Fans of Etsy: Get Featured in an Article!
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Hello Fans of Etsy!
Mabel White's Craft Supply Center (www.mabelwhite.com) is interested in writing an article about Etsy for their upcoming newsletter. They're a friendly company that we listed them as a resource on the How to Make Lip Balm tutorial (etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-make-lip-balm.html).
They would like to collect some quotes and testimonials from Etsy users to feature in the article. They are specifically looking for quotes "on how easy it is to sign up and how much you love Etsy." Since this is a company with a crafty clientel, your positive feedback would be a great way to help promote Etsy and encourage new users. If you'd like the chance to possibly be included in this article, please post your comments about your Etsy experience right here in this forum.
Thanks for your help!
Your Friend,
Julie
Posted at 1:41pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT
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The community here is fantastic. Its wonderful to have such a large group like-minded, crafty people right at your fingertips.
Posted at 1:48pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT
Hello Julie!
I am most certainly interested since Etsy has had a huge impact on my life in a very positive way.
Other than the odd sale here and there I was not selling my work until I found Etsy. I found it rather randomly through a friend's blog back in Nov 2005 and was so impressed by it that I signed up right away even though I didn't have much to put up at the time. I was really just starting to get into a groove with my art then and it took me a couple of months to get my Etsy shop growing.
My first sales came in January after I was featured on the Etsy homepage. I opened up a personal website complete with a blog in February. My sales increased monthly as my exposure grew. I made it to the Top Sellers list. A list that I had been watching and getting tips from by seeing how people were doing it right. By May I had reached 100 sales and Etsy decided to feature me as a seller. I started networking with area Etsy sellers that spring and summer and just kept making work and improving myself and my business by adding new products that fit with my shop. I have found a personal connection not only with fellow sellers but with buyers as well. Since joining Etsy I am a happier person and more confident in my art. Even when there are bumps I take them in stride.
Around Christmas time I found out that I was pregnant with my first child and the Etsy community has been so wonderful and supportive there too.
I could go on and on about my love story with Etsy!
Posted at 1:49pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT
Etsy is absolutely the best place to buy and sell handmade goods online! As a seller, I have found opportunities through Etsy that I had never dreamed of before, and begun building my very own business! As a buyer, there is absolutely no place on Earth where you can find such a diversity of handmade products and so many talented artists!
Oh boy, I think I used the exclamation point too much - but Etsy just rocks!
Posted at 1:50pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT
It's taken me *YEARS* to build up my clientele at art markets and fairs. Etsy has helped me build a similar clientele and community in *days*
Posted at 1:51pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT
Etsy.com has taken my craft habit into a viable and profitable entity. I am forever grateful.
Posted at 1:51pm Jul 12, 2007 EDT