Cart 0 items Login | Register | Help Buy Sell Alchemy Community Blog Your Etsy Handmade Items: tags, titles Handmade Items: tags, titles, descriptions Supplies: tags, titles Vintage: tags, titles All items: tags, titles Sellers: usernames Materials Home > Workshop > Minutes Workshop Minutes: Street Team Meeting 2008.4.10 Minutes Started Thu Apr 10 2008 11:13:44 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) sarawearsskirts: so, having people vote, or express their opinion on a challenge is great! sarawearsskirts: having people comment on flickr, etc is a really good way to get people looking at what you're making LaPellaPottery: What about prizes among us - the team iteself? LaPellaPottery: I can't type greenlupa: Me, either. LaPellaPottery: We have had contests where we all make something and the winner get a donated piece of pottery KathariyaShelton joined the room LaPellaPottery: Come sit my me Kathaariya sarawearsskirts: that sounds nice. i'm not sure of the legality of having a prize among your team - you'd have to look into that with a lawyer, really KathariyaShelton: Hello! sarawearsskirts: hi! sarawearsskirts: we're talking about alternatives to contests for teams LaPellaPottery: Is anyone really going to care? (not being cheeky) LaPellaPottery: if it is between within our group? daniellexo: (probably not) daniellexo: i didnt say that sarawearsskirts: lapella, we can't tell you it's okay, but you do raise a good point ;) daniellexo: do do do do do *looks around* sarawearsskirts: haha greenlupa: It's been my experience in and out Etsy that there's always going to be someone down the road who will raise an issue. daniellexo: haha daniellexo: yes LaPellaPottery: I guess - is this something THEMAN pursues unless there is a complaint daniellexo: "someone" daniellexo: ;) sarawearsskirts: events that don't include a chance-based prize and give everyone a bit fo the incentive are your best bet sarawearsskirts: etsy doesn't seek out contests to check if they're legal LaPellaPottery: I'm just worried about THE MAN LaPellaPottery: :-D sarawearsskirts: we're just a venue, so it's up to the people holding the contest to be sure it's a-okay with the strong arm of the law KathariyaShelton: I always wonder how people even find out about a contest. daniellexo: we need some color in here rosebud101 joined the room sarawearsskirts: well, if the contest is well publicized by the team - marketed on their blogs, in the storque, the forums sarawearsskirts: it becomes visible sarawearsskirts: which is good for the success of an event LaPellaPottery: We had a lot of voters when we used a contest host, but it was a PITA sarawearsskirts: but it needs to be legal sarawearsskirts: for those who just got here, http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/etsyNews/article/promoting-your-etsy-shop-contest-alternatives/1223/ LaPellaPottery: We do well when the whole team promotes sarawearsskirts: great! sarawearsskirts: how does your team promote events, lapella? rosebud101: Hello! sarawearsskirts: hello! LaPellaPottery: Blogs, here on Etsy, our team site... sarawearsskirts: (gosh, that card listing is adorable) sarawearsskirts: great! LaPellaPottery: We have an EMT blog ring that links about 20 of us so far KathariyaShelton: I still cannot figure out the blog thing but I would like to..but how do you get people to your blog sarawearsskirts: excellent! also, the teams all can link the team blogs to the blog ring, too LaPellaPottery: I stay on the team members to add their blogs to the blog love threads LaPellaPottery: I think it takes time. I have built up to about 150 daily readers KathariyaShelton: wow!! sarawearsskirts: kathariyashelton, a blog ring makes it easy for people to click through to your blog http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/howTos/article/etsy-team-tips-etsy-teams-blog-ring/1004/ sarawearsskirts: yes, it does take time LaPellaPottery: I have no idea how it happened - I do a lot of tutorials, thogh sarawearsskirts: and swapping links with other bloggers, etc sarawearsskirts: oooh! tutorials are really great for getting