Tag: ‘business tips’
August 2011 Traffic: Steady As She Goes
by Handmade Spark on 8/30/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
August traffic has held steady and calm, unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have rolled through the quiet Brooklyn hamlet where Handmade Spark resides. This month’s traffic may have been steady, but the percentage of traffic that comes from text and media searches has jumped over five points, with a …
Featured Member: Jen Diehl of The Ritzy Rose
by Handmade Spark on 6/07/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
By the time Jen Diehl got married last year, she was certain that she wanted to start a small design business in the wedding industry. A fashion and accessory designer by day, Jen spent several months researching her future business and finally settled upon custom vintage wedding accessories. Thus The …
May 2011: Another Record Month of Traffic
by Handmade Spark on 6/02/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
The results are in and they are beautiful! Handmade Spark’s numbers continue to climb, topping April’s “Best Month Ever” record with a whopping sixty percent of traffic coming directly from search in May 2011.
May’s pageviews just nosed past April’s count with almost two hundred views last month, continuing our upward …
Looking Back On Some Posts About Handmade Pricing
by Handmade Spark on 5/09/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
We’ve seen posts about pricing on many blogs — and also posted a few here too. We thought we’d gather a few of our favorites for everyone to take a look at. If you have a link to something you feel adds to the conversation, please add it in the …
April – A Record Breaking Traffic Month for Handmade Spark
by Handmade Spark on 5/01/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Handmade Spark’s traffic is at an all time high. April was our best month yet, with close to one hundred and ten thousand visitors.
We had a record breaking search traffic month, with over fifty-two thousand searches coming mostly from Google. Most of our visitors find what they are looking for …
Patience: The Art of Not Giving Up When Selling Online (updated)
by Handmade Spark on 4/29/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Believe in Your Dreams – Bunny Wall Hanging in Blue ( Keepsake ) by noempire
It’s tempting when selling in an online world to just give up. There’s much to learn and the curve is huge. The allure of making easy money and “quitting your day job” lends itself …
Shot by the Tracks: Creative Rejuvination by Handmade Spark Member Florida Scarf
by Handmade Spark on 4/18/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
For the Record: If graffiti is illegal and subject to fine or inprisonment, even if it’s not permanent, that is not me in the photo.
I recently got together with a couple of girlfriends and did a photoshoot. The purpose for me was to get better at using a camera and get …
Updated – Handmade Spark Had Its Largest Traffic Ever Last Week
by Handmade Spark on 4/17/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Two weeks in a row, our traffic is through the roof! Our hard work is paying off.
Special thanks to our fans and Google Farmer, which drive users to high quality sites.
Handmade Spark had its largest traffic ever last week, with over thirty thousand visitors. The traffic came from social sites, with …



