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Making Gift Certificates Available for your Etsy Store through your Facebook Fan Page
by Michele Gallagher on 10/13/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Neapolitan Richness – Handmade Gift Box Set | $12 | ecovintagevegan
With the holidays approaching, I have been brainstorming ways to easily sell gift certificates to my Etsy shop. Many methods I have come across involve selling a gift certificate in your shop (and paying an Etsy sellers fee), having the …
Craft Fair Tips and Lessons Learned
by Michele Gallagher on 9/18/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Reclaimed Vintage 1912 Book Art Journal | $14 | Firebirdhouse
Here are the lessons I learned from my latest craft fair, plus some tips I can give to others doing craft and street fairs this Fall:
Be professional at all times.
One woman who bought a pair of earrings asked me if I …
An Etsy Interview with Soapwalla Kitchen
by Michele Gallagher on 5/12/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
What is your name?
Rachel Winard
What is your Etsy shop name and link?
Soapwalla Kitchen
What type of items do you make?
Luxurious face and body products made with organic vegan and food-grade ingredients, never harsh chemicals or synthetic preservatives.
Who is your target market?
Eco-conscious twenty- and thirty-somethings, new moms, women 40-55 …
Wall Envy Art Interview
by Michele Gallagher on 4/27/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
What is your name?
Louise Verity
What is your Etsy shop name and link?
Wall Envy Art http://wallenvyart.Etsy.com
What type of items do you make?
Ink and water colour illustrations on vintage book pages in eco-friendly handmade frames. Each one is individually inked and framed by hand. I use off-cuts of picture frame moulding from …
The Trials and Rewards of Selling on Etsy
by Michele Gallagher on 4/08/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Etsy Seller Kimberlee Brady Cantwell of the Etsy shop “Gracefully Girly” was kind enough to let me interview her on experiences as an Etsy seller. Here she breaks down for us the trials and rewards of having a shop on Etsy as well as how she keeps herself motivated and …
Using Twitter as an Avenue for Marketing your Handmade Items
by Michele Gallagher on 3/14/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
If you want your shop to be visible in the vast sea of handmade products, you have to be vocal. My main selling venue is Etsy and from visiting the forums I see that a lot of people are content with re-listing their items to get seen. While this does …
Focus Your Energy
by Michele Gallagher on 3/09/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
8 Focus Vintage Camera Cards
Managing 3 Etsy shops keeps me pretty busy. Not only does it take time to photograph, list and then package my goods, I spend hours upon hours a week marketing my shops and trying to get my name out “there”. Like many other …
