Ever wish there was a way to effortlessly attract more customers and make more sales with ease so you could grow your handmade business?

INTRODUCING

SHOP NORTHERN ONTARIO:
The Handmade Business Directory

Shop Northern Ontario: The Handmade Business Directory is a unique marketing platform that will help you get the right eyes on your products ensuring sales all year long.

If you’re a handmade business owner from the North struggling with making sales outside of in-person events OR feeling overwhelmed with getting your work in front of the right customers and you find yourself saying “I wish this was all just so much easier so I could just focus on the parts of the business I LOVE” - this is for you.

I DON'T NEED TO SEE ANYMORE - TAKE ME TO THE DIRECTORY SIGN UP!⚡️

Let's face the facts:

Being able to get your handmade business out there and get people to actually see your products and turning them into loyal, loving customers who come back time and time again is the number #1 way to build the freedom based, financially AH-MAZZZING handmade business you have dreamed of.

Buuuuuuuuuuut the constant struggle of balancing making your handmade goods with marketing your business might be holding you back...

You're likely struggling with the overwhelming tasks of both making and marketing.

You might be facing frustration with the time-consuming nature of these tasks, which takes away from the thing that brings you joy: making things.

And you're probably wanting to expand your handmade business and attract more customers but are hindered by these administrative challenges.

This situation likely leaves you feeling stressed, overworked, and disconnected from the joy and passion that led you to making and creating in the first place.

👉🏼Great news- it doesn’t need to be this way.

What if there was a way to reach your ideal customers allowing you to easily market your work, helping you to make more sales PLUS build a profitable handmade business?

For the past few years after every craft market we hold we get inundated with emails and DM’s asking us how people can find the makers that join us on market day. For a long time we’ve been trying to figure out how to:

CONNECT MAKERS with CUSTOMERS all year long.

That’s where the SHOP NORTHERN ONTARIO Handmade Business Directory comes in.

We, Julieanne and Tracy ,*KNOW* you want to succeed - and believe you deserve to succeed seamlessly and bring your creative work to life.

That is why we have taken our 10+ years experience in running handmade business and have created this marketing solution for creative business owners here in Northern Ontario to help you TRANSFORM your handmade business for good.

It is a shortcut to marketing your art and handmade goods that will help you reach your ideal customers with minimal effort and for a very SMALL price.

We don’t want you to waste your time on marketing methods that don’t work. In fact, we are so confident that the Shop Northern Ontario Handmade Business Directory will be a positive step for your business that we have a full money-back guarantee. 🥰

What makes the Shop Northern Ontario Handmade Directory different from anything else out there?

  • 1. YOU CREATE YOUR LISTING

    You submit your information and we create your personalized listing in the handmade business directory.

  • 2. WE DO THE MARKETING

    WE market the heck out the the directory helping to sell YOUR products. You get to spend more time creating your fabulous goods. This means more customers, a more profitable business, and a less-stressed you.

  • 3. YOU MAKE THE SALES

    Unlike other directories or online selling platforms, we direct traffic directly to your online shop. You make the sales and keep all the profit without any pesky hidden costs.

You are invited to join:

SHOP NORTHERN ONTARIO:
The Handmade Business Directory

Shop Northern Ontario The Handmade Business Directory is a unique marketing platform that will help you to get your product in front of your ideal customer and grow your handmade business all for a TINY price!

Your Listing Includes…

👉🏼 A Photo of Your Work

👉🏼 Your Location

👉🏼 A clear description of what you make and what your business is about.

👉🏼 A direct link to your website, online shop, or social media (your choice).

JOIN TODAY FOR JUST $99

Only $99 / year


All prices in Canadian dollars.
Cancel Anytime | Money Back Guarantee

Here’s what others have to say about working with Makers North Collective:

  • Working with Makers North Collective has allowed me to grow my business into a new market full of fantastic supportive customers.

    Sylvan Valley Pottery

  • Participating in Makers North Collective events has had an overwhelmingly positive impact on my art business!

    Andrea Hanson, Art + Anne

  • I believe that customer trust and loyalty in Makers North Collective is what makes their events so successful.

    The Honey Jones Collection

“Are you wondering if this is the perfect fit for you?”

👉🏼 You make art or handmade goods and you sell them.

You make gorgeous art and products and you want to sell more of them. Yep, that’s you.

👉🏼 You live and run your business in Northern Ontario.

You reside in one of these Northern Ontario Districts: Sudbury, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Temiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora.

👉🏼 You struggle with getting your work in front of your ideal customer.

Wearing all the small business hats can be overwhelming, we get it. The whole purpose of the directory is to jump over one of these hurdles and help get the right eyes on your products so you can make $$$ year round and not just at in-person events.

If you fall into the categories above, this solution has been crafted just for you!

 FAQs

  • To join the directory you must be:

    ✅ Operating an art or handmade business in Northern Ontario.


    What is an art or handmade business?
    We only accept art and handmade businesses (no MLMs) and we expect that you not only make but also DESIGN at least 85% of your goods. Buying SVGs/digital files and turning them into products isn't enough to be accepted into the directory as unfortunately as we are seeing a trend where multiple makers are making the same items with minimal variation.

    We also insist that you NOT wholesale items from online (TEMU, Shein, Etsy) etc. and then package them for resale under your brand. That is NOT handmade. We do understand that some supplies are wholesaled then used as a part of your business and product and that is acceptable however, the item should not be a wholesaled item with your branding applied. Thank you for your understanding!

    Where is Northern Ontario?

    For the purpose of defining the location for inclusion in the directory, your legal business address must be within Northern Ontario which includes the districts of: Sudbury, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Temiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora.

    *Makers North Collective retains the right to refuse an application or ask for more information about your products and/or business.

  • YES.

    Your directory listing includes ONE link to either a website, shop, or your social media.

    The main purpose of the directory is for people to be able to FIND your work and to shop. If you want them to just be able to find your work and then contact your or book your services, that also works.

  • At the moment, no. We’re looking into this for the future so if you are interest, feel free to pop us an email at hello@makersnorthcollective.com and share your interest.

  • You annual listing in the Shop Northern Ontario Handmade Business Directory costs $99/year. Listings automatically renew annually, you can cancel at anytime. All prices in Canadian dollars.

  • Our mission here at Makers North Collective is to build a strong creative community, highlight the incredible talent in the North and provide space for creatives to connect and thrive together.

    The Shop Northern Ontario Handmade Business Directory is one of the ways that we can support the creatives in our area to build thriving, profitable businesses.

  • To join the Shop Northern Ontario Handmade Business Directory you’ll need:

    ✅ One great photo of your work. Not accepted: photo collages or photos with water marks or logos.

    ✅ A short description of your work and/or business.

    ✅ One link that you’d like included in the directory (this could be to your website, ETSY shop, or social media account).

  • Makers North Collective provides a money-back no-questions-asked guarantee. You may request your money back within 7 days of your purchase simply by emailing hello@makersnorthcollective.com.

    You can cancel your listing at any time and request it be removed from the directory. Email your request to hello@makersnorthcollective.com. Ensure you provide your business name and email associated with the listing. Your annual payment will then be cancelled and you will not be charged for any further payments.