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Minutes Started Tue Nov 13 2007 17:45:05 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Minutes Stopped Tue Nov 13 2007 17:45:06 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Minutes Started Tue Nov 13 2007 18:54:52 GMT+0000 (UTC)
sarawearsskirts: okay, great!
sarawearsskirts: thanks, everyone for coming today!
sarawearsskirts: i think this workshop will be a good chance
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sarawearsskirts: to answer any questions you all might have on teams and the holidays and marketing ideas.
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sarawearsskirts: to ask a question, please type /ask and then your question
sarawearsskirts: and that will send the question to a little queue that i'll pull them from
sarawearsskirts: so we can discuss things
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have everyone been looking at the 10 minute marketing guides?
sarawearsskirts: oh my, that was supposed to have been "HAS everyone"
sarawearsskirts: okay, almost half and half
7 yay, 7 nay, 2 abstain
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/tenminutemarketing.html
sarawearsskirts: are the guides i'm referring to
sarawearsskirts: you can look at it on the site, and there's alink to a pdf you can print if you want
sarawearsskirts: to hang by your computer and remind yourself to spend a couple minutes a day marketing in small ways
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/guides.html
sarawearsskirts: is a page with a peak of all the guides we have in the works
sarawearsskirts: and wonderamy and i have a few more up our sleeves, too
sarawearsskirts: (we have big sleeves)
stitchntyme asks, I am curious, do Street Teams charge a fee to belong to the team?
sarawearsskirts: not all teams charge a fee - it's up to the team, and lots of times dependso nthe costs the team has
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sarawearsskirts: many teams have a small yearly or quarterly fee
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sarawearsskirts asks, ihas everyone been thinking about holiday marketing?
PaganoDesignWorks: yes
sarawearsskirts: (i've opened up the floor so you can all answer)
sarawearsskirts: what good things have you been doing?
charlottenarunsky: I'm wearing a pudding hat
babyannequilts: thinking, yes...not so much doing, yet
siansburys: lol charlotte
Everlastingcraftycre: Oh yes! I was wondering why I didn't see my message awhile ago
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siansburys: i have a new banner
315thomas: i'm with babyanne
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sarawearsskirts: babyannequilts, why not doing yet?
knotsntangles: not sure what to do, suggestions would be great
babyannequilts: not sure what I'm doin!
315thomas: ditto!
PaganoDesignWorks: it's time to send out a newsletter to my mailing list
sarawearsskirts: for banners: http://team.etsy.com/BH-bannertemplates.html
Everlastingcraftycre: I am doing craft shows outside of here and passing out a lot of business cards
PaganoDesignWorks: listing shows, new items, reminding all that gifts can be had here
sarawearsskirts: knotsntangles, the ten minute marketing guide are a good place to start doing
babyannequilts: I've got a blog started
315thomas: how do you find out about shows?
helensharvest: I'm very new here , have exodused from ebay, and hope to bring my buyers of 5 years along w/ me
sarawearsskirts: blogs are great!
sarawearsskirts: we have a lot of blogging suggestions for marketing in the ten minute makreting
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knotsntangles: i actuallly jut started a blog
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siansburys: you know how i feel about blogs
PaganoDesignWorks: not sure anyone READS my blog
knotsntangles: but i'm having a hard time customizing it
ClaudiasCreations: Hello!
knotsntangles: but i've started there
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sarawearsskirts: paganodesignworks, joining a blog ring increases readership of a blog considerably
babyannequilts: I've been commenting other other blogs, to attract readers
PaganoDesignWorks: Joined many
sarawearsskirts: babyann, that works too
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pamdas: Hello!
Everlastingcraftycre: I started at my newspaper and checked out a few of them, while I was looking around I started talking to different vendors and talked to promoters
sarawearsskirts: posting in the blog threads in the etsy forums also brings people who read
helensharvest: is indiepublic blog a good one?
