We’re all about Maker Success at CustomMade, so I wanted to share a few tips about how Makers can build the most effective Portfolio. A great Portfolio on CustomMade is one of our Makers’ most valuable marketing tools. High quality images are needed assets, but written descriptions are ultimately what lead to work showing up in Buyer [...]
Posted by Marcie
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on July 19, 2012
Written by Maker Success Team member Heather Bailey.
Having something custom built is a new experience for most people. I must confess, before I began working at CustomMade, I had NO idea how much it would cost to have, let’s say, a custom bookshelf crafted for me. And if someone pressed me to come up [...]
Posted by Marcie
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on July 18, 2012
Written by Heather Bailey of CustomMade’s Maker Success Team.
It’s not often you have the opportunity to see how the furniture you fill your life with is built. It’s even more rare when you get to lend a hand in actually building it. For CustomMade customer Lorenz, being heavily involved with the entire process of [...]
Over the first six months of 2012, we here at CustomMade have been thrilled to witness the growth of the first entirely custom online marketplace. Our team has been constantly working to improve the site experience and our ability to match customer’s idea’s with the talented professional makers who can bring them to life. Recently [...]
Posted by Marcie
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on June 13, 2012
Written by Heather Bailey, invaluable member of our Maker Success Team.
Take a gander at our home page, CustomMade.com. Notice the entire section devoted solely to unique creation stories? It’s the part of our homepage that’s constantly changing with new creation stories—and updates to ones in progress—added all the time. You’ll always see something different [...]
Well, peel me a grape. The beautiful custom made Forsythia Chair would have made Cleopatra envious! I love the perceived movement in this unique piece. The ripple effect design forms an uninterrupted curve while structurally creating a natural, ergonomic arch (although I’m not sure if I want to sit on it, or simply run my hands [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on June 29, 2011
Whether in print publications or somewhere online, the quality of your photographs affects a viewer’s impression of your work. Ideally we could all have a professional photograph our work, but sometimes that just isn’t a possibility. So, here are some tips to keep in mind next time your creations are in a photo shoot that [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on May 25, 2011
Howard Hatch’s CustomMade Success: $25,000 pool table and furniture set
“Thank you CustomMade.com. I recently got a commission to make a custom pool table and 2 cocktail tables through the Custommade.com connection. This project totals more than $25,000 in work for me. A major project in these tough times. I especially like the fact that [...]
She knew exactly what she wanted to get him for Christmas:
They were at a fair the other weekend, and they both spotted this extraordinary animal-shaped cutting board…it was one of those stop-you-in-your-tracks-and-make-you-look-twice things, definitely not your typical kitchenware. Jocelyn was instantly inspired, both by the cutting board and by her husband’s joyful reaction to [...]
Happy Friday! For the weekend, we’d like to share with you a few words from Mel, a business development representative here at CustomMade.
Leave Mel some love! Here’s the link so you can share with your friends!
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