Craft Business Help At Christmas

18th November 2012

Is Christmas stressing you out? The Design Trust has some helpful advice & tips for you!
The Design Trust has some advice and help with some of the last minute planning, marketing and selling to make the most of Christmas for your crafts business.

The Design Doctor column for Crafts Magazine written by Patricia van den Akker Director of The Design Trust this month and is all about Christmas preparations and how to get the most out of the Christmas sales, read the column here: http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/the-design-doctor-how-to-make-the-most-out-of-christmas/

Polly Dugdale and Claire Hughes, the friendly online marketing experts and Design Trust partners, have created an easy 10-step e-book to get your online shop ready for Christmas. Its full of practical advice to get your own website, or Etsy or Folksy shop in order, find out more: http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/get-your-online-shop-ready-for-christmas-ebook-handmade-horizons/

Become involved in The Retail Champion’s PR campaign to celebrate an independent Christmas! There is lots of info on how you can get together with other local retailers, markets and fairs to promote each other, and there is lots of free promotional material you can download: http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/celebrate-an-independent-christmas-campaign/

And if all that doesn’t work? You might like to listen to the podcast with creative business coach Liz Wren on are you working too hard?: http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/free-design-trust-webinar-are-you-working-too-hard-in-your-business-with-liz-wren-9-march-12-1pm/

Find out more about The Design Trust by visiting their website: http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/