readership! i notice that when i post them on my own personal blog sarawearsskirts: people like to share links on how to do things. sarawearsskirts: and it's good content sarawearsskirts: 'good content is key to a good blog LaPellaPottery: Not many people comment though, so without something like Google Analytics you would never know people were reading sarawearsskirts: http://team.etsy.com/bloggingguide.html LaPellaPottery: It's a good motivator rosebud101: I have a question off the current topic! I can wait for an answer. Question: Are minutes of this meeting available somewhere for us to access later. Sorry I was late. sarawearsskirts: google analytics are kind of amazing LeighWhitaker joined the room LeighWhitaker left the room KathariyaShelton: I need more time in the day!!! If I keep up on the team thread and listing and laundry I wont even have enough time for clay sarawearsskirts: yes, rosebud! they're posted here: http://team.etsy.com/workshops.html LeighWhitaker joined the room sarawearsskirts: you can read minutes fromall the meetings back through august LaPellaPottery: Hi Leigh - grab a seat sarawearsskirts: (or july?) sarawearsskirts: hi! LeighWhitaker: Hello! fairytalefibers joined the room rosebud101: Thank you! sarawearsskirts: my pleasure! LaPellaPottery: Being part of a team has been great for us, both sales wise and as artists sarawearsskirts: excellent! sarawearsskirts: (which team are you on, lapella?) LaPellaPottery: Etsy Mud Team LaPellaPottery: Whoot! rosebud101: Our team is brand new to etsy. We are lest. sarawearsskirts: that's what i thought - what a great team! sarawearsskirts: oh, the lampwork team is so active, i love it! rosebud101: Thank you! We are trying! LaPellaPottery: We've teamed up with LEST for the next month or two to help promote KathariyaShelton: I love being on a team because I learn so much from everyone else. rosebud101: Yes! Please vote: do you find your etsy team to be awesome? LaPellaPottery: It has been fun and a great way to see their work LeighWhitaker: teaming up w/LEST has been great Vote results: 7 yay, 0 nay, 4 abstain sarawearsskirts: yes! i love when teams work together sarawearsskirts: different mediums are fun to pair up! rosebud101: It's also been such an etsy learning experience! I love it! sarawearsskirts: excellent! rosebud101: Yes, we are anxious to work with the mud team! LaPellaPottery: We are teamed up with Etsy Green and Clean the next month sarawearsskirts: i heard about that pairing - so fun Please vote: are you on a local team? Vote results: 5 yay, 3 nay, 3 abstain LaPellaPottery: I have been on the Tennessee team for a while - is there a way to make local teams more effective? sarawearsskirts: local teams are funny LaPellaPottery: They seems so varied - eventually they peter out sarawearsskirts: because each is so different, depending on who is on the team and where the team is KathariyaShelton: I have to run.. clay to play in .. have a great day all!! sarawearsskirts: thanks! LaPellaPottery: I know the UK Team is amazing KathariyaShelton left the room LaPellaPottery: Don't know how they manage sarawearsskirts: but i think if the team can set certain goals - like helping each other with shop photos, or attending a certain number of shows a year.. sarawearsskirts: they can be really successful rosebud101: I have to go and check my kiln. Thank you for this. I'll post some of the information on the lest website! Thank you! rosebud101 left the room sarawearsskirts: some local teams operate almost like global teams, since they cover such a large area sarawearsskirts: like texas or australia or the uk sarawearsskirts: which is great! LaPellaPottery: We have members in UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the US sarawearsskirts: wow! LaPellaPottery: http://etsymudteam.craft-sense.com/index.asp LaPellaPottery: We have a team web site and our web master - khphillips - has offered to host other teams' sites sarawearsskirts: oh,i hadn't seen the mud team's cards! they look great! JNpottery joined the room LaPellaPottery: If teams need a home... sarawearsskirts: excellent! LeighWhitaker: