The Try Handmade shopping blog is read by people looking to buy handmade goods, so you know that your ad will be in front of shoppers and not just other sellers. Your ad will appear in the sidebar on every page of the site.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • "When will my ad appear?"
    When you get the email that says your ad has been approved it is already appearing on the site. You will get another email when your ad has expired which will give you an opportunity to renew.
  • "Can I buy an ad which includes a blog post about my business?"
    Nope, and here's why.
  • "How much traffic does your site get?"
    Here are our stats as of yesterday (independently verified by SeeTheStats):
    Our page rank is 5 and as of yesterday we had 1,885 RSS and email subscribers.
  • "I have more questions."
    Contact me :)

So if an ad sounds good, just choose the kind you're looking for from the three choices below. Look in the sidebar on the right side of this page to see where each ad will display →

1. Shop Widget Ad

Easy: You only need to have an existing Etsy or 1000 Markets shop. We do the rest.
5 left (of 18 total)» Buy «$30.00 / 30 days

2. Banner Ad

You provide us with an appropriately-sized ad image.
Premium A { 125 wide x 125 pixels high }» Buy «$50.00 / 30 days

3. Via Blogads

Two ad spots on the site are sold through a company called BlogAds. There's a spot at the top of the page and another in the middle of the page.
{ prices in $USD }

Testimonials

"Try Handmade is single-handedly responsible for making me poor. I don't blame the recession, I blame you Erika! (slinks off to sell children in order to support etsy addiction)" - Procrastamom.

"Lovely site http://tryhandmade.com/" @gwenbell
"RT @gwenbell: Lovely site http://tryhandmade.com/" @CraftyChica, Kathy Cano-Murillo

"Erika over at tryhandmade.com is doing some very important work. She is helping all of us push the handmade resurgence from a micro-trend to a macro social movement. We applaud her work and think her blog is just lovely." - Artfire.

TryHandmade is "designed in a way that's super friendly to browsing the handmade items and searching for what you're looking for." - ThreadBanger.

"I truly believe it is your life's goal to make me spend my childrens' college tuition on hand made goods." - MammaLoves.

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