Summer is wedding season and the sales frolic like newlyweds in a field of poppies, but many sellers feel left at the altar by the time fall rolls around. If your sales eloped with another shop this year, it may be time to rethink your...
Advertising doesn't have to be hard. The advertising guru over at Flytrap has a five-step plan to make advertising accessible to mere mortals. If you're struggling to make advertising work for you, read on as she unloads years of marketing experience in one digestible guide. [hr] Let's get one thing...
Big sites have a way of accumulating little secrets - features that were put in long ago, tips that have been forgotten, and vestigial quirks. Etsy is no exception. I'm covering three of these little secrets today that even die-hard Etsy sellers might not know...
Can giving away your product lead to more sales? Etsy sellers are banking on it. The Etsy forums are abuzz with sellers looking to increase exposure in the slow summer months. It seems counter-intuitive that offering free product would make you money, and it's not uncommon...
Breaking through on Twitter is tough. Chris Zielski of Copper Leaf Studios joins us in this guest blog to show you how to get the most out of Twitter as an Etsy seller and crafty entrepreneur. [hr] Twitter gets a bad rap; it's known as the largest venue in the world...
Etsy caused quite a stir this August by switching the default sorting in search results to Relevancy instead of Most Recent. Etsy has attempted to help forlorn sellers with advice, videos and rule updates related to the change. The advice from Etsy is scattered over a dozen...
Browsing around Etsy, you'll find plenty of shop banners that are blurry or stretched out. The first attempt I made at a custom banner wasn't going to win any beauty contests, either. Working with graphics is Greek to most of us, but I'm lucky enough...
Emily Post was the queen of etiquette, but she may have had a hard time learning how to conduct herself on Etsy. When I opened my Etsy shop, I made sure to take things seriously. I fastidiously read the Etsy Seller’s Handbook. I researched shipping...
Etsy makes it sound so easy - list your item, collect payment and ship it. For a handful of Etsy sellers - with the right amount of skill, panache and luck - it might even be true. The rest of us are left in the...
The most difficult thing about selling online - in your Etsy shop or otherwise - is getting noticed amidst the slurry and noise of the online marketplace. In March alone, nearly 400,000 new members appeared on Etsy's crowded streets. Unless you're one of the lucky...