Hello! My name is Emily Bidwell, and I curate shopping content as a Merchandising Specialist for Etsy. I've been with Etsy since 2006, and spent my first three years with our Customer Support team. I have a background in fine art, and spent some years making jewelry with Rebekah Brooks. I am a collector by nature, and I love to search Etsy for amazing new crafts and vintage treasures.


If you have any questions for the Merch Team, Feel free to send me an Etsy Conversation to emilybidwell.etsy.com.

You can follow me on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/emilybidwell

My other account: RomanNose.etsy.com

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q. How do I get my Treasury promoted to Etsy's homepage?

Here is some criteria that may help a Treasury be promoted to Etsy's homepage:

- Strong photos, clearly represented product
- No items from the Treasury curator or from their alternate accounts
- No items sold by an Etsy employee or Admin
- A full list, including 4 alternates (no repeats from a shop you have already used in your Treasury list)
- No more than one item per shop
- A variety of items from different categories


Q. I think I was featured on Etsy's homepage. How do I find out about that?

- You can sign up for Facebook alerts through the Promote section of Your Etsy

- Past homepages can be seen on the archival site, CraftCult:
http://craftcult.com/

Q. How do I get my shop or items featured on Etsy's homepage or in an Etsy Finds email?

- Take fabulous photos of your work!
- Think like a shopper when tagging your listings so that we can find your amazing items
- Consider seasonal campaigns

Q. What can I do to improve my shop to increase views, sales or eligibility for featured places on Etsy?

For tagging, photo and all other types of help with your shop try:

Virtual Labs seminars and classrooms:
http://www.etsy.com/virtual_labs.php

Read Etsy's Merch Desk series in our Blog to keep updated on seasonal campaigns:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/title/merch-desk/

Subscribe to Etsy Success emails and keep abreast of other email newsletters to stay aware of what is going on in the Etsy Community:
https://www.etsy.com/mailinglist/

Check out Featured Sellers to find out what is working for them:
http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller_archives.php

Use Etsy's help center to find answers to other questions about using Etsy and our polices:
http://help.etsy.com/app/home/session/L3NpZC93X25LeTgqag%3D%3D/c/8/r_id/100023/sno/1/kw/home%20page

Q. How do I promote my Etsy shop?

Get involved!

Buy an Etsy Showcase ad spot (for Etsy sellers only):
http://www.etsy.com/showcase_gateway.php

Join an Etsy Team:
http://team.etsy.com/

Blog about your shop

Use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace

Read Blogs and websites that Etsy members and shoppers love (for example):
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/
http://www.designspongeonline.com/
http://thepioneerwoman.com/
http://www.marthastewart.com/
http://www.momfinds.com/
http://www.casasugar.com/
http://www.peoplepets.com/
http://www.thefrisky.com/
http://www.shefinds.com/

Read the Etsy Seller Handbook:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/tags/seller-handbook/