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Advertising on Etsy Doesn’t Help Your Brand

October 8, 2011
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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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Content is King – 10 Secrets of Great Blog Content {B.L.O.G.}

October 3, 2011

We’re in the third week of the Blogging Leads to Online Greatness post series and I’m excited about this week’s post. The previous weeks have been technical and are meant to get you going on the groundwork of building your own WordPress Blog (you can do it!).  But no techy talk this week. This week [...]

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A Positive Attitude

September 27, 2011
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Do you think there were people that told Walt Disney that he was a little too optimistic with his plans and ideas?  I bet there were more than a few people. I’m sure there were times when things changed that were out of his control and he had the choice to either keep going with [...]

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Themes, Styles, and Plugins for WordPress {video}

September 26, 2011

Welcome the the third week of our ten week series on blogging! These first couple of weeks are all about WordPress blogs. Next week, we’ll start covering topics that apply to everyone! Last week we did a video on setting up a hosting account and getting your WordPress blog up and running on your own [...]

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Your New Etsy Ads Questions Answered {Podcast: Interview with Etsy}

September 24, 2011

You’ve probably heard by now that starting next Tuesday, September 27th, there will be paid ads showing up in the Etsy search results. These ads are open to all Etsy sellers to promote their items at a relatively good price. Considering that buyers are already looking for what you’re selling, the “conversion rate” from clicks [...]

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{BLOG} – Setting Up Your WordPress Blog on Your Domain – Video

September 19, 2011

This is the second post in our ten week Multimedia post series on the power of blogging for success selling online. The series is called “Blogging Leads to Online Greatness“, or B.L.O.G. for short! Greatness may be a bit much, but other “G” words didn’t sound as nice. Goodness? Glory? And hey, I think blogging [...]

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Free Esty Banners for Fall

September 16, 2011
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Lots of Free Etsy Banners for Every Season!! Announce your Fall specials! We have tons of free Etsy Banners that can help you welcome in the season and put your visitors in the shopping spirit! If you need help personalizing your banner or adding it to your shop, we have some posts to help you [...]

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Blogging Leads to Online Greatness {B.L.O.G.} – New 10 Post Series

September 12, 2011
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See below for an Audio Podcast with Kim & Tim! How many Etsy shops turn into long-term successes? What percentage of people who start selling on Etsy with big dreams end-up watching that dream fade away?  It’s probably pretty high. What about you? Do you want to actually see those dreams come to fruition?  Do [...]

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How I Use Twitter {Etsy Business}

September 12, 2011

Twitter is a valuable marketing tool that’s FREE! Over the last couple of years I’ve become quite comfortable with using Twitter to promote my Etsy shops and blogs, but it wasn’t an easy thing for me in the beginning.  It was a bit out of my comfort zone and I felt out of place during [...]

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Etsy Packaging Ideas and Inspiration

September 6, 2011
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{Wychbury} If you are anything like me you might be an Etsy seller, but you’re also a major Etsy shopper!  Once you are hooked on handmade creations you really can’t help yourself! One of the fun parts of ordering on Etsy is opening the package to find something beautiful…you know, nothing like what you find [...]

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AIDA Girl! {Gaining Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action for Etsy Sales}

September 2, 2011
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I’m a SAHM who blogs and sells stuff on Etsy, so I’m not a big user of corporate sales lingo. However, I’ll make an exception in this case because I think it might help. The big sales consultants have an acronym for a the human nature of sales flow: AIDA Attention. Interest. Desire. Action. Ok, [...]

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Etsy Selling Strategy {Listing in Groups}

August 25, 2011
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Stop the presses. Gasp. I was wrong! (Actually it happens all the time, but don’t tell Tim.) Last week we were talking about the new Etsy Search results and how they could/would impact sales. I made the comment that renewing your listings was “done”, over, yesterday’s news. (Read that post and comment discussion here.) Grouped [...]

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