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Opportunity Is an Open Door

April 17, 2013

When you work full-time online, you start to see “connections” that lead back to your own stuff. You’ll see tweets, pins, and shares from people you don’t directly know talking about something you created. That might be a blog post, an item on your Etsy shop, or a review you wrote somewhere. Whatever it is, [...]

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Five Easy Tips to Build Your Brand on Etsy

April 3, 2013
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Most Etsy sellers I know have big dreams. You too right? You want to make something happen. You want to build something amazing starting with absolutely nothing so you can say “I rock, you know it.” Building that dream is a whole lot like a fantasy/adventure video game that requires players to reach certain levels [...]

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Create Every Day! {Free Printable}

March 19, 2013

Create. Every day. One of the most full-on amazing features of being human is our ability to be creative. We can create just about anything. We can create mesmerizing art, soul-gripping music, and life-changing opportunities. Incredibly, through children, we can even create an entire life. The act of creating builds us up and strengthens us. [...]

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Why Etsy Sellers Should Have Their Own Website

March 18, 2013

Having your own website is one of the most rewarding and fun parts of building an online business. It provides you with so many opportunities. For example: A chance to create an individual space that is all you! A chance to share your story in depth A chance to tell more about your products and [...]

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Free Photo Editing with iPiccy

January 24, 2013

Free photo editing has never been easier or more feature rich. Tools and websites designed to crop, edit, and enhance your photos are almost as abundant as places to share them! It’s no secret that I’m a Pinterest fanatic (EverythingEtsy on Pinterest), I love Instagram, and I’m in constant need of photo editing for my [...]

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3 Priorities to Make Your Low Traffic Blog Useful

January 14, 2013

Blogging is a great way for a business to “connect” with customers. This is pretty much a universal truth and applies to all businesses, but it is especially true for online businesses such as an Etsy Shop. The simple fact is that online businesses have pretty much zero opportunity to make an in-person connection so [...]

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Weighing Your Efforts for Better Returns {The 80/20 Rule}

December 2, 2012

Vintage French Weigh Scales – LaManche on Etsy Have you ever heard of the 80/20 rule in business? Here it is in a nutshell: 80 percent of your profit comes from 20 percent of your effort 80 percent of your sales comes from 20 percent of your customers 20 percent of your advertising dollars bring [...]

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Got WordPress? {50% Off Cyber Monday Hosting Deal}

November 26, 2012

We just stumbled across a deal that was so good we thought we should share it. The web hosting company that hosts EverythingEtsy.com and pretty much all of our other sites is having a 50% Off Cyber-Monday Sale. We just happened upon it or would have posted about this earlier, but for the next ten [...]

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Exploring the New Panasonic Lumix G5 Mirrorless Camera

November 23, 2012

This post is sponsored content from BlogHer and Panasonic Lumix. Have you ever set one of these two goals only to meet with either total frustration or some “consolation-prize” level of semi-success? Learn to use a quality DSLR camera. Learn to use Photoshop in a really useful way. If you have, then you and I [...]

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New Etsy Layout – Seller Quick-Start Guide

October 11, 2012

The New Etsy Infographic What started as a few screenshots for comparison got out-of-hand… we hope it helps you visualize the important opportunities the new Etsy layout offers up to you as an Etsy seller! Click on the graphic to see it at full-size! Have you seen the new Etsy “browse pages” layout? What about [...]

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Study Says Customers Prefer Facebook Pages — Do You Agree?

October 2, 2012
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Visit Everything Etsy on Facebook A really interesting infographic found its way to me recently.  I’ll attach it below to share with you. According to the study by Chicago based market research firm Lab42, at least half of us prefer to interact with brands on their Facebook page over their actual website!   I know [...]

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Never Give In {Etsy Business}

September 27, 2012
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{This post is by my husband, Tim, who writes for Etsy sellers at Etsypreneur.com} Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. – Sir Winston Churchill Why do businesses fail? At the heart of the matter there are [...]

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