LPP- since I'm still fairly new to the mud team, do you know how many hits the web site gets? sarawearsskirts: jnpottery, i was just looking at your work on the mud team site! LaPellaPottery: I'm not sure - it is fairly new daniellexo: clay critter challenge daniellexo: how cute! LaPellaPottery: We ditched our old site only a month ago JNpottery: Hello! Wow,,,and? sarawearsskirts: does the site have a link to a search for the team tag anywhere on it? LaPellaPottery: JN - come sit! LeighWhitaker: did it get much traffic? I'm just wondering if customers are aware of it, and follow the contests and such LaPellaPottery: I don't know sara - how would we do that? JNpottery: Not sure how to get my avatar to move.... LaPellaPottery: Do a team search and then link the URL LeighWhitaker: click on a seat LaPellaPottery: that was a question sarawearsskirts: you could link to http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=emt LaPellaPottery: :-) daniellexo: jnpottery just click an empty square sarawearsskirts: (well, the team tag should include "team", but for now i searched "emt") LaPellaPottery: Hey! there we are! JNpottery: Ok, that worked. Is there no audio? sarawearsskirts: nope sarawearsskirts: no audio sarawearsskirts: :) LaPellaPottery: we are now using emt etsymudteam sarawearsskirts: all old school typing sarawearsskirts: great! sarawearsskirts: i also really like the mudteam's flickr pool. flickr is such a great way to lure people in to look at your work - with good photos JNpottery: Guess I'll haved to get my eyes to focus then. sarawearsskirts: (sorry!) CraftyCaper joined the room LaPellaPottery: We have been a very fortunate team - many people work hard - not just one poor soul sarawearsskirts: teams are most successful when there's a core of people sharing the work for sure LaPellaPottery: We also work as a team to grab treasuries - it gets a lot of traffic to our shops JNpottery: It's a fantastic group...so friendly and helpful. CraftyCaper left the room sarawearsskirts: treasuries are great (and team tags make it really easy for people to make team treasuries) CraftyCaper joined the room CraftyCaper left the room CraftyCaper joined the room sarawearsskirts: can i answer more questions for you all this afternoon? LaPellaPottery: We;ve foudn that mixed treasuries draw in more people than just our team CraftyCaper left the room sarawearsskirts: oh, good point! LaPellaPottery: So - instead of contests? Sales? polls? What else? LaPellaPottery: Challenges without prizes? sarawearsskirts: yes! collaborations between groups, sales, incentives to the masses (not just winners) daniellexo: alright ! JNpottery: Are there ways to get the rest of Etsy to know about team events, other than just forum posts? sarawearsskirts: things that are pressworthy (charity, etc) daniellexo: sara and i have a meeting LaPellaPottery: Oh! I like collaborations LeighWhitaker: oo- charity daniellexo: don't forget sara LeighWhitaker: that's a good idea daniellexo: matt is waiiittting sarawearsskirts: submitting information to the storque (team leaders do that, i thnk phyllis has submitted info) daniellexo: :) LeighWhitaker: i wonder if emt could do an empty bowls event? LaPellaPottery: What about articles not related to just teams? sarawearsskirts: nice! sarawearsskirts: perhaps teaching a demonstration in the virtual labs and publicizing that? sarawearsskirts: (going on the thought that people like tutorials) sarawearsskirts: well, this was great everyone! LaPellaPottery: Sure... fly me to NY? ;-) greenlupa: I've got to get back to work, thanks for all the great ideas! greenlupa left the room sarawearsskirts: you just need on emember with a webcam! IndieMoon: love demos & tutes JNpottery: Ok, want to explain "empty bowls"? sarawearsskirts: okay, i also have to run to a meeting LaPellaPottery: Oooh - I've got that daniellexo: you can do the v.l. from anywhere! sarawearsskirts: but continue to chat and i'll pop back in! LaPellaPottery: thanks sara About | Press | Contact | Teams | Jobs | Merch Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy © 2008 Etsy Inc.