Assignment 6, Bootcamp #5 - Listing in Directories

[iCraft Admin]

Hi  Kat,

Could you please share URLs of the directories and groups on LinkedIn that you've joined?
Were you able to share your store URL there?

[iCraft Admin]

Hi Fairy Cardmaker,

I haven't heard from you this week. Were you able to find and join any relevant directories? Could you please post your update in this thread?

[Jewelry by Kat]

http://www.dir.nightfoxjewelry.com
http://www.jewelrygreat.com
http://www.handcraftedjewelrydirectory.com  - waiting approval
http://www.dmoz.org  - waiting for approval
http://www.usjewelrydirectory.com  -  fees
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=91760&trk=anet_ug  -  Business and professional women
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/jewelrydesigners-75600?trk=myg  
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2820651&trk=myg  - beads and beading
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/handmade-jewelry-marketing-24

Posted my url on a couple.

[iCraft Admin]

Hi Kat,

Thanks for sharing your links! All look like great directories and groups.
I marked 2 that didn't work for me. Could you pls double-check and fix those URLs?

[JaJeJems]

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Association-Contemporary-Jewellery-3628898?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=100620&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/CARP-Health-Lifestyle-Expo-2013-4423471?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=85316&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Handmade-Artists-Forum-Shop-3699703?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Handmade-Jewelry-Marketing-2465158?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/jewelry-design-3092365?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Jewelry-Designers-75600?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Jewelry-Handmade-Jewelry-Wholesale-Jewelry-2206546?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4296918&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Social-Media-Marketing-66325?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

URLS for my LinkedIn groups

[Jewelry by Kat]

URLs fixed

[iCraft Admin]

Thanks Kat!  Everything works fine now.
I removed my comments from your post.

[Red Rock Designs]

Here are mine.  I do plan on joining more on Linkedin since that forum seems to be the easiest and free, but I haven't had a chance to look around yet.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Jewelry-Handmade-Jewelry-Wholesale-Jewelry
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Handmade-Artists-Forum-Shop
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Handmade-jewelry
http://handcraftedjewelry.gotop100.com/ - waiting for approval
http://www.zorkk.com/ - waiting for approval

http://www.mailleartisans.org/ - existing member but I’m not active

[iCraft Admin]

Hi Red Rock Designs,

Thanks for sharing your list. However, the first 3 links don't work. Could you pls fix them?

[iCraft Admin]

Hi JaJeJems,

Great list of groups! Thanks for sharing.  

I saw your comments on some discussions too. That's great!
I would encourage you guys to post comments on posts that would naturally allow you to add your store URL, like this post "Where and how to sell your jewelry?" or this one "What are the various online platforms for selling jewellery?".
You can easily add your store URL in your response, without looking spammy.
JaJeJems, thanks for the nice comment!  

Another thing that I wanted to mention to everyone is to include a link to your iCraft store in your LinkedIn profile, just like JaJeJems did in hers. (See under "Contact" link in the bottom right corner in the top section of her profile, but login first!). I'd also add a mention of your store in the Summary copy that's shown at the top of the page (for people that never click on Contact link).

Also, make sure you guys connect with each other on linkedIn and keep growing your list of connections there. The more connections your have, the more visible you will be on LinkedIn and the more influence your posts will have.

[iCraft Admin]

Hi Fairy Cardmaker,

I am still waiting for your report. Please try to catch up. We only have 2-3 more assignments left. So hang on there!  

[Fairy Cardmaker]

Hiya!  Sorry I'm tardy!

My Linked In is for Professional use only (i.e. as a chartered accountant).

I have applied to:
http://www.ourcraft.co.uk/
http://www.dmoz.org/
http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/ (this is one JaJe Gems suggested)
http://www.hotfrog.ca/

Looked at Yahoo, but it's $299 US.  Yowzers.

I was going to do this one, but it wants a phone number and I don't want to give one.
http://www.ctidirectory.com/

This one requires a top level domain name, so I'm guessing your own .com instead of through iCraft
http://www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca/login.php

A couple more  I looked at asked for linkbacks, so I skipped them.

[iCraft Admin]

No problem, Fairy Cardmaker!
Glad to know you found some time this week to rereplacement and join directories. 

Not sure if it's possible to open 2 accounts on LinkedIn for 2 separate businesses. I'd look into that, as having active account and joining relevant groups on LinkedIn helps with your store promotion.

The request for top-level domain (or TLD for short) only tells me that .com is an acceptable domain extension.
TLD refers to the suffix attached to the domain names, like .com or .org. There are also country code top-level domains (or ccTLDs) domain name extensions, such as .uk or .de, that corresponds to a country, territory or geographic location.
So I'd still try to apply to that directory.

[Red Rock Designs]

Sorry...these should work:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Jewelry-Handmade-Jewelry-Wholesale-Jewelry-2206546

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Handmade-Artists-Forum-Shop-3699703

http://www.linkedin.com/skills/skill/Handmade_Jewelry