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Story by
Vanessa
Published on June 13, 2008 in Etsy News |
Photo by sixhours |
We are happy to welcome dorothywyn to the Etsy community. She is a seller based in Hong Kong, and she makes cute, quilted cellphone coozies, as well as crocheted items.
dorothywyn initially found Etsy through a Google search, when she was looking for Japanese fabrics. In fact, if you search "Japanese fabrics" in quotes today, Tokyo-based supplies seller Matatabi.etsy.com comes up on the first page of results, a search engine optimization feat that makes Eric aka likeomg very, very happy. (Eric is our Etsy admin who works on SEO. Read more about SEO and Etsy here.)
When I asked her what drew her to Etsy, dorothywyn said that it's "a great place for handmade lovers. Interface is good and users friendly." Her favorite site feature so far is Time Machine. And perhaps most importantly, she seems excited to be part of a community that "encourages creativity and personal style." Here here!
And while dorothywyn is just one in a million registrations,* I think it's interesting to consider how her profile reflects what's going on at Etsy more generally. Etsy is attracting more and more international members like dorothywyn. We have begun thinking longer-term about how to create a truly international marketplace to serve makers and buyers. At some stage, we hope to call upon our "early-adopters” outside the U.S. for their input. If you have thoughts or ideas on internationalizing Etsy, please share them in the comments.
And, another aspect to consider: dorothywyn found Etsy through a search for supplies. (We have recently changed the way search works to make it easier to parse searches through the drop-down menu in Etsy's main navigation bar). The Supplies Category continues to be important to the growth of our marketplace. In this case, the supply was "Japanese fabric" — which I think points to the continuing cultural flow in our global marketplace. Increasingly, trends, fashion, and creative impulses do not heed national boundaries. This may have always been the case, but technology allows these global connections to be made very rapidly through grassroots, user-generated sharing of information and content.
Etsy is striving to bring more meaning to commerce by connecting makers and buyers globally. Thank you to dorothywyn and the other 999,999 other Etsy registrations for helping Etsy get closer to its vision.
*(That number includes multiple accounts from one member as well as accounts that may have been closed. In other words, members have gone completely through the registration process 1 million times.)
Please join us in giving our Ms. 1 Million a warm welcome in the comments below!
| Tags | 1 million, Asia, dorothywyn, Hong Kong, internationalization, Japan, Japanese fabric, Matatabi, one million, SEO, statistics, supplies, users |
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22 comments Login to add your own!
cynthiacallan
UglyBaby
Congrats! Welcome!
I was just thinking the other day that my cell phone was probably cold - I think I'll go check out the quilted covers I can buy for it.
ocbaby
Wow one million! Congrats and welcome to Etsy!!! Good luck with your shop!
JewelsToAdornThyself
Welcome to Etsy!
As an international member myself (I'm from Sydney Australia) I think it's great to see more & more members from all over the world.
Let's spread the word about Etsy world wide!
pseudoangela
Congratulations Etsy and welcome Dorothy!
As a Etsian based in Taiwan, the UK, and Canada, I would love to see Etsy develop into a truly international community. My time in Taiwan has lead me to believe that Etsy could benefit greatly from having a multilingual interface! There are so many amazing traditional crafts people and handmade artisans in Taiwan who are not represented on Etsy because those fluent in English are still the elite 20 percent or so of society. Please Etsy - go multi-lingual so the non-English speaking world can be brought in!
LazyTcrochet
mermaidclaire
Welcome, dorothywyn! Good article, V, this is like the Etsy equivalent of a bunch of balloons falling from the ceiling. :)
ClaudiaLord
eclipse
I was trying to geusstimate who the millionth user was and I was off by 809, so thanks Etsy for publishing the millionth user so I could check how close I came.
Welcome to Etsy, Dorothy!
Did she get a prize? The millionth user should get a prize.
filo
Glad to here that ESTY admin are looking to "globalise" the site. You asked for suggestions so here I go....In no particular order
Buy ad space in OS magazines to increase awareness of the site. Engage street teams in the process and ask for suggestions.
Monetary support for OS street teams for ETSY promotions
Encourage and support (US) sellers to ship OS by highlighting the advantages, forums are overrun by sellers that whine about shipping charges, postage, post offices etc....
Hey, do you know that its NOT spring in the other half of world. So reflect that in your seasonal stories
Have a few ETSY admin based in Europe and Asia.
Have a link to currency exchange for all sales pages
Highlight non US sellers and buyers in Storque more often
Go on holidays and have a look for yourselves at the wide world....
Schmutzerland
kittycrossbones
Dalya
Welcome to Etsy :D!
It's amazing those cute little pouches are hand sewn! They look perfect!!
Krickatron
Hope your shop becomes a success!
Good luck in everything you do, and welcome to our little Etsy world.
Ameera
Congrats dorothywyn!!!! I'm from Australia and found Etsy while shopping for supplies on the Internet! Love being here!!!! Love Etsy!
lpdesigns
1 million, wow! Could totally go all 'I remember when' but I won't as I'm hardly the oldest Etsyan.
Congratulations, Etsy! Welcome to dorothywyn!
katiedoodah
6th paragraph there's an extra "but but technology". Sorry I can't help but notice these things.
Congrats to Ms. Million maybe it's a sign that she'll soon make a million dollars?
yeahhello
ONE MILLION DOLLARS... err ONE MILLIONth registrations. Wow. Congrats Etsy! and Good luck Ms. Million :)
CyesaAberte
LolavonroeDesign
I’m sorry, But WHO CARES! It could have bin anybody!
And anyways it took all of US to get to that number!
Its not about that new etsy seller, Its about the rest of us who have, threw the fast and slow times kept are creative eye focused on selling! We, The People, Are who make ETSY grate.
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