PaganoDesignWorks: want to market to non-jewelers and non-etsians
Everlastingcraftycre: vendors and promoters will give you lots of help
siansburys: i dont get on with indiepublic
sarawearsskirts: i'm not familiar with the indiepublic blog, really, i'm sorry
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ClaudiasCreations: no blog here as of yet
knotsntangles: is blogspot good?
knotsntangles: that's what i have, but i'm not liking the functionality so much
sarawearsskirts: claudia'screations, not having a blog is okay, too
Everlastingcraftycre: I just started a blog a couple weeks ago, I like blogspot
sarawearsskirts: blogspot is nice, and it's free
siansburys: everyone seems to be on blogspot, moreso than any of the others
PaganoDesignWorks: I find blogspot pretty easy to customize
babyannequilts: I like blogspot. I've heard good things about typepad and livejournal, too
knotsntangles: do you have to know html?
PaganoDesignWorks: no
siansburys: no
sarawearsskirts: personally, i use typepad and i love it. you don't need to know html
fuzzydragons: i think more people are on blogspot because it looks more professional that a lot of the other blog sites
knotsntangles: cause i can't seem to do anything to it
sarawearsskirts: it's not free though
sarawearsskirts: so, just to catch the people who have just joined up to speed,
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/tenminutemarketing.html
siansburys: free i good :)
siansburys: is
sarawearsskirts: is an easy way to start actually DOING things to market for the holidays
PaganoDesignWorks: heart free
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ClaudiasCreations: arg
PaganoDesignWorks: collect email addresses from people at shows
ClaudiasCreations: link again please
sarawearsskirts: surely you all have some questions... just type /ask before the question and we'll discuss
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/tenminutemarketing.html
ClaudiasCreations: tnx
PaganoDesignWorks: send them a newsletter and links to your blog and etsyshop
PaganoDesignWorks: perhaps a discount coupon
sarawearsskirts: and http://team.etsy.com/guides.html is the link to all of the resource guides we're workingon
babyannequilts asks, what should go in a newsletter?
knotsntangles: good question
sarawearsskirts: good question
chichiboulie: great question!
PaganoDesignWorks: shows where you will be this season
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PaganoDesignWorks: new items and lines
sarawearsskirts: new items in your shop
fuzzydragons: any sales you might have
Everlastingcraftycre: Any specials you are running
PaganoDesignWorks: holiday well wishes
sarawearsskirts: if you want to cross promote with other sellers who use newsletters, you could feature one or two things from their shops
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helensharvest: new inspiration, seasonal stuff
sarawearsskirts: that compliment your work
Everlastingcraftycre: Lots of Communication!
PaganoDesignWorks: hot fashion tips or trends
sarawearsskirts: if you're offering any incentives like free gift wrapping, etc
PaganoDesignWorks: a recipe
sarawearsskirts: good one, paganodesignworks
sarawearsskirts: things that make it personal are nice
knotsntangles: that's a really good idea
babyannequilts: these are all good!
PaganoDesignWorks: information often makes it keepable
Everlastingcraftycre: I just had business cards printed up right before I started my blog! Any suggestions how I can let others know about my blog?
ClaudiasCreations: great ideas
sarawearsskirts: some eye catching clickable images are great
sarawearsskirts: everlastingcraftycre - joining blog rings
Everlastingcraftycre: Should I just redo business cards or add a newsletter?
PaganoDesignWorks: you can print the address on tiny stickers and add to cards
sarawearsskirts: and posting in the blog love htreads here in the etsy forums
sarawearsskirts: you can put your blog on your cards - i finally added my blog to my cards
sarawearsskirts: good idea, pagano
ruthdesigns: pop a sticker on the back of cards with the bog addy on
PaganoDesignWorks: I just bought moo stickers and cut 'em up to use as giveaways at shows
PaganoDesignWorks: I put stickers with web address on back
sarawearsskirts: moo cards and stickers are awesome
ruthdesigns: blog* sorry
fuzzydragons: good idea with the stickers
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Everlastingcraftycre: thats a good idea with the stickers
siansburys: do people find your blog thru your shop or the other way around? is it worth the effort to blog?
