How to Start a Blog for Your Etsy Business Since I started blogging in 2008 I can’t even count the number of questions I’ve gotten about starting a blog. Whether you have an Etsy business or want to grow a DIY blog…this is for you. EverythingEtsy.com has an average of a million pageviews a month… [read more]
How to Get Your Etsy Shop Featured on Blogs
Do you constantly watch the Etsy stats trying to figure out the best keywords? Do you check to see the best social media sites for traffic to help you know where to focus? Well, today we’re going to talk about how to get your Etsy shop featured by blogs. It’s a great way to get… [read more]
Using Your Blog to Promote Your Etsy Shop {B.L.O.G.}
Welcome to this week’s post in our current ten week series on blogging for your online business: {B.L.O.G.} – Blogging Leads to Online Greatness (new to the series? start here) We’ve talked about how to set up a WordPress blog, how to use social media, and how to create great blog content. What we haven’t… [read more]
Your New Etsy Ads Questions Answered {Podcast: Interview with Etsy}
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… [read more]
Etsy Shop SEO Mastery – 6 Ways to Be a People Pleaser
Have you ever tried to make everyone happy at the same time? The kids and the husband; the boss and the customer; the shoe collection and the bank balance! Etsy Shop SEO is just like that, except that it’s actually possible and not all that hard to do. Please the Robot and the Human SEO… [read more]
Etsy Shop SEO Tip of the Week – Week 1
We come across so much great SEO information for Etsy Sellers that we thought we should start trying to keep it organized so you can find it. We have a new category called Etsy Shop SEO. Encourage Reviews in The Directory As the web grows, people get more and more savvy. Look in the mirror,… [read more]
Learn Basic HTML and Awesome Directory Feature {Video}
We added a cool new feature to the Everything Etsy Directory yesterday. Enhanced listings can now use HTML to create great looking listing profiles that used to be very plain. But lots of us don’t know much HTML, so Tim and I made this five minute video and created a PDF download cheat sheet that… [read more]
How Fewer Blog Comments Equals Opportunity
Did you know that blog commenting overall has reduced over the last couple of years? It’s not that people aren’t talking anymore, it’s just that they have more places to talk, and they don’t have more time, so something has to give. More activity on Facebook, or Twitter = Fewer comments on blogs. Generally speaking.… [read more]
Intro To Link Building For Etsy Shop SEO {video}
Our first etsy shop seo video now has close to 1500 views and we’ve had dozens of viewers share that it was helpful to them! We were so glad to hear that and Tim and I have created a second video on the next most important part of Etsy Shop SEO, which is building links… [read more]
Featured Directory Listings
Have you seen the Everything Etsy Directory lately? There are now over 550 listings! Enhanced listings now include a spot on the home page slider at the directory. You might enjoy checking out some of these great shops! (you can click on the image or title to visit that listing) </p> <p>Your browser does not… [read more]
Etsy Shop SEO {Video Tutorial}
Well my goodness! It’s a week of new things here at Everything Etsy! First the Everything Etsy Directory which has had close to 400 Etsy Shops submitted in four days! Now our first in-depth video tutorial. I have to admit, it was fun to make! It was kind of like Tim and I playing “radio… [read more]
Don’t Count On Google For Etsy Sales
If you operate a business online, you need to know about SEO (Search Engine Optimization). For the average Etsy seller, an advanced degree isn’t required. A working knowledge is. With a basic understanding of SEO, you can make your products available through a search engine to someone who is looking for them. Just don’t get… [read more]