4. Taking Powerful Pictures

Writing an effective title and description is necessary for any craft listing on any marketplace. Equally important to the text you write are the photos you show of your craft items. People want to see an item before they buy it, which means you need product photos to successfully sell online. In fact, the better your photos, the more items you’ll sell—and at higher prices, too.

Great product photos don’t come from the camera in your iPhone taken with natural room light. You need to know a little bit about good photography to take appealing photos of your crafts. It also helps, of course, if you have a photo editing program to make your photos look even better—and to fix any mistakes you make.

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