PaganoDesignWorks: I placed them next to my mailing list and as soon as anyone was interested I asked them to join the list
knotsntangles: where are these blog forums?
fuzzydragons: people find my blog mostly from the art forums i post at
sarawearsskirts: in the Etc. forum on etsy
Everlastingcraftycre: okay, how do I join blogger rings?
knotsntangles: oooooh
sarawearsskirts: you can find a "blog love" thread daily
babyannequilts: I think it takes time to attract a blog audience
chichiboulie: and dedication to your blog! I'm not very dedicated at the moment
chichiboulie: Need to work on that
PaganoDesignWorks: I don't want just other crafters
knotsntangles: same here
siansburys: yeah me either chichi
helensharvest: i imagine buyers= blog readers
babyannequilts: but if you make your blog good, they will come
sarawearsskirts: to join a blog ring, you can start here: http://etsysellerswhoblogv2.blogspot.com/
PaganoDesignWorks: (no offense...I just need buyers)
sarawearsskirts: i believe liskidder.etsy.com was running it
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stitchntyme: I have a blog and I just don't have time to work on it. With all the other promoting and creating items for sale.
ClaudiasCreations: yes more buyers
fuzzydragons: any reader can be a buyer
sarawearsskirts: also, you can find out if there are local ways to advertise your blog
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sarawearsskirts: i just joined a few philadelphia blogging groups
PaganoDesignWorks: like where?
sarawearsskirts: it's a way to reach people with other interests
Everlastingcraftycre: thanks Sara for the info,
sarawearsskirts: it takes some googling
knotsntangles: good to know
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PaganoDesignWorks: groovy idea
sarawearsskirts: http://phillyblogmap.blogspot.com/
sarawearsskirts: philadelphia blogs by transit stop
siansburys: yeah also i dont like people reading my blog bcos then they will realise how weird I am
siansburys: hahaha
fuzzydragons: lol
chichiboulie: idem Sian!
PaganoDesignWorks: hehehehe
ClaudiasCreations: lol
Everlastingcraftycre: lol
sarawearsskirts: but blogging is just one aspect.
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siansburys: not really, i am quite normal
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PaganoDesignWorks: sian=unclear on the concept
sarawearsskirts asks, should we talk about in-person marketing?
knotsntangles: i'm in the forums everday and i can't seem to get out there enough for sales
Everlastingcraftycre: sure
knotsntangles: yes please
ClaudiasCreations: yes
helensharvest: artists=weird, we're supposed to be
sarawearsskirts: awesome!
PaganoDesignWorks: wear your stuff
sarawearsskirts: yes, that's awesome
PaganoDesignWorks: carry your cards
ClaudiasCreations: I always carry a plastic bag tote, all I ever use
sarawearsskirts: i'm thinking of bringing little handmade gifts to my bank teller, hair dresser, mechanic, etc etc
sarawearsskirts: for the holidays
sarawearsskirts: as a segue into talking about etsy
knotsntangles: awesome idea
PaganoDesignWorks: that is a great idea Sara
sarawearsskirts: little things that i can trade for with other people on etsy
sarawearsskirts: or little handmade cards
PaganoDesignWorks: or moo stickers
sarawearsskirts: and i *always* tell the ladies at the post office about etsy
ClaudiasCreations: have friends and family hand out your cards at work
stitchntyme: I spend one day a week doing in-person marketing. I go to various places that I think people might be interested. Coffee houses etc...
sarawearsskirts: post office ladies LOVE etsy
sarawearsskirts: yes
knotsntangles: lol
pamdas: I have left moo cards at cafes,.....they go in a few hrs
PaganoDesignWorks: we have no ladies...just grumpy men!
knotsntangles: good to know ;)
sarawearsskirts: i like to say that places where people will be going to computer next are great places to market etsy
ClaudiasCreations: my prob is I live in a very small town
sarawearsskirts: claudiascreations, does your town have a library?
