Etsy in the Press: The Best of the Rest (of '09)
Hello Etsy, and adios 2009! I want to share the best of the year-end (October - December) press that Etsy garnered in 2009 — which was quite a bit, so we're going with a list this time around, arranged in handy categories for your reading pleasure. I hope that you all felt the love, and here's looking forward to a great …
How-Tuesday: Rolling Balls From Magic Books & Paper Toys
As a lover of both books and crafts, I have a very difficult time letting my coffee table volumes or National Geographic issues sit on the shelf for long before I'm ripping, cutting, folding, and gluing. Pages sticky with mod podge, my collection of paper transforms into a vault of materials and inspiration …
Seller Tip: Present Yourself to the Press
Attention, sellers! I have been your faithful blogger for the past two years and I have an important tip for you: You need to be prepared with photos that represent you and your business. I cannot tell you how many times I've been working on a blog post spotlighting an excellent person — seller, blogger, figure …
Etsy in the Press: All About Alliteration
I present you with a plethora of press (I heart alliteration, and I apologize in advance). In all seriousness, let's talk shop(ping). You may be familiar with Nina Garcia, former editor at ELLE Magazine and a judge on Project Runway. No slouch when it comes to style, Nina has recently written a book called The Style …
Talking Marketing: Onward and Upward Into Fall
Hi all, While September is under way, here at Etsy we’re well into preparations for the coming holiday season. Before we look ahead, we wanted to share some good news from the past two months. If you’ve read the latest Etsy Weather Report, you know that Etsy drew record traffic in August. And the best part is, the …
Etsy in the Press: Dog Days
The dog days of summer are upon us once again. What exactly is a dog day? I am always interested by the origins of such terms, and luckily, Wikipedia is there to help: The term "Dog Days" was used by the Greeks, as well as the ancient Romans (who called these days caniculares dies [days of the dogs]) after Sirius (the "Dog …
Talking Marketing: Planting the Seed
Hello Etsy, My name is Nizzi Renaud, a.k.a. missniz, and I recently joined the Etsy team as the new director of marketing.* There are some new faces and some familiar ones who currently make up our marketing team. Together, we wanted to say hello and share with you some of the marketing activities underway at Etsy …
Etsy in the Press: Summer Reading
It's time to hit the beach, and accordingly, there's a need for some light reading. Personally, I prefer nonfiction for most of the year, but as things heat up, I like to find myself a nice page-turner. With that in mind, I'll be dishing up some quick reads from the interwebs and beyond, and maybe even some celebrity …
Etsy in the Press: Chipper
The tail end of spring is here, I just attended a fabulous free concert in the park, and Etsy got some great press mentions recently. All of this has got me feeling chipper. So where to begin? How about with the big guns, a.k.a. television. On May 22, 2009 Etsy fan Tory Johnson, founder of Women For Hire and author of …
TakeOffYourClothes Wins Leonard Lopate's T-Shirt Design Contest
Congratulations are in order! Brooklyn clothing and accessories designer (and Etsian!) takeoffyourclothes was recently chosen as one of five winners in a T-Shirt Design Contest through The Leonard Lopate Show, a popular public radio talk show in New York. Entries were judged by fashion designer, …
I'll be shopping for my upcoming trip!
by beoneofakindclothing
on Destination Vacation...
come visit my shop i need more sells everything else ...
by RockaBlanky
on Cozy Home and Attire...
This is such a great interview! I could definitely relate ...
by thisisit
on Quit Your Day Job: k...
all of you inspire me so much! i just listed ...
by BeachBungalow
on Sellers' Best Seller...
come visit my shop i need more sells everything else ...
by RockaBlanky
on Quit Your Day Job: k...
come visit my shop i need more sells everything else ...
by RockaBlanky
on Five Money Questions...
Truly inspiring story! And CANADIAN too! *waving from the Kootenays*. ...
by smilingbluedog
on Quit Your Day Job: k...