#staystronghandmade | Ideas for Supporting Handmade + Small Businesses
Each and every one of you is amazing. The recent COVID-19 is becoming real for so many of us. With schools cancelling, stores shutting doors, people being asked to stay home and even loved ones falling ill with the virus, so many of us are facing many different struggles and worries. We understand the mixed emotions that come with each. And through it all we are seeing a lot of love and coming together within the handmade community. It simply amazes us and reiterates why we put our extra personal time into this. We really can't express how amazing it is and how many people have been sharing ideas for supporting handmade and small businesses. And how many more have jumped aboard to try and do so.
Ideas for Supporting Handmade + Small Businesses
So if you're like us, and wondering what you could possibly do, we've put together a list. It can be so simple and cost you nothing but a few minutes of your time. Something you may have a little extra of these days, as you self isolate and protect the community and those you love. So let's start with the small gestures that can make someone's day, especially during these hard times. We can't imagine why someone wouldn't want to:
1. Go to our Instagram @handmadecanada and check out even just 1 or 2 handmakers we have shared - like there IG, like a few of their posts, leave them a comment or say hi. Let’s start building up this community.
2. Tag your social media posts with #staystronghandmade and go check out the hashtag from time to time. Show some love and support to others who have done the same. People’s businesses are being effected and every little gesture helps.
3. Share, share, share. Help us grow, which only helps you grow. We want to keep our Instagram and blog features free. Even if we hit 5,000, 100,000 or even 763,456 followers (we can only hope 😉). Our current plans involve our features staying free and this being a community of support, where we help you grow! We’ve been there, we have/had handmade businesses and know how hard it can be. We love being able to help all of you.
4. Continue to shop and support small as much as possible. There are many ways, like this image depicts below (source unknown):
6. Let us know how people have been helping you and what you need to help support you and your handmade business. Comment below if you'd like and we’ll share the different ideas we get that seem fit.
Which brings us to even more ideas that have came from a few of you. After our post we were able to find even more ideas or had received some in our inbox that we definitely loved. Here they are, for both makers / supporters:
- Do lives with other makers and promote each other (@pureessentialsyeg)
- Create an Instagram highlight with makers you love and ask followers to check it out and visit a few (@storywildstudios)
- Help small business get through this: (infographic (@commondeer))
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- One a day rule. (@collected_joy) Visit one handmade or small business a day. (The original suggestion says in person) As this becomes harder, do so online. Visit them on social media, like their posts, comment, make conversation and follow them. Then, visit their online store or presence if there is another. If you're able to,and really like what they make, purchase something. Get an early Mother's Day gift, or maybe someones birthday present or even something special for yourself.
- Team up with your fave makers for a fun giveaway! (This was another one of our ideas and we hope to be doing this very soon)
- Start selling gift cards or purchasing, if you're a supporter. Again, gift to yourself or a neighbour, friend or family member.
If you’ve made it this far - thank you! Share this blog post, let’s get the community working together to love, support and uplift each other as we all face the COVID-19 virus differently. xo
HC ♡
#staystronghandmade
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