MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES:

        ALL MEMBERS MUST:
  • Be a professional artist/crafter.
    It doesn’t matter if you do it full-time or part-time, but you must treat your art as a business.

  • Maintain a good business reputation.

  • Accept full individual responsibility for all legal issues pertaining to your business.
    This includes business licensing, taxes, liability, etc.

  • Install a link on your website to the New Orleans Craft Mafia website.

  • Pay monthly membership dues, which is currently $10.
  • Check in on the online forum at least once a week to read any important notices, look for webshop updates, and participate in voting and roll calls.

  • Check emails from the email discussion list at least once a week to read any important notices and get webshop orders.

  • Follow any other new guidelines that are voted on by the group.
  • Pay your share of our annual $200 main Craft Mafia dues, which are due each June.
    This is usually not more than $20 apiece.)

  • Have your own business website.
    This can be an Etsy shop or your own separately hosted site. MySpace profiles do not count.