One of the challenges of selling online is showing your product in the best possible light! Bad photos can keep you from getting sales, so it’s worth your time and effort to get it right. We asked out Facebook Friends to share some tips with us on how they take their product photos. These aren’t… [read more]
Best Times To List on Etsy
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… [read more]
Common Sense Service
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… [read more]
Twenty Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Etsy Shop
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… [read more]
Low Start-Up Cost Business — Etsy Looks Good
So, this blog is called Everything Etsy. I guess that means nobody will be surprised when I say, yet again, that I’m a serious, die-hard, tried-and-true, Etsy fan. I luuurvve Etsy. As such a fan, I’m continually wanting to promote the virtues of Etsy for sellers and for buyers. And thus begins this post today…… [read more]
Focus On Your Fans {Etsy Business}
Is your existing contact list an untapped goldmine? Is your product something that you truly believe is helpful, inspiring, entertaining, or otherwise useful? If your answers are “probably” and “yes” respectively then I’ve got something for you to think about. My thoughts were inspired by a post I read this morning at the blog of… [read more]
Etsy Wants You To Succeed — Don’t Believe Otherwise!
“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… [read more]
Etsy – The Greatest Dream-Come-True Machine Ever Invented!
I don’t mean to be too dramatic, but I really believe it when I say that, when we talk about Etsy, we’re talking about one of the greatest dream-come-true machines ever invented. Just think of the opportunity for anyone at all to create, market, and sell a product to millions of people who are actively… [read more]
In Stock or Made-To-Order? What Works Best for Etsy Sales?
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… [read more]
Your Business Can Survive The Pause Button
Dealing With Unexpected Events — How Life Impacts Your Small Business Have you ever been stressed-out because life threw you a curve ball and your well planned work schedule quickly unraveled? When you’re in business for yourself, unexpected interruptions can be very disturbing. Often, you wear most, if-not-all, of the hats in your business so… [read more]
How-To: Photograph Your Work For Sale On Etsy
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.… [read more]
Using Twitter For An Etsy Business
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… [read more]