Advertising on Craftcult: Our First Expedition into the World of Online Advertising

SuaVoce was able to acquire enough money (and we worked up enough motivation) to advertise online. But in fact, it wasn’t that much money and it didn’t take us that much time.

Several days ago, we purchased an advertisement from http://www.craftcult.com/ . The ad cost us only $15, and for four days, four of our pieces would rotate through the website’s “carousel.” (Check out craftcult to see what I mean. It’s right at the top.) We were worried, of course (never having advertised online before), that we could get nothing from the ad. Our jewelry pieces tend to only cost $15 at average. So if we sold once piece due to the ad, we would only be paying off the price of the ad (in fact, we wouldn’t even be paying off that since Etsy.com takes a percentage of the $ from your sale). So…we were worried.

Our Pride and Prejudice Journal we advertised on Craftcult

And we haven’t made a sale from the advertisement.

But we might. And that’s the key. We got many more hearts for each of the items we advertised. Hearts means that an individual “favorited” our item so that they may look at it later. I always heart something before I buy it.

The Pretty Little Rosebud Hair Clip, also advertised

All in all? Go for it, if you’re considering purchasing an advertisement spot. Just think about what the benefits might be of the advertisement (even if they may not be explicit or apparent). Plus, it couldn’t hurt now that the Christmas season is almost upon us!

Happy advertising,
Angie

Faries, Vampires, and Mardi Gras! New Hair Clips...

Today Sarah and I made four new hair pieces! Making hair accessories is so much fun (maybe sometimes more fun than making jewelry!).

1. Vampire Inspired--made from velvety rich purple petals, a striking vintage black cabachon, and three red feathers, this piece just feels like a vampire!

2. Mardi Gras--this hair piece is made from a multitude of black feathers, bright pink petals, a fabulous green star piece, and a dangling Czech glass bead. It is so bright and bold. Perfect for Halloween!

3. Lavander Butterfly--this piece is so sweet. A purple butterfly sits atop a delicate sheer-white bow. It will be our first children's piece.

4. RAINBOW--there is no other way to explain it! This piece is made from blue, green, yellow, and red feathers along with three equaly bright vinage cabachons. Totally Halloween.

Well, that is what we spent our evening creating. Hopefully they will soon be for sale in our Etsy store! In the meantime, check out what hair pieces we already have for sale...

Angie

Saffron and Scarlet

Well, we've finally done it! Sua Voce has created a number of fabulous (!) hair accessories. We've been wanting to expand into hair pieces for so long. Our photogenic sisters pose for our photos:

Thanks for looking!

Angie