40 Etsy Alternative Websites for Selling Handcrafted Stuff Online

1. Cafe Press
The site offers print-on-demand service. You can have your newly conceived design
printed on a number of objects here, including but not limited to tee-shirts, mugs,
apparel, and wall posters here. The idea is to save you loads of money to buy these
various raw materials.

2. Zazzle
Prolific designers would love this site. Basically you come out with a design,
upload it and figure what items to go with your design (it could be t-shirts and
posters and many other things). If these sell, you get royalties.

This has to be an excellent option if you are apt at conceiving new ideas or
designs, rather than be tied up with the process of actually producing them or
making shipping arrangements.

3. ArtFire
This is yet another popular marketplace for aspiring handicraft makers and
artisans. ArtFire is one of the best places to sell handmade jewelry specially.

Personally, I think its greatest appeal is how you can put up an item on your
Amazon wish list. It is a stroke of genius for ArtFire to tie up with Amazon�s
Amazon�s Universal Wishlist technology.

4. Cargoh
There are no monthly or listing fees here. The site takes 3.5% commission on all
items sold.

This site is still in beta, so a lot may change over the next few years.

5. Foodzie (the site is now part of Joyus)

This site takes its professional ethic to another level. It is true that they take
a percentage off your sales, like other online marketplaces. But when they can�t
help you sell more, you pay nothing, unlike other online marketplaces.

They bring small US based food producers and farmers to a wider market that
appreciate fabulous foods and gifts.

6. Yokaboo
Another online handicraft marketplace registered in the U.K. Users can find 3
membership levels.

The most basic version, which is free, allows only 6 product listings. A more
decent membership level is the second level. At $25 a month, sellers are entitled
to 50 product listings.

7. Free Craft Fair

Strictly speaking, Free Craft Fair is not a real marketplace. Instead, think of it
as a website offering directory services for its users. But if you are thinking of
getting exposure among craft buyers, this is one place you should not miss out.

8. Redbubble
Redbubble is another marketplace with products on diverse themes and categories.
9. Artful Home
This is like the roll-royce of handicraft marketplace. The homemade products
consist primarily of home decor, jewelry and apparel.

The collection is exquisite and huge, it is easy to spend hours here.

10. ShopWindoz
ShopWindoz is a pretty niche online marketplace. It is a German registered
business and it is popularly known for its innovative and non-mainstream products
listed on its website.

If you have an creative mind, ShopWindoz would be glad to have you on board as shop
owner and you would be promised global exposure as it has a pretty good
international reach.

11. Notmassproduced
Notmassproduced could be an ideal site to work with if you are uncomfortable in
the marketing part of the business.

Basically you still need to have your own store built up, set up the pricing and
shipping, and they will do the rest. Notmassproduced manages the sales process, you
handle the shipment, and you will get payment direct from them rather than
individual customers.

Sellers participation is through invitation only, so every seller represented here

has had their skill and craftsmanship endorsed by Notmassproduced already.

The business caters especially to UK and European clients.

12. Bonanza
It is now being compared right up there with the very best � eBay and Etsy. There
is no membership fee and listing fee is low.

Amazingly, the website actually employ real people to handle online sales
consultations. The idea is to help the designers to sell more � while not passing
over that cost to them.

13. Coriandr
Coriandr is an extremely business-friendly online marketplace registered in the
U.K. The setup of a store is straightforward and the website regularly runs
marketing stints and promotions to attract traffic.

I am especially impressed with their gifts under �20 section (metaphorically as

people are attracted to this eye catching phrase in an economy downturn).

If you want to incorporate your shop into your personal blog or website, there is a
�mini shop� feature that allows you to easily do that.

14. iCraft
iCraft will settle on just original handmade products. No vintage product, no
reselling arrangement and definitely no food products.

Ultimately, iCraft has full discretion on what goes onto their marketplace. I like
this site for its absolute clarity.

Naturally, such restrictions cut off a great many sellers, but you are good at
creativity stuff, iCraft will like you there. It is heralded among designers
because of the attractive pricing structure.
15. SpoonFlower
I find SpoonFlower remarkable for its innovativeness. Instead of hawking (on the
sellers� behalf) all sorts of handicrafts, it restricts the ware to all fabric
products.

Users can find all sorts of garments with different materials, designs and prints.

Whether you are looking for a curtain or a cushion cover, Spoonflower would not
disappoint.

16. Big Cartel

Compare to sites like ArtFire, Big Cartel is really lacking in the area of the
social aspect. But if you are into customizing your shopfront, this can be an
excellent choice.

17. I Made It Market

The set up of I Made It Market is like a breath of fresh air in the over-crowded
online marketplaces.

They also attempt to promote the handicraft from sellers here, but the difference
is that the trades are to raise funds and awareness to improve communities. They do
this through partnership with community, arts and nonprofit organizations.

Artists and craftspeople benefit through the exposure presented by these

participations.

18. PoppyTalk Handmade

PoppyTalk Handmade is another online handicraft market, which periodically
showcase international and emerging designers.

Do take note that there is a �curator� here whose job is to decide if any work is
good enough for them to feature on the marketplace.

Nevertheless, it allows a link to your current online storefront when user clicks
on the buy button. It doesn�t matter if that storefront is your own website, Etsy
or another marketplace.

Since its inception, it has won many awards for outstanding blogs and best-run
site.

19. Dawanda
Dawanda has a noble approach to attract craft buyers. The website lets these
buyers draw up a wish list of desired products and the lists are then shared among
friends.

