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Society6 is another marketplace aimed at artists and designers,

functioning also as an online community space.

Powered by People is “the wholesale marketplace for conscious
buyers.” – as they describe themselves on Instagram

(powered_by_people), concentrating on small-batch makers, and

ethical, sustainable, and social impact.

Worth mentioning is also ArtFinder, an art marketplace for connecting

artists with buyers, a platform supporting independent

artists and authentic hand-crafted art.

Online auction sites like eBay and online stores

like Amazon simply moved a traditional commercial

exchange to the realm of cyberspace.

Yet another solution is joining a crowdfunding website and Kickstarter is

an example. You can share your ideas with a wider community who you

can connect with and find funders to your own projects. The platform

cultivates creativity supporting networking opportunities for crafters

from all over the globe. Crowdsourcing on the other hand is a solution

for finding new ideas, but you can also take the advantage to network

with other crafters to create mutual initiatives. Upwork is an example of a

platform where you can collaborate to create economic opportunities,
and one that has also turned into a marketplace. While Threadless is for

crowdsourcing creativity among an artistic community.

Find out on some other, besides crowdfunding,

funding opportunities in module 4.
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