One of the things I love most about my sweet husband, Tim, is the fact that he never stops dreaming about what’s possible. He’s always thinking about how one thing can lead to another and sometimes he can be downright motivational! He wrote just such a post on Etsypreneur.com today. Here’s the first part… ———… [read more]

(Special offer by Tim Layton – Kim’s husband and developer of EverythingEtsy.com) Holy Cow! When did setting up a WordPress blog get to be so confusing? When Kim and I set-up our first blog it seemed so much simpler than it seems now, yet it was still a daunting task that I entered into with… [read more]

If you’re selling handmade on Etsy then you are part of something important. Something big. Something that will change, is changing, the world we live in. People love handmade. Not just because it’s the cool new thing either. Our reasons are much deeper. More soulful. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that… [read more]

Make it happen. Shock every single one of them. I’ve seen this phrase zipping around the Internet recently. I can’t tell you where it came from or who first uttered these poetic words, but I can tell you that I’m totally into it. People are funny. Even the ones that love you and really want… [read more]

Starting an Etsy business is such an exciting time. Picking a name, photographing your items, and telling people you’ve opened up shop are all fun. Sometimes, all that excitement is followed immediately by the moment you’ve been waiting for… cha-ching…your first sale! Yay! Other times, for one reason or another, that first sale just won’t… [read more]

Have you seen the new Etsypreneur.com yet? It’s been a busy place with lots of discussion and community involvement from subscribers to the Etsypreneur Daily Tips email. In fact, questions from subscribers have gone into a free Etsy Success series starting tomorrow. The questions to be answered and discussed include: 1. What are the top… [read more]

Have you seen the new Etsypreneur.com? We’ve made big changes! After more than a year as a social networking type site, we’ve decided to leave that to the big guys like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Etsy. Instead, we’re focusing the site on what we love and what we think can be most helpful to Etsy… [read more]