how do I find customers?

Question

I knit and crochet a bunch of fun things. I have kept postings on ebay, and now have my own online store... but still no luck! what can I do to get knowledge of my store out there so I can find customers?

Answer 1

Promote your online store. - http://www.richkahmer.com
Build inbound links to your website.
Most of the directories online charge a one time fee to review your site and add it to their index. Here are three of my favorites:
http://www.avivadirectory.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=kahmer
http://www.kahmer.com
http://www.joeant.com
The more inbound links to your site, the better you will rank
with Yahoo / Google / MSN.
Also work on your meta tags. Here is an
article on how they work: http://www.richkahmer.com/meta-tags.html

Answer 2

You should create your own website. You can get a free, user friendly website here: http://bravenet.com/

Also, make sure you work on your meta tags. Meta tags are the behind the scenes of the website that search engines look for. Very important!!


Submit your website to the search engines FREE so that people can find you. Go to: http://www.submitexpress.com/submit.html or http://www.addme.com/

There are directories that you can post to for free also.

You need to do do the leg work and advertise your website so that people can find you. Nobody can find you if you don't submit your website to the search engines.

This will get you started.

Do you go to craft shows in your area. Are there any stores in your area that would sell your products?

Good Luck in your business adventure!!

Answer 3

You might try posting on craigslist.com. You need to get listed on the various search engines. There is software that will help you do this. You also might try some of the link exchanges.