Yoola shares her own Shop Makeover story with us, as a follow up to Mary’s Broaden Your Target Audience with Tiered Product Lines. I want to tell you about how I achieved successful sales figures by stretching my design into new dimensions. Many Etsy sellers have successful designs in terms of high views, many hearts,… Continue reading
Sellers, you may want to print out this Shop Makeover post and subtly plant it on the desk of your friend or family member who needs a nudge into the 21st-century and all that the web has to offer for independent artists and designers. Or, maybe it’s you that has thought about taking the plunge… Continue reading
As part of our Shop Makeover Series, rubypearl will be hosting a follow up talk in the Virtual Labs at 4pm today, Monday January 19, 2009! “I can’t sell my dresses online.” This was the answer I would give over and over again when asked if I had a website. My dresses sold like crazy… Continue reading
Hey there shop owners! A popular strategy for maximizing traffic and sales in your shop includes broadening your target audience. Think about your niche — if your items have a distinctive brand or style, you can extend what you make in order to start inviting new types of purchases. Consider the items you offer in… Continue reading
Want a few tips on getting your items featured? (…Not only by other Etsy community members curating their Treasuries, or Etsy Admin, but also all those bloggers featuring Etsy items?) Here are a few tips from the Shop Makeover Series to help make your photos and listings more appealing to curators everywhere! 1. Take Crisp,… Continue reading
After hearing the many Etsy sellers discussing what it takes to be chosen for the Etsy home page, StudioCherie decided to share some helpful tips on her blog, Studio Cherie. (A great resource for Etsy sellers!) She also shared the tip in the Shop Makeover flickr group. We love to see sellers sharing their knowledge,… Continue reading
The following article on Google PageRank was originally written by Aprilrobin for TimothyAdamDesigns‘ blog (a great resource for Etsy sellers!). I’ve seen the question so many times on the Etsy forums, “Why isn’t my Etsy shop showing up in Google when I search for XYZ?” While that is actually a very complex question, in a… Continue reading
After wrapping up a very busy and sometimes lackluster holiday craft show season, I have come to a few grand conclusions about the economy at the moment, and – no surprise – it sucks! Though the jury is still out on how the craft community will be impacted by our nation’s (and world’s!) crashing markets,… Continue reading
Labeling your listing with great keywords is the best way to get buyers to your item from search – both on Etsy, and from search engines like Google. This article will give you a list you can use for brainstorming keywords. I created this list by analyzing our top search terms and categorizing the types… Continue reading
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