Our Marketplace Tech Plan
In this post, we explain the details of our approach to the marketplace technology, summarize our research, present our plan to use Hosted E-commerce /… Read More »Our Marketplace Tech Plan
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4 Handmade Gifts for a Clean Start to Spring
The transition from winter to spring is associated with sweeping away the cobwebs, sloughing off the dead skins, and starting anew. Use this guide to… Read More »4 Handmade Gifts for a Clean Start to Spring
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)
[Guest Post 5/5] The final post and conclusion to our series tells about our experience trying other marketplaces as an alternative to Etsy to diversify… Read More »Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)
Handmade Definition Survey (10-15 Min)
We created a survey to learn your opinions on what kind of artisans and products to include on the Artisans Cooperative handmade marketplace. In this… Read More »Handmade Definition Survey (10-15 Min)
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Dropshipping Sites (Guest Post 4/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we tried selling our handmade products on dropshipping sites in the mid- to late-2010’s. This is what… Read More »Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Dropshipping Sites (Guest Post 4/5)
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Amazon (Guest Post 3/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we decided to post a few of our items on Amazon in 2014. n this post, we’ll… Read More »Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Amazon (Guest Post 3/5)
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Our Own Website (Guest Post 2/5)
[Guest Post] After realizing we needed an alternative to Etsy in 2012 to diversify our income, the first alternative we tried was building our own… Read More »Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Our Own Website (Guest Post 2/5)
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives (Guest Post 1/5)
[Guest Post] From maker Walnut Studiolo, the first in a five-part series sharing their experience trying out Etsy alternatives in 14 years of crafting.
Our First Annual Report
Our first annual report is our chance to show potential members how we intend to do business. Although we’ve only been in existence a few… Read More »Our First Annual Report
2023: A Look at the Year Ahead for Artisans Cooperative
January is a powerful time of year for learning from the past and planning for the future. In this post we’re taking a look at… Read More »2023: A Look at the Year Ahead for Artisans Cooperative