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Easy Shipping for Etsy Sellers

February 2, 2012

Stamps.com makes it super easy to send out all your packages with this nifty little scale and lots of other goodies. There’s one thing that has always driven me crazy about selling everything online…going to the post office. It can take forever! A couple months ago I started using Stamps.com and shipping everything right from [...]

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Take The First Step, Then Don’t Quit!

January 22, 2012

Today is January 22nd and since I live well north of the equator, that means it’s the dead of winter. However, it sure didn’t feel like winter today! Tim and I sat outside in shorts and flip-flops and sipped lemonade while we worked on our tans and watched sailboats float lazily by. It’s been a [...]

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Set Goals for Your Etsy Business

January 12, 2012

Create goals for your Etsy business and kick off 2012 with a clear plan for success! Everyone’s idea of a successful handmade business isn’t the same. Some people have Etsy shops as a hobby or to fund their ever- growing craft habit {ha!}, while others are striving to grow their handmade business into a future [...]

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Improving Your Product Offering by Dropping the Stragglers {Selling on Etsy}

January 3, 2012

Whew! What a holiday season! My first year selling on Etsy I was thrilled and surprised to have some extra money to put toward my Christmas shopping list. When the second year came along, I had a lofty goal that I would sell enough on Etsy to completely cover my list, and I did! [...]

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Get Excited About Handmade in 2012!

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year! I’m really excited about the year to come. And I don’t just mean in an optimistic “it’s all good, happy, happy, joy, joy, rah, rah!” sort of way. I confess that I try to get that sort of feeling revved up inside me every January 1st. I mean, why start the year [...]

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Successful Prospecting on Etsy

December 16, 2011

The Internet has been likened to a gold rush and it’s really not a bad analogy. The truth is, there are thousands of ways to make money online. Some are better than others and there are lots of people trying to hit the mother lode. The truth is that the majority of successful Gold Rush [...]

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How to Pick a Giveaway Winner in WordPress

December 8, 2011

We do quite a few giveaways here at Everything Etsy so the process of picking a winner has become kind of second nature. But I remember a time when I really didn’t know where to begin, so I thought I’d share the process for anyone who might be at that point. Comments Numbers are Key! [...]

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Bundle Up For More Sales {Etsy Tips}

December 7, 2011

Bundle up! No, I don’t mean put on a sweater. I mean bundle up your items to sell! You see it all the time in the stores and fast food restaurants. Everyone loves a great deal, so offer your customers a great deal by bundles! It may help increase your sales at the same time…that’s [...]

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Save 25% On WordPress Blog Themes from StudioPress Today

November 28, 2011

If you’ve been thinking of moving to WordPress or upgrading your current WordPress theme, today might be the day to take that step. I just found out that StudioPress is offering a 25% discount on the Genesis Framework and all of the related Child Themes that make it so easy to customize. Just enter coupon [...]

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Handmade Label Printables {Free Downloads}

November 18, 2011

Handmade labels add a special touch to any gift or handmade creation you might sell on Etsy! Today we have a bunch of beautiful handmade labels for you to stick on everything you make. These were created by the talented designer, Cathe Holden. I’m a huge fan of hers so I’m thrilled to share these [...]

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Free Holiday Etsy Banners

November 16, 2011

Decorate your Etsy shop for the holidays! Help your shoppers get into the holiday spirit and change things up a bit with a free holiday banner for your Etsy shop. Don’t forget Thanksgiving! We have tons of free Etsy banners for you to choose from, so hop on over to our Etsy Banners Page [...]

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21 Ways to Increase Your Etsy Sales

November 7, 2011

Are you looking to increase your sales? That’s a funny question, right? I know everyone would love to have 5 extra sales this week! I’ve compiled a list of tips that I hope will help you get off to a great start or improve your sales. It’s not rocket science, but you do have to [...]

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Using Your Blog to Promote Your Etsy Shop {B.L.O.G.}

October 17, 2011

Welcome to this week’s post in our current ten week series on blogging for your online business: {B.L.O.G.} – Blogging Leads to Online Greatness (new to the series? start here) We’ve talked about how to set up a WordPress blog, how to use social media, and how to create great blog content. What we haven’t [...]

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Ad Sale – Get Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season!

October 11, 2011

Get Ready!! The quarterly Everything Etsy Ad Sale is coming this Friday, October 14th. Be ready for the holiday shopping season by promoting your shop on EverythingEtsy.com. This is the best time ever to advertise on Everything Etsy! Based on our site traffic for the last three months, your ad could yield over 1 Million [...]

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Advertising on Etsy Doesn’t Help Your Brand

October 8, 2011

It’s a rare day for me to say anything negative about Etsy. I love Etsy and I love the creative culture it represents. But I also love good business. I love the entrepreneurial spirit in each one of you who sells your creativity online every day {or at least tries to}! So at the risk [...]

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