Create something handmade.
Photograph your item. A 1000 x 1000 image is ideal.
List your item on ShopHandmade. Watch people view your item.
Buyer pays you through PayPal. We make it easy.
Ship the item. We make it easy to print the label through PayPal.
Buyer glows with happiness. You do too.
Life can be very rewarding…and so can your customers on ShopHandmade!
There are many types of rewards in life. Creating beautiful things. Being appreciated…and making money!
At ShopHandmade we help you accomplish all of those things.
Are you making jewelry? Do you throw pots? Or have a knack for making holiday ornaments?
Maybe you have a pile of scarves that you knit just for fun?
The greatest reward isn't the money. It is listing an item for sale, seeing people view your item because they are interested in it, and especially when somebody so appreciates what you have done that they buy it.
If you are new to selling crafts you will find it's a very rewarding experience.
If you presently sell craft items on other web sites it's even more rewarding because at ShopHandmade you keep all of the profits.
ShopHandmade is the perfect venue for making your creative handiwork available to people who love handcrafted goods.
All you have to do is make your product and open a ShopHandmade store!
Like many people you probably have a bunch of your specialty items stored in your craft room, closets or basement!
If not, get started and make a stock of your goods.
There's no minimum for selling, but the more you list, the more you can make!
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ShopHandmade is Free. Really.
There is no monthly charge.
There is no listing charge.
There is no mandatory sales commission.
There is no "professional" option to upgrade to.
You don't have to get your friends to pay $70 a month so your account can be free.
There is no limit on the number of listings you can have.
Our service is free because we want to support artists and designers.
What is a Gallery?
Galleries are a way of showcasing handmade goods.
Galleries are limited to only a few of the best items, hand picked by the shop owners themselves.
The contents of each gallery are changed regularly so that they are fresh and interesting.
How much does it cost?
Galleries are free.
How long are items listed?
Listing in the Gallery is random, changing through the day.
The number of items allowed into each Gallery is limited so that each one gets excellent exposure.
The number of slots in each Gallery may vary from day to day and from one Gallery to another.
Galleries sometimes are seasonal so new Galleries are added occasionally.
How can my products be featured in a Gallery?
To list your item in a gallery:
- Go to your store Inventory Management Center.
- Click on the item that you would like to list in a Gallery.
- Click on the "Galleries" tab at the top of the page.
- Choose the galleries you wish to be listed in.
- Your listing will have as much chance as other listings to be displayed in the Gallery.
Can I sell items that my friends have hand made?
Sure. As long as the items that you are selling are hand made and are not mass produced then you are welcome to sell them.
We recognize that sometimes it's more convenient for groups of people to share a cooperative store and we encourage cooperation.
How do I get paid?
Buyers pay you through PayPal.
Our system makes it easy.
After purchasing an item, Buyers just click a button and PayPal provides a safe, secure payment method.
You never give us your password. We never touch your money…it is sent directly from the buyer to you.
To link up your PayPal account, just register with ShopHandmade using the same email address that you have registered with PayPal.
Everything happens automatically, even seeing which orders have been paid for in your ShopHandmade Dashboard.
Buyers pay you, we do not get involved nor do we charge you a fee for handling your money, because we don't handle it at all.
Do I need to charge Sales Tax or have a business license?
Sales tax, business licenses, and similar matters are a governmental matter.
You should contact your local government.
Sometimes you do not need a business license, but this varies.
If you need to charge sales tax then this is your responsibility.
Most sellers build sales tax into their price and pay it out of their gross receipts and don't charge the customer extra.
Our system does not have the ability to add sales tax to the purchase amounts.
How does your supplies recycling work?
We encourage the recycling of good, reusable craft supplies. This is good for the environment and an inexpensive way to buy supplies.
We all have left over supplies: extra beads, a used rubber stamp, supplies for that project that never quite got started. Why not let somebody else enjoy these items?
List these items in the "Supplies" section, not the handmade goods section.
What if I only want to sell to US or Canadian customers?
Simply don't enter any shipping price for the areas you don't want to ship to.
Our system will only allow sales to the areas that you supply a shipping price.
But note that if you do not want to ship to a region, leave the price blank.
If you enter 0.00 then that means you are willing to ship for free!
Are any types of items prohibited?
Everything must be suitable for all audiences.
While we do not market to children or target them in our marketing efforts, we certainly want our web site to be something that is family friendly.
So no items which are adult oriented or hateful are allowed.
While this may seem like common sense we'll mention it anyway: What you sell must be legal.
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