It helps that the site is well organized, so if you have a keen eye on
opportunities, you can make some nice bucks here.

20. Aftcra
Milwaukee-based Aftcra was established at the end of 2012. Its online marketplace
is dedicated to artisans in the US and their handicrafts.

21. Misi
Misi is another online marketplace for U.K. based craftsmen. The deal here is that
sellers can own their shops for life, with a subdomain thrown in, all at no cost to
sellers.

They also help to impart business skills through a forum, to help you hone your
marketing skills or set up a new business, for example.
The website takes a low commission on every item sold.

22. Made It Myself

Made It Myself is an up-and-coming free marketplace. Similarly, it works by
listing your products for sale.

Even at its current beta stage, it is winning praises and attracting users to its
community.

23. eBay
While eBay may sound old school, it has a special fair-trade marketplace that is
really innovative.

With its World of Good, eBay wants to encourage socially and environmentally
responsible shopping. There are many thousands of outstanding products originated
across the globe, and with all of them earning the eBay�s stamp of approval.

24. Foodoro
Through this website, food makers are directly connected with consumers.. If you
are passionate about producing food, you may want to consider setup online
storefront here.

25. Ruby Lane

Ruby Lane is considered among the early movers in online marketplaces. The wares
here could be vintage, antiques, plus handmade. Applicable fees are one time set-up
fee and monthly maintenance fee.

26. Handmade Catalog

This site is run by a crafter. Monthly fee applies and the site takes a percentage
on sales.

27. Handmade Artists� Shop

Handmade Artists� Shop combines both marketplace and community forum. You could do
bustling trades over at their online marketplace and you could pick up useful ideas
and inputs from the user forum, which is made up of fellow crafts people and
artisans.

28. Folksy
Folksy is yet another online marketplace with focus on UK handicraft makers. The
variety here is huge, ranging from woodcraft to jewelry, books to soap.
Additionally, they also have a Make magazine-style do-it-yourself section.

29. Chictopia
Chictopia is dedicated to modern fashion; there are tons of handmade clothes and
accessories showcased here.

There is no shopping cart facility so every transaction has to be routed back to

your own site.

They do not charge listing fees.

30. Silk Fair

With Silk Fair, you either run a free Market Booth on their marketplace or you can
use their software to build a full-fledged custom online store.

In other words, your presence could be in the marketplace, your own independent
store, or both.
31. Zibbet
Few could be as no fuzz as Zibbet. They don�t charge listing fees, take no
commission and you get to register a free account. If nothing else, it impresses me
with the no fee business model.

There is also a tool to import an Etsy account, just in case you think it is time
to switch.

32. Papernstitch
The website have stringent criteria on selecting individual designer, artist and
craft man.

Once it makes the selection, the work of the chosen individual would be featured in
a personalized exhibition page that is going to last one month. The promotional fee
would cost $55.

33. Storenvy
Product listing and membership are free at Storenvy (but you would have to pay for
the extras such as custom domain names and coupons/discounts, at $5 a month
respectively).

34. Craftly (Changed to Goodsmiths)

You have to admire Craftly for its savviness in term of online marketing. As in
the case of Kickstarter (the popular crowdfunding site), it is also a new kid on
the block in the online world.

Similarly, it is also fast catching up on popularity. Unlike Kickstarter, this site

is dedicated to just crafts people and artists.

This is an excellent place for you to quickly gauge the kind of response from a
limited market, before you bring it on to the wider market.

35. MelaArtisans (Previously Mymela)

Indian origin Mymela is a new kind of marketplace. In addition to the usual
storefronts that hawk all sorts of arts and crafts, there is also a micro-finance
element.

Here, buyers or consumers can choose to make a donation or a small loan to an

aspiring businessman. It is called Integrated Micro Advance Funding here due to its
slight variation to the traditional micro-finance in its working.

36. eCrater
eCrater also double up as a free Web store builder, in addition to its role to
facilitate an online marketplace.

For new sellers, it takes no more than minutes to build one free online store here.
In addition, if you have an existing eBay store, you can bring it into eCrater.

It has a buzz about it, and users are presented with millions of products on their
entry.

37. LocalHarvest
LocalHarvest serves as a directory service for organic and local food. It is a
good source to identify small farms, farmers markets and other food supplies in our
country.

38. Fooducopia
If you are a small-scale farmer or an indie food producer, it could be a good idea
to open a store on Fooducopia marketplace. Y
ou just showcase your wares and they take care of the business side, i.e. sell and
market your goods.

39. Lilyshop
There is no listing, re-listing, or monthly fees. They simply take a cut when a
sale is made. The site has no region bias so anyone around the world is allowed to
set up shop here.

40. Supermarket
The magic of Supermarket is in its simplicity. The website is fairly simple to
navigate as the website lists products under the just four broad categories:
everything, wear + carry, space + place, and paper + prints.

This certainly does away with lots of confusions and frustrations for both the
traders and users.

As user gets into the individual category, photo images will get displayed, with
each one linking to a designer store.

The approach is both simple and elegant. Alternatively, users can also navigate
through a directory of designers.

Take Away

As you can see, there are tons of other sites like Etsy you can use to sell just
about anything you can make with your hand.

Try a few and see which ones work best for you and the kind of items you are
selling. I am sure out of the 40 sites listed here, you can find one or two that
have just the right kind of market place and audience that you are looking for.

Also, if there is any other Etsy alternative sites that you use to sell your
handmade items, please leave a comment below and I will add it to this list.