ruthdesigns: I'm going to make a gift for a friend (the guy I work for) hopefully he'll wear it shows and workshops he does. I know he'll hand out cards if I ask him. Great ideas here
ClaudiasCreations: yes
sarawearsskirts: grumpy men need to holiday shop, too, pagano
PaganoDesignWorks: hehehehe
ColdCell: i don't :P
siansburys: lol
PaganoDesignWorks: sian is hyper
siansburys: soz
sarawearsskirts: we had an idea where maybe you can volunteer to hold a workshop at the library to teach people who aren't familiar with the internet how to shop online
Everlastingcraftycre: banks! my daughter works for one, they love to spend money!
stitchntyme: My husband markets for me... I embroidered a shirt for him with the saying "I am an Etsy.com Widower" :)
ClaudiasCreations: lol
sarawearsskirts: so you'll be teaching people how to set up email, check email, use paypal, etc
knotsntangles: that would be so beneficial
sarawearsskirts: these are all life skills, at this point
PaganoDesignWorks: How to shop online is brilliant
sarawearsskirts: yep
sarawearsskirts: and you can tell the librarians about etsy, too ;)
ColdCell: so they are not familiar with shopping online but they CAN create an account and find some obscure chat room.. yeah, amazing plan /sarcasm
ClaudiasCreations: something to think about for sure
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knotsntangles: that was a bit nasty
sarawearsskirts: in small towns, especially, i think shopping online would be vital to finding interesting stuff
Everlastingcraftycre: yep
stitchntyme: <~~~ is a Librarian .... leaves her business cards in books.
babyannequilts asks, What are some holiday marketing ideas for a Street Team to work on has a whole?
stitchntyme: I am a Librarian, I leave my business cards in books.
sarawearsskirts: this is a great question, babyann
PaganoDesignWorks: isn't that frowned upon
ClaudiasCreations: sneaky
PaganoDesignWorks: book spam?
sarawearsskirts: we wrote a whole guide on this topic recently: http://team.etsy.com/creativeeventguides.html
helensharvest: book markers
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sarawearsskirts: (i know some librarians who would frown on that idea, so we'll move on?)
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sarawearsskirts: that last guide can be found here: http://team.etsy.com/guides.html
PaganoDesignWorks: I suppose you could ask to leave free bookmarkers by the computers?
sarawearsskirts: the creative events guide has some ideas that local teams can do with only a couple weeks planning and on a low budget
babyannequilts: great ideas in that link, sara!
sarawearsskirts: you could do that, pagano
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ClaudiasCreations: alot of local businesses are happy to help out others and will allow you to put cards at there counter
sarawearsskirts: or donate scrap paper that has etsy stamped on it or something
knotsntangles: i would think so
ClaudiasCreations: hehehehe their
pamdas: Its difficult..I could get into a lot of trouble promoting my own business at my plcae of work...the NHS!
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sarawearsskirts: yes! local bookshops and galleries and coffeehouses often will let you leave cards.
helensharvest: i want an etsy tshirt, bumpersticker, etc.
sarawearsskirts: helensharvest, you can get those at the labs shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5029420
sarawearsskirts: these shirts are super soft, they're my favorite: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7818608
ClaudiasCreations: before I stated my shop nobody I know had even heard of etsy
knotsntangles: same here
PaganoDesignWorks: I tell everyone
ClaudiasCreations: yes i was eyeing the shrits the other day
sarawearsskirts: i tell everyone too
pamdas: so do i
knotsntangles: i stumbled across it through myspace
helensharvest: thx, Sarah, i wear skirts 2 :)
sarawearsskirts: lately i've been meeting more and more people who had heard of etsy already
debsmuddle: I just tell as many people as i can about etsy
sarawearsskirts: from boingboing.net and other places on the web
sarawearsskirts: word of mouth is by far and away the most powerful advertising we can get
ClaudiasCreations: oh I put my etsy url as my message on IM and facebook
sarawearsskirts: which is why etsy teams are SO important
knotsntangles: ask: does etsy do any sort of commercialling?
sarawearsskirts: excellent, claudias!
