Promoting is very important.
People will not just know it's there.
There are many ways for you to promote your business.
Promoting will seam to be hard at first but it is really easy to do.
After you try some or all of these steps, you will find what works for you and what does not.
Here are some steps for you to try.
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Make up business cards and flyers.
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Put your flyers and business cards in restaurants or other places you can put them.
3.
Find a craft sell to get in to and pass them out there too.
4.
Join groups on Etsy.
5.
Talk in the forums.
6.
Join social networks.
Like Facebook, MySpace, and others.
7.
When some one buys some thing send a business card with the item.
8.
Start a blog.
9.
You can make a profile on Google and yahoo.
10.
Join Redgage and upload your links there.
In the forums on Etsy you can ask to write blogs for other members.
This in turn people will write blogs about your shop as well.
You can also ask people their opinion on your shop.
They may have a lot more follows then you.
Giving business cards or flyers to family and friends can also be a great way to promote.
It is not that hard to get your name out there with these steps.
Try as many as you would like.
Find what works for you.
The more you promote the better your sells.