Etsy Is Coming to Australia
Matt Stinchcomb, Etsy’s European Director, will be visiting Sydney and Melbourne June 3-5, 2011. Come say hello.
A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability
In Berlin, Germany, Etsy will be holding its first ever conference September 17-18, 2011. It’s time for small businesses to take back commerce.
Postcard From Europe #12: Upcoming Etsy Events in Europe
Guten tag from Berlin! We have been busy hosting events all over Europe and have even more coming up. Will you join us?
The Walkmen and Etsy: A Handmade Collaboration
We live in an age where we don’t have to rely on the radio to bring us great musical talent. We have Etsy for that…well, at least we do now.
Etsy Meet Ups in Hamburg and Amsterdam
Hallo! Dag! I wanted to give you all a quick reminder of two Etsy meet ups in Europe this week: 1. June 3, 2010: Hamburg, Germany Ahoy! Not only is Hamburg home to the world’s ninth largest port, it is also a hotbed of activity for creative Germans. We (Matt and Marie) are very excited… Continue reading
It’s Euro Week at Etsy
There are about 50 or so countries in Europe, (45 “main” ones, as well as a handful of other diplomatically recognized entities within them). Amazingly enough, in the last month on Etsy we had visitors from every single one of them. From Albania to Vatican City and everywhere in between — yes, even in all… Continue reading
The Second Etsy Community Council
UPDATE: The application process for our second Etsy Seller Community Council is now closed; we’ll announce the new members in about two weeks. Thank you to everyone who applied for the first Community Council and for this one! The Etsy Seller Community Council is a group of members who volunteer to meet with Etsy Admin… Continue reading
Forum Hussies Take it Offline
The Etc. section has a reputation as the “anything goes” area of the Etsy Forums. Things can get a bit out of hand at times, and topics can run the gamut from “what’s for dinner?” to a “singles mingle” and beyond. In search of a safe haven and some camaraderie, Etsy artist Karmarox started the… Continue reading
First Etsy Community Council Announced
UPDATE: Friends, as I mentioned in my earlier article, this first Community Council would be something of an experiment. Over the course of these initial three months we have learned a great deal, including that three months is far too short a period for a single council to serve. Therefore, we have decided to extend… Continue reading
Etsy Chicago Meet Up: September 10, 2009
UPDATE: Just a friendly reminder that this is tonight, friends! [The following was originally published September 1, 2009.] Hey, Windy City types! We’re heading out to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago next week, and we’d love to say hello to each and every one of you while we’re there. If you are in the… Continue reading
Etsy’s Handmade Moment Contest Ends in Just Three Weeks
I share an office with Matt (a.k.a. M-Cat, but only on mornings he calls me J-Dog). He’s helping me be rad. You see, I was a dork. That’s not hard to say -— all the cool ones these days started as dorks. But back in the day I could tell you all about the BBS… Continue reading
West Coast Etsians, Let’s Get Together
It’s already July, and we’re heading out West! Come visit Etsy at Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles (July 11th-12th) or San Francisco (July 18th-19th). We’ll have a booth at both events and will be giving away lots of Etsy goodies, promos and maybe even holding a raffle or two. If you haven’t been to… Continue reading
Etsy Summer Tour 2009
UPDATE: Another leg of the Etsy Summer 2009 Tour draws near, and we’ve updated the info below with some specific dates and cities. Please RSVP if you can meet up with us in Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver or Portland. Hope to see you soon! [We originally posted the following on May 20, 2009.] Coming soon… Continue reading
The Etsy Community Council
We are pleased to announce the trial run of the Etsy Community Council. In order to better serve the entire Etsy community, we are forming a council of community members on Etsy with whom we will meet directly. This council will help us test new products and features, report on the the state of the… Continue reading
Community Chatt with Matt, May 8th, 12:00pm EDT
REMINDER: Join me in the Classroom of the Virtual Labs! [The following was originally posted on May 5, 2009.] We are bringing back our weekly community chat. Please join Etsy’s VP of Community, Matt Stinchcomb, for a free-form chat about all things Etsy. This Friday, May 8, at 12:00pm EDT in the Classroom of the… Continue reading