PaganoDesignWorks: would sure love some etsy ads though...
ClaudiasCreations: and as the signiture line on my e-mail
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sarawearsskirts: etsy has a marketing department that is hard at work all the time, working with magazines and radio and tv
sarawearsskirts: we prefer features over straight up ads
sarawearsskirts: they're more interesting, and get more attention and results
babyannequilts: most of the team marketing ideas seem to depend on everyone live in the same area...what if our team is worldwide? how to market jointly?
ClaudiasCreations: yes I agree with that sara
helensharvest: many beadmakers have come here from ebay
sarawearsskirts: if your team is worldwisde, we're working on a guide for ideas on that
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sarawearsskirts: but a lot of teams are already doing great stuff
sarawearsskirts: like contests, challenges,
babyannequilts: great...looking forward to it!
sarawearsskirts: and other online events
PaganoDesignWorks: I agree that features are more interesting but paid ads get the name out over and over...and they say it takes a person 7 exposures before they act
knotsntangles: i've been meaning to join the fiber one i htink it is?
sarawearsskirts: http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/events/article/etsyfast-find-the-flyer-contest-win-tons-of-fiber-goodness/612/
sarawearsskirts: yes, fiberarts is doing a big contest right now
knotsntangles: oooh
knotsntangles: thanks for the link!
ClaudiasCreations: I am looking into teams right now, need to join one
sarawearsskirts: trashion did a great contest / sale in support of their trunk show, too
PaganoDesignWorks: gursh...I should probably join fiber arts too
sarawearsskirts: excellent, claudia!
sarawearsskirts: there are several new teams forming each week, it's really exciting
PaganoDesignWorks: so many teams so little time!!
sarawearsskirts: the list of teams is growing and growing
ClaudiasCreations: is there an upcycle/recycle team other than trashion?
sarawearsskirts: ecoetsy?
ClaudiasCreations: but that is more about packaging and such right?
sarawearsskirts: here's the big list of all the teams right now: http://team.etsy.com/teams.html
helensharvest: thx Y'all, gotta' go list some items and make more, my torch is calling me..
ruthdesigns: My best friend is the aditor of a UK quilting mag, I'll ask her if we can cook up an article on Etsy
sarawearsskirts: yeah, eco etsy is about packaging and being a responsible shop, iguess
sarawearsskirts: that would be awesome, ruthdesigns!
ClaudiasCreations: awsome ruth
siansburys: good idea ruth :D
sarawearsskirts: this is the pitch form for storque articles: http://www.etsy.com/storque/pitch/
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sarawearsskirts: we're working on putting up a how-to article this week on submitting articles for team's events
knotsntangles: i'm a graphic designer for a lighting company and we do ads in all the decorative furnshing magazines, maybe i can talk to them
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ClaudiasCreations: my local paper did a story about me last year, wonder if they would so one on etsy (editor is my next door neighbor)
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PaganoDesignWorks: any ideas on other types of locations that recycled products would be possible?
sarawearsskirts: that would be awesome, claudias.
PaganoDesignWorks: Popular
PaganoDesignWorks: not possible
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ruthdesigns: also next time i see Kaffe I'll mention etsy to him, he may be able to spread the word
sarawearsskirts: pagano, i'm not sure i 100% get what you're asking (sorry)
PaganoDesignWorks: solar store?
sarawearsskirts: oooh, like places to market recycled things?
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PaganoDesignWorks: Yes!
sarawearsskirts: hello, nuttyknitter! we're talking about marketing and teams
sarawearsskirts: let me think on that
sarawearsskirts: what about like a whole foods type store?
PaganoDesignWorks: good, good!!!
