Here’s how our Memberships work
We offer a monthly membership service that allows you to post and sell your fandom related handmade items. We’re a moderated site, so there’s a delay between when you submit your items for approval and when they appear on the site. The delay is generally less than 24 hours. This keeps our handmade site just that- handmade only.
When you sell your handmade product, the money is processed using YOUR Stripe account, so it goes directly to your bank account. We’re not involved in the payment processing, which also means we don’t take any portion of it. It’s just like renting a booth at an online event that never ends! You are responsible for collecting and remitting any taxes required of you for your federal, state, and locality.
Hobbyist
This option is FREE to use! You can have up to 3 different products posted for FREE! This level is designed to help artists new to posting items. It allows an artist to gather fans that follow them, and is a basic level without all the frills that are often intimidating to artists new to posting online. Our tutorials and selling guides are there to help artists learn important skills like how to take great photos of their items, and how to ship their items cost effectively.
Maker-Mini
With everything from the Hobbyist level, this level also allows you to display your social media links on your profile, offer discount codes, and increases your store size to 20 items.
With Maker-Mini, you will be able to create commissions, and be found in commissioned artist searches! You can set up a private sale with your new client, and accept a down payment to get the work started!
A great level if you have limited inventory, or are just starting your hobby-hustle adventure! $17 a month
Crafter-preneur and Creative Professional
Where to start? So much in this level for just $27 a month! To the functions from Maker-mini, we add the ability to direct traffic to your own private website (if you have one). Remember- we’re here to help you sell, whether it’s on our site or your own!
Our event pages take on a new life for you at this level, as a special section is unlocked that allows you to access information about the Artist Alley at each event- everything from table price and size to when the application process starts! A handy time-saving extra for the busy crafter-preneur!
When you’re attending an event that’s on our event calendar, you can toggle on the option that lets everyone know you are attending the event! Your profile will show up on that event’s page! Anyone looking at the event’s page will see your profile there! We’re always working to drive more clients your way- online or at events!
Besides creating a killer calendar feature to help you keep your fans informed, when Artist’s Alley is holding a marketing booth at an event, you will be invited to any socials or event tents that we sponsor! Come mingle with other handmade fandom artists! Our marketing brochures will help direct people to your booth at live events (buyers that come to our event are given one!)!
We don’t allow outside vendors to advertise on our site, period. We advertise only conventions and our artists. As a Crafter-preneur, you can purchase ad space and promote your products, which increases your sales! You’ll be able to purchase advertising for your products or shop that will appear on our home page, top banner, as well as many other great advertising spots on our website! You’ll hear about advertising opportunities for upcoming Events in your area, as well as those you’ve added to your Event Calendar.our social media links on your profile, offer discount codes, create commissions with down payments, and post up to 20 items. A great level if you have limited inventory, or are just starting your hobby-hustle adventure!
Crafter-preneur and Creative Professionals share all of the same features, with the exception of the number of items in your store. Crafter-preneur has space for 50 items, and Creative Professional doubles that to 100 items. If you need more space, please contact us directly. We’re always approachable!
When we’re headed to an Event, we often sponsor panels for our Artists to speak to other Artists and Guests. These are usually centered on improving our craft and our sales, but we’ll often go in for the panels that teach DIY to guests, as well! You’ll have the opportunity to pitch us on a panel and we’ll bring the advertising for it! Of course, your fellow Artist’s Alley Vendors will hear about your panel, and we’ll get the word out on our Event Pages!
We all love a handmade market that is REALLY handmade! There’s just nothing quite the same as finding that unique piece and knowing you’ve helped an artist to keep creating art.
Keeping our site handmade is really a team effort. The team is all of us- buyers and sellers included! When you post an item for sale, it heads over to one of our moderators. They’ll take a look at it and make sure that it follows our policies. If it’s good to go, they’ll approve it and it becomes a real boy….wait….it becomes live! This process usually takes less than 24 hours, and it’s a vital part of our handmade marketplace. We appreciate your patience!
As you grow and we get to know you as a seller, you may be granted the ability to post instantly. Your shop will still be monitored periodically, but when you post an item, the item becomes live immediately. We respect and reward those demonstrating moral, ethical, and artistic integrity.