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Success on Etsy {It’s a Sure Thing}

January 10, 2011
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Being successful on Etsy is a sure thing. Hmmpfff…you say? Don’t scoff, it’s a true statement. Would you doubt any of these statements? Someone is going to move-in to the new house being built down the block. My husband is going to get a speeding ticket because he always drives 20mph over the limit. I [...]

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Etsy as a Household Name – Why you want to sell on Etsy

September 28, 2010
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Why Etsy has a great chance of being as widely known as eBay or Amazon.com and why that matters to us. Part of your mission is to sell your products. I was spending some time the other day thinking about the “business mission” of EverythingEtsy.com (and a new related site to be announced very soon!). [...]

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Fall Leaves A Little Early {5 Free Etsy Banners for Fall}

September 26, 2010
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We know you’re ready for some beautiful fall foliage and you’d love to decorate your Etsy shop for fall, right? If so, we’ve got a few fall themed banners added to our page full of free Etsy Banners. The full size image is available, along with a few other designs, here. We also thought you [...]

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Price It Right! {Etsy Business}

September 21, 2010
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It’s getting to be that time of year when you think you should be selling more, want to be selling more, gotta sell something….or is that all year???  It is for me, but selling doesn’t always equal profit! Selling just for the sake of getting a sale, or panicking that your sales are low this [...]

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Support Esty Sellers!

September 15, 2010
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Who are Etsy sellers? They are your friends, neighbors, sisters, and mothers. There are so many mom’s that are trying to earn a little extra money while staying home with their children. Wouldn’t it be great to show them support and get wonderful gifts for your friends and family? I think so. {Well, maybe you could get a little [...]

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Just Daydreaming Etsy Ideas
{Location Based Selling}

August 22, 2010
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I’m sure I’m not the only one who watches the web blur by in a wave of never-ending progress. Progress to where? Not sure. But one thing is clear… the “where” is part of the progress. Got that? I’m talking about location. Facebook just launched Facebook Places, Google has a strong location-based search engine with [...]

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New Shop Spotlight & Giveaway {Twirl Away}

August 9, 2010
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Check out this new Etsy shop! Twirl Away is a fabulous shop full of little girl skirts that your little princess can twirl around in all day long. Do you know a girl that would love to wear this sweet Zinnias skirt? Well, today we’re giving one away! {More about that later.} Let’s take a [...]

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Best Times To List on Etsy

July 23, 2010
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Tim here with an (un)scientific analysis of when to list or renew listings on Etsy.com When is the best time to list on Etsy? It’s a question every Etsy seller has asked themselves. It’s a subject we’ve talked about before. It’s not an easy question to answer, but the ramifications of getting it right could [...]

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Common Sense Service

July 17, 2010
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We’ve all had those moments when we wonder… what were they thinking? Around here, I’m usually wondering that about one of my three boys/men (they all alternate between these two randomly). Recently though, I had an experience which caused me to wonder the same about a company I had ordered from online. I won’t bore [...]

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Featured Shop & Giveaway – The Sugar Robot

July 5, 2010
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Decorating your cupcakes with beautiful butterflies is one thing, but this is a whole new level of awesome…you can eat these! The Sugar Robot makes edibles to sugar up your baked goods. Don’t you want to throw a party just to have these stunning cupcakes? I know I do! I love having something just a [...]

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Twenty Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Etsy Shop

June 11, 2010

One of the cool things about Etsy is that you can sell as much as you can make! There are no limits, other than the fact that you have to sleep! And you may have kids to feed, and a house to clean, but hey, you gotta pay the bills, right? (or get money to [...]

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The Lavender Road {Giveaway}

May 10, 2010
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Don’t you love the smell of lavender? I can’t get enough of it! If you’ve ever been to my shop, The Lavender Road, you know what I’m talking about. I make tons of sachets and lavender drawer liners, and I never get tired of that beautiful lavender smell! These pretty little pillows are a beautiful [...]

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Etsy Wants You To Succeed — Don’t Believe Otherwise!

May 5, 2010
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“Your success is our success and growing your sales is what we are focused on. Period. Only by placing ourselves in your shoes can Etsy be successful.” The above is the closing of a post by Etsy itself on the Etsy forums recently. Makes sense, doesn’t it? We hear so many reports of people in [...]

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In Stock or Made-To-Order? What Works Best for Etsy Sales?

April 27, 2010

Every Etsy Seller has to make a choice. Make orders as they come in, or make them ahead of time and only list them when they’re ready to go. These are two distinct ways of doing business and both have advantages and disadvantages. Made-To-Order This is how I first started on Etsy. I designed and [...]

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How-To: Photograph Your Work For Sale On Etsy

April 14, 2010
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Second only to having a good product, product photography is hands down the most important part of increasing your sales on Etsy! There are some truly helpful articles posted at The Storque on this subject and I’ll give you some links at the end of the post if you want to read more in depth. [...]

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Using Twitter For An Etsy Business

April 13, 2010
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Have you started to realize the amazing benefits of Twitter to your Etsy business? Like other social media platforms, Twitter really does hold great potential to help you reach out, meet new people, and promote your wonderful work! Twitter Introduces Real People As the EverythingEtsy Twitter account has grown, I’ve met more and more sweet [...]

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