Comments on: Why Etsy Sellers Should Have Their Own Website

By: Tim Layton

Tim Layton — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:06:21 +0000

Hi Melle –

When you email Kim or I at our @everythingetsy.com email address, that goes to our gmail accounts. When I send an email from gmail, it rarely goes out showing an @gmail.com address. Instead, I select the address I want to send from (I have one for every website and one from my internet provider) In other words, just because you’re using gmail (or Yahoo!, or Outlook.com, etc.) doesn’t mean you have to use that address for your emails. You just have to set-up the account to send and receive for your other accounts by using the correct server settings and passwords.

I would google something like this: “How to set-up my website email in gmail” YouTube search might be better so you can get a video. It’s not hard but does involve quite a few little steps.

By: melle@feathered ruffles

melle@feathered ruffles — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:34:45 +0000

Okay… so for wordpress self hosted blogs, i have a question… the person who did the original set up on my wordpress/url/whatever it’s called stuff… the place where my files and blog are STORED? the server stuff?

They gave me three email options…. but i hate them ALL… is there something more.. i don’t know… less antiquated for email than squirrel or roundwhatever, and horde… i detest the looks of them and they’ve been incredibly difficult to use when trying to check my emails… And I personally think that melle@featheredruffles.com looks a lot more… stable and professional than just a free gmail account. (tho i did also snag up the yahoo and gmails associated with my business/blog name so that i don’t have to worry about someone potentially snagging them and attempting to hack my stuff. (which i know is remote, considering that i’m so small still.. but i’m stubborn and in this for the long haul so EVENTUALLY it will pay off and it WILL become a possibility that someone would want to hack me. LOL!

anyway. to weed out my rambling… looking for an email platform OTHER than horde, roundcube or squirrel mail. they just aren’t user friendly OR attractive and easy to use/look at like gmail and/or yahoo.

thanks for suggestions…

Melle

By: Kim Layton

Kim Layton — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:05 +0000

Anne – a website is a great way to grow your business! I can’t even explain how starting a blog changed my world…you never know what it a blog can do! I’m glad you’ve decided to take the first step.

~Kim

By: Anne Isenhart

Anne Isenhart — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:08:58 +0000

I have been floundering a bit on Etsy and I decided to follow your advice and get a Hostgator website thing going. I look forward to putting it all together. It is nice to have a recommended site from someone who has used and approved a company! Thanks a bunch!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:09:03 +0000

I am very glad I finally made the switch and started my own web store. While I still love Etsy, I am in love with the control I have over my own site. I can tweak it to fit my own brand, and I can build up my list of e-mail subscribers from my customers (something not allowed on Etsy.) Most importantly, when I direct others to it – there isn’t an abundance of links (or a search bar) that takes them right out of my store and into someone else’s.

While I still plan on maintaining a presence on Etsy, I’m scaling back my efforts there and funneling them into my new site. It’s a very exciting process, and I’m learning a lot. I can’t believe I waited as long as I have before finally jumping the gun.