Shop Local Colorado: Green Designs

Feb 28th, 2014 | Etsy Spotlight, Shop Local Colorado

Jutta Green from Green Designs is an unbridled creator born with a pencil in her hand. She’s gone from drawing to photography, from architecture to graphic design, from knitting to dyeing her own yarn, and now on to thrown pottery. Jutta’s shop echoes her wide range of creativity, offering natural stone jewelry, hand-dyed yarn and...

How to Enhance Your Facebook Page in 5 Minutes

Feb 19th, 2014 | Etsy Tips

Business owners on Facebook only have a few options to personalize their pages. Most page owners have uploaded a nice cover image and thrown in some details about their business, but only a handful take advantage of Facebook’s “Favorites” section. The Favorites section (also known as custom tabs or apps) is prime real estate that...

Better Together: Fennec Design Co.

Feb 14th, 2014 | Better Together, Etsy Spotlight

Justin and Joelle are the creative duo behind Fennec Design Co, a screen printing shop with a wide range of artistic inspiration, ranging from medical and botanical illustration to Art Nouveau. The couple has stumbled upon a wildly successful partnership, spanning five years and over 14,000 sales on Etsy. You’re partners in life and craft – ...

Treasury Making Made Simple with TreasuryBox

Jan 29th, 2014 | Etsy Tips, Tools

Treasury-making on Etsy just got a whole lot easier! Introducing TreasuryBox – an extension for Google Chrome that helps you make treasuries in minutes while browsing Etsy. Fret no more about losing your treasury – with this handy extension, you won’t lose your hard work even if you shut down your computer! Work on a treasury ...

Undiscovered Treasures: Maria Lasarga

Jan 29th, 2014 | Etsy Spotlight, Undiscovered Treasures

Maria Lasarga’s contemporary jewelry has found a perfect home on Etsy in her designer shop. She revels in experimentation and uses uncommon materials for her jewelry, including pieces of broken china. Maria has enjoyed professional and commercial success, but she’s just recently opened an Etsy shop. Tell us about your studies and how...

11 Blogging Mistakes That Make You Look Like an Amateur

Jan 26th, 2014 | Editorial

Lots of Etsy sellers are starting blogs to promote their craft, connect with other artists and bare their soul to the world. Writing is hard work, so it’s easy to get distracted with all the bells and whistles you can sprinkle on your new blog. It’s also hard to know what blog features are going ...

Viva Vintage: Love That Lingers

Jan 7th, 2014 | Etsy Spotlight, Viva Vintage

Dawn Winslow of Love That Lingers spent years touring with Phish and the Grateful Dead, and living on the big island of Hawaii. She’s brought all the fun and energy into her vintage shop to share with everyone. Dawn is a full-time Etsy seller that started with handmade clothing, then burst out of the gate with ...

Facebook’s Slow Squeeze on Small Business

Dec 18th, 2013 | Editorial

Something’s amiss for businesses on Facebook. I have 300 Facebook fans on my business page – on average, only 40 people see my posts. If you’ve experienced the same, you’re not alone. Facebook has been narrowing the reach of your posts for years. The fans you worked so hard to gain, that liked your page ...

USPS Shipping Calculator

Dec 9th, 2013 | Etsy Tips, Tools

The U.S. Postal Service changed shipping rates on September 7, 2014. Many Etsy sellers came to rely on my shipping calculator for 2013, so I’ve once again taken the near-indecipherable USPS rate charts and turned them into an easy to use tool for updating your shipping profiles and listings. Notable for 2014-15 is a new zone ...

Viva Vintage: Mighty Vintage

Nov 13th, 2013 | Etsy Spotlight, Viva Vintage

Timea of Mighty Vintage keeps her eyes peeled for fantastic vintage finds; she has a knack for selecting the finest German pottery, gorgeous accessories and home decor pieces. She shared what it’s like to be an international vintage seller and writer for the German Etsy Blog. This year, you quit your day job and started ...