ClaudiasCreations: hmmmm
sarawearsskirts: i would think local businesses would be great
sarawearsskirts: the philly etsy team just tabled outside whole foods a couple wknds ago
sarawearsskirts: it was awesome
PaganoDesignWorks: the environmentally friendly drycleaner?
knotsntangles: nice :)
sarawearsskirts: about half the people who went in were somewhat familiar with etsy
Everlastingcraftycre: I gotta go, got to put two babies down for a nap, thx all for the ideas
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sarawearsskirts: thanks for coming, everlasting!
TheNuttyKnitter: Hello! I am just getting the hang of this lab. Looks like hubby needs the computer, so I am having to say good-bye already ... hope to be back another time ... :o)
sarawearsskirts: thansk!
babyannequilts: see ya nutty!
knotsntangles: bye nutty
TheNuttyKnitter: Bye :o) Next time I'll know where to go and how to find you.
sarawearsskirts: yeah, if you can talk to the managers at locally owned businesses about sitting out with a table of your work and the work of other people from your team, it's nice to not only sell what you make but talk about the handmade movement
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has everyone signed the handmade pledge at buyhandmade.org?
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knotsntangles: and i posted it on my blog, the little stamp thingie :)
8 yay, 1 nay, 2 abstain
PaganoDesignWorks: ooohhhh I am the bad girl!!!
ClaudiasCreations: brrrr that would be cold in Northern MN this time of year LOL
sarawearsskirts: hello, miss purl!
sarawearsskirts: haha
ClaudiasCreations: but maybe at the mall I could see about doing something there
BindingTwine: bad pagano!
MissPurl: Hello!
knotsntangles: lol
sarawearsskirts: claudia's you could perhaps ask to be inside :)
ClaudiasCreations: oh yes duh
sarawearsskirts: the mall might be tricky, unless it's locally owned
knotsntangles: true
sarawearsskirts: it's a fine line between public and private property.
PaganoDesignWorks: I am finding I need more targeted marketing and shows
PaganoDesignWorks: my stuff is not for everyone
sarawearsskirts: that makes sense, pagano
PaganoDesignWorks: very frustrating
ClaudiasCreations: yes it is I think, I was also wondering too about getting local crafters together to put on our own craft show..... rent a hall together
MissPurl: has anyone done any group postcards or marketing this winter?
BindingTwine: your stuff is fro me pagano, just not my paycheck
knotsntangles: yes, it can be
sarawearsskirts: which seems to me like the web would make the most sense for marketing your stuff then - easier to find niches
PaganoDesignWorks: I have a full range of prices though...
knotsntangles: i would LOVE to put on a crafts how
PaganoDesignWorks: sniff
knotsntangles: show i mean
PaganoDesignWorks: me too knots
sarawearsskirts: like this dude: http://noimpactman.typepad.com/
sarawearsskirts: he's a niche
knotsntangles: anyone in long island?
BindingTwine: i'm finishing up my first Sampler package right now
sarawearsskirts: but he found a big audience on the web
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sarawearsskirts: the sampler is great!
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knotsntangles: very cool
PaganoDesignWorks: finding a niche is tough, then marketing the niche is even harder!!!!
sarawearsskirts: (i feel like a wealth of links today)
BindingTwine: I'm doing 200+, whew!
ClaudiasCreations: that way if i organized it i could make sure it was all handmade, that is why I stopped doing local craft shows
PaganoDesignWorks: you are! I was marveling at your quick link access
sarawearsskirts: but it's all about targeting your specific demographic, and keeping them coming back
sarawearsskirts: haha
MissPurl: even in your area you can find a niche and build a rep if you have shows and are knowen to go to them
PaganoDesignWorks: so...easy!
