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The Collabs group isn't made yet, but I wanted to get some basic instructions online for member networking in the meantime! I'll move this tutorial over to the group once it's made!

When you edit your profile, there is a "Member Networking" field:

The boxes you check on this field won't show up on your profile anywhere - but people can use them to find you on our member search page! Following is an explanation of each Member Networking option, to give you some guidance on which boxes you might wish to check.

Cross Promotion

There are a plethora of ways we could use this site to promote each other's businesses! Here are a few ideas:

  1. Add each other's Showcases to favorites (favorite lists show up on the second tab of your profile)
  2. Create a follow-for-follow chain on social media
  3. Sharing each others' businesses on your social media or email list
  4. Cross promoting complementary products (ex. Stationary and wax seals, Victorian women’s clothing and Victorian men’s clothing)

Business/Product Collaboration

We have makers who create craft supplies, and some amazing artists in our lineup too - which opens the door for awesome one-of-a-kind products collaborated on by multiple makers and creators.

Vending/Events Collaboration

Vending is EXPENSIVE. Pooling travel/stay expenses, and possibly even sharing a space can make a huge difference. For any IRL (in-real-life) collaboration, please exercise caution, the same as you would any time you connect with someone from an online group.

Photoshoots

Lifestyle photos (the on-a-model real-life-appearance ones), for many makers and creators, involve locating additional items and props that you do not make or create. Collaborating with other creative small business owners can solve this problem!

Accountability/Body Doubling

It can be hard to stay on track with important business goals as a creative indie seller. An accountability group helps by having people you owe a report to on whether you achieved your goals for the week or month. Body doubling is a more one-on-one approach to accountability that's been requested by members in the past.

Social Hangouts

This one's self-explanatory - fun hangouts!

Check the boxes for any/all of the Member Networking opportunities that interest you. Once we get the Collabs group online, we'll post info on how to use this site to achieve them!

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