Doing some research here.

[Christian Helms]

Hey guys, new guy here but not new to the craft. Im doing some research on makers selling their work and where and how they sell. Do you have your own website? What features in your website are lacking for bladesmith specifically? Do you sell on Etsy? What would you like to have at your fingertips as a bladesmith on a website? A lot of people use Etsy I see, but what are the goods and bads of it? If you could have your dream site to sell on, what would you want to see? Thanks for the feedback!

 

[dirc]

imho etsy stinks - it's great for selling overpriced overly 'artful' wall hangers, I think the majority of people on bf don't use it

but I could be wrong, it would be interesting to know

bf makers who pay for the upgrade get their own listing & forums here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/categories/knifemakers-market-knives-more-for-sale.767/

 

[Christian Helms]

imho etsy stinks - it's great for selling overpriced overly 'artful' wall hangers, I think the majority of people on bf don't use it

but I could be wrong, it would be interesting to know

bf makers who pay for the upgrade get their own listing & forums here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/categories/knifemakers-market-knives-more-for-sale.767/

I absolutely agree. Don't like selling on Etsy. If you could have some features on a site like it though, what would draw you to sell there?