"Another tool in your tool box" : KEEP Craft Your Business May 2014

"Another tool in your tool box"  is how Liz from Betty Jo Designs, eloquently described adding an online store to your market stall at our KEEP Craft Your Business workshop on May 31st.

The topic of the day was Selling Online. The aim of the day was to equip our participants with the skills and confidence to open their own online shop.

We discussed different platforms, including bigcartel, etsy and Australian site madeit.com.au
The importance of promoting your own store through social media was also discussed at  great length.

Fourteen local handmade business women, all Made 'n Thornbury Craft Market stallholders, took part in the workshop. Lively conversations took place during the day, especially at the delicious communal lunch.

It was decided in one of these conversations that the next KEEP CYB workshop would be dedicated to social media. We have set the date as July 19th. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

A big thanks to Liz, our Make Craft Your Business facilitator - Dee, and the women who attended the workshop.

Made n Thornbury Community Market

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"Hear ye, hear ye !"

"The term "Posting A Notice" comes from the act of the town crier, who having read his message to the townspeople, would attach it to the door post of the local inn." courtesy of Wikipedia

Image from Pinterest

But in today's modern times we POST online without as much fanfare. And which 'local inn' would I post  my message to??? Most likely the local formerly known as The Bender Bar, but too many pints of the local brew and this blogger doesn't make alot sense......

So....."hear ye, hear ye"..........market stall holders! 

I am here to announce our very first  Stallholder Meeting.

Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House, 

Wednesday September 14th 7pm.

Light snacks provided.

We'll be discussing ways to improve the volume of customers each market attracts 

and to encourage further stall holder participation in the development of the market.

RSVPs are appreciated so please comment on this blog post,

or 'like' us and RSVP on facebook.

"Come one, come all !" 

See you then,
Made n Thornbury Community Market