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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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Everything Etsy Free Banners Going Strong

February 11, 2010
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Update: All of the free banners are in one place now on the Free Etsy Banners page Did you catch our post last week with our first batch of free Etsy banners for you to use in your shop? We’ll be adding more from time to time and you’ll always be able to access the [...]

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Free Etsy Banners from Everything Etsy!

February 4, 2010
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We love talking about the fun of Etsy! We love the dream of Etsy! We love the idea of Etsy! But we also know that making stuff to sell, or seeking out vintage finds, or packaging supplies all day long is work! Hard work! We want to be an Etsy Blog that helps you with [...]

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Using Keyword Research to Improve Etsy Sales

January 29, 2010
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Did you know that Etsy Shops perform extremely well on Google? The Etsy site as a whole has quite a bit of authority in the eyes of major search engines which can absolutely translate into sales for you! The most important part of the equation is in the wording you add to your Etsy shop. [...]

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