CraftClick.com Acquires Crafter.com

Posted on March 6, 2000

CraftClick.com has announced the acquisition of Crafter.com. The Texas-based company provides users with Arts & Crafts articles, classified advertising, craft mall and craft show listings, chat rooms, message boards, live chat, and a free project database.

A new feature of Crafter.com, soon to be launched, is Crafter's Corner. Crafter's Corner consists of special sections such as Critiques, and Kudos. Critiques serves as an online advice column, which invites Crafter.com members to e-mail pictures of their in-progress craft projects and request advice. Crafter.com posts the images and responds with tips on completing or perfecting a project. Kudos will highlight the experiences and achievements of individual crafters.

Crafter.com's founder is Renee Chase. Ms. Chase brings over 20 years of crafting industry experience to Crafter.com. Prior to starting Crafter.com, Ms. Chase founded Friends & Neighbors, a nationwide Arts & Crafts magazine for which she served as publisher and editor for eight years.

Peter Yollin, Chief Executive Officer of CraftClick.com, stated, ``We are pleased to bring Crafter.com into the CraftClick.com network. We are also excited that Renee Chase will bring her experience and talents to our rapidly growing company."

In addition to Crafter.com, CraftClick.com has recently announced the acquisitions of The Crafters Network, Top 100 Craft Sites, Art2Artonline.com, Stitches to Go, Bella-Decor.com, and CraftNetVillage.com. CraftClick.com offers amateur and professional craftspeople Arts & Crafts related content, as well as e-commerce capabilities, including free commerce-enabled webpages and free email.