can write or email other |
| still read all the other great bead jewelry blogs out | | | | bead jewelry bloggers and ask them to trade |
| there and leave appropriate comments about the | | | | links or give you a quick write up on their blogs in |
| post. Most forum comment systems allow you to | | | | exchange for the same. I run a bead jewelry blog |
| give a website URL, which is where you'd put | | | | and I sometimes like to put up posts of bead |
| your bead jewelry website address. This may not | | | | jewelry artists just starting out. They usually link |
| get you much traffic, but it does give you some | | | | to my blog, and I usually put up a post for others |
| exposure to other beading people who may be | | | | to see. We're all beaders together and we have |
| reading the same blog posting and your | | | | to help each other! |
| comments. The same is true on forums. When | | | | Good luck promoting your website! These tips |
| writing a comment on a bead jewelry message | | | | really do work. How do I know? Because my |
| board or forum you should always have your | | | | bead jewelry blog had over 58,000 unique visitors |
| website listed in your signature if allowed. Some | | | | in 2007 alone! |