Canadian Community Forum April 2009

Report a post

Thank you for taking time to help Etsy! Please note that you will not receive a personal response about this report. We will review this post privately...

Why are you reporting this post?

Any additional comments?

Edit Post

Edit your post below. After editing, the post will be marked as edited and the date & time of the last edit displayed.

Close

What is this?

Admin may choose to highlight awesome community posts that are friendly, answer questions, and offer informative links.

What does it do?

Highlighted posts are placed at the top of each page in a thread for greater visibility.

This thread has been closed and archived.

Original Post

akane avatar
akane says

This thread is open to Canadian Etsians who would like to...

1) network with other Canadian sellers
2) share info on upcoming fairs & vendor opportunities
3) share business experiences and knowledge
4) join forces in promoting Canadian Etsians
5) meet new people and make new friends

For free tutorials, business tips, feature artists articles, giveaways, and daily Etsy related posts, come visit www.akanedesigns.blogspot.com

If you are a BC seller, please visit the BC Artists Network thread! www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6104241

This thread will be updated every month to keep it fresh and manageable.

Posted at 4:47am Apr 17, 2009 EDT

Responses

akane avatar
akane says

My little sister is currently offering free international shipping at www.photobotic.etsy.com

I have many Canadian related links, mostly local, but lots of free tutorials and business tips at www.akanedesigns.blogspot.com

I often check in threads I start to look for featured seller potentials.

Free giveaways are posted weekly, so pop by and follow my blog:)

Posted at 4:51am Apr 17, 2009 EDT

akane avatar
akane says

If you have any information on current shows, applications, new listings, current sales...etc... please post the information here!

I would really love to create a forum that encourages people to frequently visit and help one another with their Etsy shops:)

Posted at 11:21am Apr 17, 2009 EDT

Redd Hynes avatar
reddhynes says

This is such a great idea!

Posted at 9:27am Apr 18, 2009 EDT

Sandi avatar
eyesoredesigns says

Thanks for the email - I will be sending it out to the Toronto/Ontario Team.

Posted at 9:37am Apr 18, 2009 EDT

Cara Rusnak avatar
bovinebubbles says

Thanks for the implementing this! Great idea

Posted at 10:36am Apr 18, 2009 EDT

akane avatar
akane says

I'll use this thread to look for featured sellers as well.

A new featured seller and giveaway each week.

www.akanedesigns.blogspot.com

Posted at 3:36pm Apr 18, 2009 EDT

Darcy avatar
Splurge says

Great idea! I'm offering free shipping to the US and Canada. I was offering Canadian dollars at par but after 2 1/2 months no-one was interested.

Any advice on getting more traffic through new stores?

Posted at 3:39pm Apr 18, 2009 EDT

akane avatar
akane says

I'm going to try to get shops involved in a group sale of some kind.

I think it would be nice to do a group sale in May.

Some options are...

1) 20% of sales go to the Canadian Cancer Society
2) 20% off all participating shops
3) Buy one get the second 50% off
4) Each shop has their own sale, but on the same week or for the month?

If you'd like to participate in this group sale, please post here which sale you'd be interested in.

Posted at 4:38pm Apr 18, 2009 EDT

akane avatar
akane says

Once I get some responses, I'll repost the sale that will be offered and I'll make a new promotions thread and send out matching avatars to everyone:)

Posted at 4:52pm Apr 18, 2009 EDT