You can sell handmade products online with very little expense in at least 5 ways:
* your own store built with a platform such as Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, BigCommerce, Weebly, Ecwid or Shift4Shop.
* your own WordPress website with Paypal buttons or the Woo Commerce plugin
* third-party marketplaces like Amazon and eBay
*social media sites like Instagram and Facebook.
* niche sites like Etsy and Big Cartel, Amazon Handmade (US), and more.
Here's a list of some more useful online craft sales websites:
ArtFire (US), eCrater, Handmade Artists’ Shop (US),
Folksy (US), Misi (US), Dawanda, Zibbet (US),
iCraft (Canada), Bonanza, Made It Myself,
LocalHarvest (an online directory for organic and local food providers),
Meylah, Indiecart (US), CrateJoy, HyeanaCart
Sourcing Handmade (It helps independent makers find places to sell their products wholesale),
GLC Arts and Crafts Mall,
Madeit (Australia)
Felt (New Zealand)
AFTCRA (US) is the only marketplace dedicated to handmade, and the only marketplace featuring goods made in America http://www.aftcra.com.).
A list of freight shipping calculators in some countries around the world:
USA
USPS (United States Postal Service) Use the USPS Shipping Calculator to compare rates for sending parcels. https://postcalc.usps.com/
UPS USA https://www.ups.com/us/en/Home.page
CANADA
Canada Post https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en
UPS Canada https://www.theupsstore.ca/shipping-cost-calculator/
UK
The Royal Mail https://www.royalmail.com/
Shipping Calculator/price finder https://www.royalmail.com/price-finder
AUSTRALIA
Australia Post https://auspost.com.au/
Shipping Calculator https://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/calculate-postage-delivery-times/#/
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Post https://www.nzpost.co.nz/
Rate Finder https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/rate-finder
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