Our gift to you...

As we inch our way closer to the beginning of a new year, you may or may not have begun to plan out your New Year's Resolutions for personal and business goals. However, here at Daisy Craft, we have already set into motion some really exciting changes that we hope will help our store owners in the coming year.

We look forward to saying good-bye to a year that has had some bad economic happenings across the nation and look forward to throwing ourselves into making 2009 a very successful year for each of you.

We have revamped our perks for our online stores to offer more to each of you while keeping the same prices. We know that these changes will better serve our current and future crafters.

Please take a look the new perks lists below! If you currently have a Premium or Standard store, these changes go into effect immediately. The previous perks also apply for current craft stores only who opened Premium and Standard stores prior to 12.22.08. New stores will only receive the newly listed perks.

Premium Stores:

The quickest way to kick-off your online store! This store option is packed with a bundle of perks that will surely boost your business from the beginning. The benefits offered to Premium store owners are incalculable.
Listing fee: Free!
Transaction fee: 5% purchase price
Premium store fee: $64.95/ year (Over $450 value)
Premium store perks:
1. Customized store page with ad banner and matching buttons. The custom look will include background color, custom ad banner, custom ad button to use anywhere, custom text on your page and product listing links.* ($150 value)
2. Three additional ad banner changes during the year. Great for special promos, sales or holiday events. ($45 value)
3. Five additional ad buttons per year that will be customized to link directly to your online store. Perfect for easy advertising on blogs and other sites. Also the code will be available for others to post your buttons on their blogs and sites as well. ($25 value)
4. Feature seller rotation ($75 value) *
5. Recently Listed Items rotation on the Home Page. Perfect for showing off your items each time you list! ($75 value)
6. Four marketing give-aways a year. This is a great way to help boost your business. Give-aways will be done on Daisy Craft and other Web sites where we advertise. More advertising bang for your buck! ($150 value)

Standard Stores:
The perfect store option if you want to grow your business over time. At an affordable price with perks not available for free stores, you can jump-start your online business without a lot of up-front costs.
Listing fee: Free!
Transaction fee: 5% purchase price
Standard store fee: $5.95/ month (Over $300 value)
Standard store perks:
1. Customized store page with ad banner and matching button. The custom look will include background color, custom ad banner, custom ad button to use anywhere. Text not included.* ($105 value)
2. Two additional ad banner changes during one year. Great for special promos, sales or holiday events. ($30 value)*
3. Three additional ad buttons per year that will be customized to link directly to your online store. Perfect for easy advertising on blogs and other sites. Also the code will be available for others to post your buttons on their blogs and sites as well. ($15 value)*
4. Recently Listed Items rotation on the Home Page. Perfect for showing off your items each time you list! ($75 value)*
5. Two marketing give-aways a year. This is a great way to help boost your business. Give-aways will be done on Daisy Craft and other Web sites where we advertise. More advertising bang for your buck! ($75 value)*


*Please note that in order to receive these listed perks, your account must remain active and current. The Standard Store perks are only available throughout the year and cannot be received all in one month (with the exception of perk #1). To be eligible for the Recently Listed Items feature, your account must remain active. Sorry, no refunds are available.

We are so excited to help small business like yours take off in the New Year. We are doubling our advertising and taking part in some exciting events that will help you get the online presence that will equate to greater sales!

We've also added "Marketing" to the site to help you promote your online store at a very, low cost. We are now offering marketing buttons for only $5 each. These buttons are great for posting on your blogs and other sites that can link directly to your Daisy Craft store page. These buttons normally cost about $20 dollars for others to make, but we want you to have the same benefits for a more affordable price!

Don't forget to take part in our Daisy Craft community where you can share ideas, crafting tips, announce your craft events and so on!

New Feature

Have you seen the new feature on Daisy Craft?

We are so excited to offer "Recent Products" as a way to boost the sales of our store owners. The most recently listed products of our Standard and Premium Store owners will be automatically listed on the Home Page!

The product listings have a direct link to your products and store!! 

It's fantastic! 

If you'd like to get started today, go to our Web site, click on "Open A Store" and choose either the "Standard" or "Premium" store. 

Be sure to follow the two step process to get started on Daisy Craft!

Contact us with any questions!!

Holiday Gift Ideas...

Christmas is just around the corner!! Get into the hand-made gift fever!

It's hard to believe that this year is almost over~it just seems like we welcomed in 2008. Now that I am used to writing 2008 or 08 on checks, cards and every other place I have to add the date-- it switches on me. I guess things could be worse like figuring out what gifts to give and deciding on a gift budget!

The holidays are fast approaching and what a great time to start thinking about giving hand-made, hand-crafted gifts! There's nothing better than giving something that you've made yourself, or that is a unique gift hand-made by someone else.

Here are some reasons to give hand-made gifts this year:

1. Hand-crafted gifts say that you put thought into purchasing a gift for the receiver. You've thought about them and found a unique gift just as unique as they are.
2. Hand-crafted gifts are usually the highest-quality gifts, too. Not only do you find one-of-a-kind treasures, but you also know that the crafter has put their special skills to perfect use. They love making their products and usually make sure that every item is crafted to their best ability. That's something that can't be purchased in a store from items that are mass produced!
3. Support small businesses by purchasing great products from individuals!
4. Hand-crafted gifts can usually be customized to meet color schemes and other variables to suit your gift needs! That's the great thing about handmade gifts--- they are generally made-to-order!
5. Great gifts for any holiday budget!

Be sure to check out the beautiful hand-crafted items and don't forget to order your holiday cards! All available on Daisy Craft!