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Quit Your Day Job: Damselle

Melanie, the jewelry designer and business maven behind Damselle, was able to start her jewelry business and become her own boss after working as a store manager for The Discovery Channel. Melanie admits her sales took a little longer to take off than she originally imagined and walks us through the …

Etsy Finds: Gifts for the Eco-Minded

Feel good about the gifts you share this holiday season by giving sustainable, environmentally friendly keepsakes. One of the many talents Etsy artisans possess is the vision to create meaningful, clever, and fresh designs from unexpected materials. Each of the gift ideas below has been upcycled from …

Seller How-To: Get Involved With Black Friday and Cyber Monday Promotions

Black Friday through Cyber Monday is a recognized shopping weekend that has quickly gained a reputation as the best time of year to find promotional sales on gifts for the holidays. For businesses, it is recognized as one of the most profitable weekends of the year that officially kicks off the busy …

Quit Your Day Job: monkeysalwayslook

Allison of monkeysalwayslook and papervictory was able to leave her previous position in television production after devising a year-long plan to sell her products on Etsy. While her seemingly flawless scheme didn't work out as well as she had hoped, she found ways to make it work and is now supporting …

Etsy Finds: The A-Team

Etsy Teams are groups of organized Etsy members who network, share skills, and promote their shops and Etsy together. A Team forms around a shared location, crafting medium, or other interest. Etsy's 450+ Teams make us not just a marketplace of individuals, but an interconnected and diverse artistic …

From Etsy's Merchandising Desk: December Festivites

It's that time again, and those of us behind the scenes at Etsy would like to share our merchandising plans for December. As we continue to plan Etsy’s calendar for the year ahead with thematic merchandising, we will be incorporating many of the concepts you shared in response to November's report and …

Quit Your Day Job: bodhicitta

Zeke of bodhicitta was able to successfully cut back on the hours at his previous glass fabricating day job until he was able to give full notice and venture into a "right livelihood," running his own environmentally-friendly business selling recycled post consumer wine bottles. Zeke notes Etsy …

Etsy Finds: New Kids on the Block

In my book, few things beat the feeling of discovering a cutting edge design right before it breaks out into the crowd. Etsy provides a unique venue that houses a wealth of emerging artists. When shopping on Etsy, you have the rare opportunity to directly support the designer, free of the middle man. Each of …

Quit Your Day Job: tigerlillyshop

Allison of tigerlillyshop claims that running her own business closely resembles the life cycle of the perennial tiger lily. Her background skills in working for other professional artists combined with a little bit of risk-taking have lent Allison the necessary tools with which to pursue her own …

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