6 Specific ways for Crafters to Use Twitter

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Twitter. Either you love it, you hate it, or you’ve never used it. Many crafters who tell me they hate Twitter, or they don’t know how to use it, or they have never used it. I think this is a shame because Twitter is a super useful tool for crafters.

If you don't use Twitter because you don't know what to do with it, I'm here to help. I've written up 6 Specific Ways Crafters Can Use Twitter to help get the most out of tweeting!

#1 Use Twitter to let people know you have posted a new product in your online shop

Whether you use Etsy or Meylah or any other online shopping site, when you add a new item to your shop, tweet about it! Send out a tweet with a brief item description and include a link (shortened URL preferably) directly to that item. One way to increase the likelihood that some one, besides people who already follow you, will see this tweet is to use a hashtag such as #etsy (if you listed it on Etsy) or #handmade. There are many others you can use, so search what you are selling and see if it has it’s own hashtage floating around. Using the hashtag means that people searching that tag will see your listing. The big question, I know, is you wonder is whether or not this will get you sales. I can say that many times I have sold an item almost immediately after posting the link to Twitter. Another awesome thing is that people can re-tweet to others to share your listing and that might get you a sale, or at least a new follower.