Welcome to the New Big Cartel Blog

Thanks a bunch for checking out our new blog! If you're curious to know what this is all about, let us fill you in.

The Big Cartel blog has an all-new design and mission: We want to give you access to more resources, inspiration, and updates you care about. Are you an artist or creative person running an online business? Interested in DIY culture, tech, and art? Our blog is written for you. We’ll share behind-the-scenes looks at artist processes, guides to help you get the most out of your work, and of course update you on all the news from Big Cartel. You'll see more artist interviews and essays. We're also going to walk the walk and write about how we work.

Want to see how we approached designing the new blog? Let Big Cartel designer Michael Croxton guide you through his process.

We'll continue to update and improve the blog, taking lessons we learn over time to make it even better for you. So, we're all ears for any thoughts you want to send our way. Tell us what you think by tweeting us @bigcartel.

What can you find here?

Community - Stories, artist features, and inspiration for people building a creative business online and in person. Community will be home to stories like Hallie Bateman Draws Inspiration from Everywhere and Spotlight on Five Artists Doing Instagram Right.

Classroom - Guides, tips, and helpful hints for running a successful business. Anything worth learning that empowers artists to do awesome work. In our Classroom, we'll continue sharing lessons like Promoting Your Shop with Instagram and The Art of Pricing.

News - Stay up-to-date on the latest Big Cartel news and product launches. News will keep you in the loop with Big Cartel announcements on everything from updates to Big Cartel for iOS to integrations like Big Cartel + Zapier.

Video - Go behind-the-scenes with artists at work, get a look at unique events, and find tons of inspiration from short documentaries. We're really excited about the future of our video projects at Big Cartel. You'll see videos of artists and their work like Dan Cassaro's Mini Makerville, Dan Christofferson's Curio Pop-up Shop, and much more soon.

Some blog posts will also have additional tags, so if you're ever looking for details on Events or updates about the Big Cartel Team, it's only a click away.

Follow along

We'd recommend bookmarking blog.bigcartel.com, but don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and Like us on Facebook to get all of the latest updates directly in your favorite feed.

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