Seller How-To: Banner Tips
There are many techniques and free resources out there to help you create your Etsy Shop banner. I've gathered a few of my favorite tutorials and links to help you get started. Before you go off exploring these, I thought I'd share a few of my favorites banners — think of these as ideas to spark your own …
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 …
Fabulous Packaging and Wrapping With rikrak
Have you missed the first half of our series of holiday workshops for sellers? Don't worry, there are many workshops left to help you get your shop in shape this season. (View the entire schedule here.) Last week's workshop was hosted by Etsy seller, rikrak, our resident branding-with-packaging specialist! I …
Quit Your Day Job: Spiderbite
Sarah Jane, the creative mind and savvy businesswoman behind Spiderbite, was just 8 months out of earning her degree from art school and working at the Subway fast food chain when she decided to make selling on Etsy her full-time business venture. She's truly been able to start from the ground up with a …
How-Tuesday: Valentine's Day Round Up
When I was in first grade, my teacher Mrs. Cechetti would bring in hand-crocheted ornaments for each holiday. (For all twenty-five plus kids in the class!) There were black cats for Halloween, ice skates — complete with paper clip blades! — for the winter holidays, Lincoln hats for President's Day, and white …
Team Tip: Merchandising!
There are many benefits of joining an Etsy Team, including cross promotion among Team members. With the holidays quickly approaching, joint merchandising and promotional efforts are a really great way members can help each other and boost overall sales — and help shoppers find those perfect holiday …
Etsy Holiday How-To #2: Branding your Shipping Materials
You know Dasher and Dancer... but do you know from which Etsy seller that fetching present came? In our second segment, Julie shows you how to brand your items by making clever and attractive shipping mailers and envelopes from recycled materials. Here is a PDF file with an envelope pattern.Keep that coal …
Handmade Cults: An Interview with Douglas Atkin
Douglas Atkin, from Meetup.com, answers Etsy's questions about networks, branding, and gender in our continuing series, A Dude's Perspective. Please introduce yourself and talk a bit about what you do at Meetup. My title at Meetup is 'Chief Community Officer.' We’re a company that’s all about creating local …
Q & A with the Lovely (and Crafty!) Vanna White
You may think you know Vanna White from her role as America's favorite letter turner on Wheel of Fortune, but did you know she's also an avid crocheter with her own line of yarn? That's right, her "Vanna’s Choice" collection from Lion Brand Yarn was launched just last June and has already become a top seller …
Wednesday Workshop: Create a Story for Your Products
Join us Wednesday, February 6th, in the Virtual Labs, specifically the "photo lab" room, at 4:00pm EST sharp for the next Labs Online Workshop! This week we will be discussing the advantages of creating a story for your products. There are so many creative ways you can tell a story in the photos and product …
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