BindingTwine: my little fingers have been quite an assembly line
PaganoDesignWorks: hehehehe
thebirchtree: I need to find out my demographic
knotsntangles: same here
PaganoDesignWorks: my demographic isn't always comfy online
sarawearsskirts: like in my shop, i sell potholders with bikes on them
PaganoDesignWorks: damn bitches
BindingTwine: haha
PaganoDesignWorks: (just kidding)
sarawearsskirts: in person, these sell kind of okay, depending on where i am
sarawearsskirts: but online, some people LOVE them
MissPurl: there is also rooms in shows to build to a more specific target audience
sarawearsskirts: they're the kind of thing you either GET or don't get
ClaudiasCreations: one thing I find hard locally is people don't want to pay the price I want to get, almost have to give my stuff away
PaganoDesignWorks: yes!
sarawearsskirts: networking is important for a product like that
sarawearsskirts: bike people tell other bike people about my work
sarawearsskirts: so that helps a lot
PaganoDesignWorks: advertise at bike shops?
sarawearsskirts: i've htought about it, but i'm honestly too busy
sarawearsskirts: (i have this pesky day job, ya know?)
sarawearsskirts: ;)
PaganoDesignWorks: yuppers
PaganoDesignWorks: and we are SO demanding!!!
knotsntangles: lol
MissPurl: but so do many other etsy people
knotsntangles: we really are ;)
sarawearsskirts: but whenever i go to the bike shop, i think about how i could leave some cards there
sarawearsskirts: the trick is thinking about this stuff a LOT
knotsntangles: yeah, i'm at a desk all day, i can promote on here
PaganoDesignWorks: yes, you should
BindingTwine: the only consistent seller I have are my pet portraits, I've considered advertising to dog/cat people, but I'm not sure where/how
sarawearsskirts: being crreative
knotsntangles: but i hardly ever get into town
sarawearsskirts: vets?
PaganoDesignWorks: pet shops and vets
sarawearsskirts: (that was for binding twine)
ClaudiasCreations: the vet maybe?
MissPurl: DOG SHOWS
BindingTwine: hmm yes
sarawearsskirts: bindingtwine, are you on etsy for animals?
PaganoDesignWorks: everyone goes to the vet and buys pet food
BindingTwine: i WAS, then I felt bad for never participating, so I took myself off
MissPurl: My gram and I do dog shows and they have money
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/profilest/animals.shtml
sarawearsskirts: ahhh, yeah, participating would help
ruthdesigns: i'd say dog and cat forums, i'm sure there are lots
PaganoDesignWorks: ohhhh good ruth!
sarawearsskirts: but i think that would be a good place for you to be, because it would attract animal lovers
sarawearsskirts: that is good thinking, ruth!
PaganoDesignWorks: recycling forums for me!
PaganoDesignWorks: Duh!
knotsntangles: awe
BindingTwine: hehe
babyannequilts: any quilting forums?
PaganoDesignWorks: oh yeah I am sure
ClaudiasCreations: pango send some of those forums this way (convo me)
sarawearsskirts: i'm sure there are some, babyanne
babyannequilts: I guess I could start one
MissPurl: there are lots of quilting forums and blogs
PaganoDesignWorks: gotta find them
knotsntangles: i would love to start a crochet one myself
ruthdesigns: there are several quilting forums
sarawearsskirts: the thing is, you don't want to be totally spammy about all of these forums
sarawearsskirts: just be cautious
knotsntangles: right
BindingTwine: hmm, I wonder if the vet and the pet shop down the street would let me put up a flyer? (I live in a rich Italian neighborhood with lots of little dogs)
sarawearsskirts: just like how we don't like spammers in the forums here
PaganoDesignWorks: no you just participate "like you care"
sarawearsskirts: but adding a signature line to your posts
PaganoDesignWorks: and use your sig line
sarawearsskirts: exactly
PaganoDesignWorks: snort
PaganoDesignWorks: faux interest?
sarawearsskirts: and if you have an avatar there, make it say etsy or something
PaganoDesignWorks: heheheeh
sarawearsskirts: i'm not saying you should pretend to care!
sarawearsskirts: :)
sarawearsskirts: sheesh!
knotsntangles: signature line?
