Talking Shop with Etsy CEO Maria Thomas
Dear Friends of Etsy,My good friend Patty, a recent mother of twins, describes herself as “addicted to Etsy.” She tells me all the time how she would like to see the buying experience improved on Etsy. Beyond my friend Patty, I frequently engage with Etsy sellers and buyers. Mostly this happens through email …
Seller How-to: Want to Meetup?
"Let's use the Internet to get people off the Internet. Let's be a group. Let's be a real group. Let's find the others. The ones that want the same thing. Let's meet in real time, in real places, and make a real difference. Let's Meetup." That is just a small, juicy slice of the community-building site, Meetup.com's manifesto. …
The Corno Project: Unlocking the Jeweler's Block
The internet is many things to many people. One of the common threads running through its infinite uses is communication, and it's from this global communication that the "Corno Project" evolved.Take three jewelers in different parts of the world — the U.S., Italy and Scotland — who don't know each other. Throw in …
Featured Buyer: Jessica Marshall Forbes of Ravelry.com
This week's Featured Buyer is Jessica Marshall Forbes, a knitter who's been blogging since 2004. You may also know her as the founder of Ravelry.com, the knitting and crochet community website founded by Jessica and her husband Casey last year. Ravelry has taken the fiber world by storm and grown to over 180 …
Community Topics: Resellers on Etsy
Dear Etsians, With the exception of properly tagged commercial supplies and vintage, Etsy does not permit the reselling of items not made by the seller (see the DO's and DON'Ts on Selling). We take this rule very seriously, and we share your frustrations when we see resellers intent on listing here. We know …
From Brooklyn to Burning Man: An Artistic Experiment
At the end of this past month, I left the humidity and concrete of Brooklyn to camp in the desert of Nevada for the sake of art and the American Dream. I had just finished my Summer Internship at the Storque, and with some handmade buttons in tow, I embarked on my first Burning Man journey. ["Altered State" by Kate …
Team Tip: Success!
This article was originally published on April 22, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! Team Tips are a weekly series of tips and ideas from the Etsy Teams. You can find more Teams Guides and Resources at team.etsy.com. How do you measure success of your Etsy Team? Well, if you …
Parents Teach Art, Part 2: Making it Happen
In my recent article Parents Teach Art I shared information about Duniway Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and its award-winning, parent-led art program. Now I'll go into more detail about how to make a program like this work at your child's school. [Second grade "Paint and Poetry" lesson]The Art …
Team Tip: Virtual Scavenger Hunts!
In last week's Etsy Teams round table meeting in the Virtual Labs, some fantastic Team members were sharing their Teams' upcoming holiday plans. One idea that was mentioned with great enthusiasm was a scavenger hunt through Team members' shops. Scavenger hunts are a great way to get people browsing …