ClaudiasCreations: good idea about the avatar
PaganoDesignWorks: I know
PaganoDesignWorks: I said it
sarawearsskirts: you should be geniunely posting. :)
PaganoDesignWorks: recycling is my PASSION (not) Color is my passion
BindingTwine: I just got some really great magnetic calendars w/ my art on it
sarawearsskirts: at the end of each post, knotsntangles, put your etsy shop url
knotsntangles: oooh
knotsntangles: gotcha
sarawearsskirts: aweomse, bindingtwine!
knotsntangles: wasnt' sure if that meant something else, heh
BindingTwine: people need calendars right?
knotsntangles: surely
knotsntangles: i do
ClaudiasCreations: yes they do
has everyone added a signature to their email about buyhandmade.org or their etsy shop?
3 yay, BindingTwine: I had calendars printed on the back of my business cards too in hopes that'll keep my card in someone's wallet just a bit longer
ClaudiasCreations: great idea!
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sarawearsskirts: another thing you can consider doing is tucking an etsy card into your holiday cards this year - to old friends and family you might not talk too often
MissPurl: thats creative bindingtwine
babyannequilts: good ide!
sarawearsskirts: great idea, bindingtwine!
PaganoDesignWorks: I'm always writing on the backs of my cards...but that is a great idea
ClaudiasCreations: spam the fam.
BindingTwine: hehe
thebirchtree: I feel strange asking my friends to buy things from me
knotsntangles: oh that's a great idea, caus ei send a lot of xmas cards to my family all over
sarawearsskirts: it's not spam if you're related. :)
PaganoDesignWorks: I often use vista print postcards as business cards
babyannequilts: what about creating a shop calendar to give out as gifts..something with photos of your items
MissPurl: so is anyone doing team shows this winter?
ClaudiasCreations: they may know someone who would love your stuff tho
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sarawearsskirts: that's a good idea, babyann - like a free gift with purchase?
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sarawearsskirts: that's right, misspurl, pdx has a big show coming up!
PaganoDesignWorks: I prefer emails to friends and family, since they can just forward it and it is free
BindingTwine: tis the season for new calendars
siansburys: oops refreshed the wrong window
ruthdesigns: i market to friends in a more general way, not 'buy from me' just take a look at Etsy
sarawearsskirts: that's really awesome, ruthdesigns
MissPurl: brb
sarawearsskirts: we should probably wrap up soon
sarawearsskirts: does anyone have more pressing questions or thoughts?
knotsntangles: hmm
PaganoDesignWorks: yay binding!
ClaudiasCreations: I was thinking of putting up a flyer at the grcery store bulliten board that said buy handmade and etsy.com
sarawearsskirts: ruthdesigns, on that note, that's why marketing the handmadepledge is awesome
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sarawearsskirts: it's not so commercial
babyannequilts: this has been great...I've got new ideas!
sarawearsskirts: awesome, claudia!
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PaganoDesignWorks: I'm going to the health food markets and the envir cleaners and looking for forums
knotsntangles: this really has been :)
ClaudiasCreations: we all gotta pim etsy
sarawearsskirts: excellent! that's great, babyanne!
sarawearsskirts: awesome! i hope this sparked some ideas for everyone
ClaudiasCreations: oops pimp hehehehe
sarawearsskirts: http://www.buyhandmade.org
knotsntangles: yes it has, thanks so much sara :)
ruthdesigns: indeed it has, thanks :)
sarawearsskirts: go sign!
sarawearsskirts: my pleasure!
sarawearsskirts: this was a great session!
ClaudiasCreations: thanks alot!
BindingTwine: thanks sara!
PaganoDesignWorks: ciao kidlets!
sarawearsskirts: don't forget - ten minute marketing, even if you only do some of the days
knotsntangles: im going to read it right now!
sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/tenminutemarketing.html
sarawearsskirts: we update it on sunday evenings
sarawearsskirts: for the next week
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sarawearsskirts: you can do them in whatever order you want
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sarawearsskirts: thanks for coming, everyone! this was lovely!
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