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SEO Marketing 101: Great Titles & Descriptions for SEO Marketing
by Handmade Spark on 6/16/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
The beauty of the Internet is that there’s something for everyone – that’s the definition of a Long Tail! So now that you’ve built your own Etsy shop and started marketing it with Handmade Spark, that someone that’s been searching for your something will finally find true handmade happiness! Right?
Yes…if …
Get Found: Be a Joiner! Find the Group That’s Right For You
by Handmade Spark on 6/15/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
As crafters and makers we often find ourselves alone with our thoughts – and we like it that way! But sometimes the wellspring of inspiration runs dry. Making jewelry till three in the morning watching Grey’s Anatomy re-runs finally takes its toll, and you find yourself in need of some …
Get Found: Intro to Social Media Tools For Etsy Sellers
by Handmade Spark on 6/14/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
It is a little known fact that when Heathcliff met his lady-love up on the blustering moors, she was surreptitiously tweeting her status and uploading a picture of her suitor to Facebook. @CharlotteBronte (one of her Twitter followers) was so inspired by the romance that she penned the much loved …
Sold Out! Anatomy of a Great Etsy Shop
by Handmade Spark on 6/13/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
A really great Etsy shop is a thing of beauty – a carefully crafted insight into your skills, passions, and aesthetic. But getting that delicate dance right often feels like a matter of luck, stumbled upon by a fortunate few. If you feel like you’re wandering in the dark, trying …
SEO Marketing 101: How Great SEO Helps You Sell
by Handmade Spark on 6/08/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Search Engine Optimization is arguably the online world’s most dreaded acronym. If you are like most individuals venturing into the world of online business, you eventually found yourself asking the question, “So what exactly is SE…”, only to pass cold, exhausted by the sheer volume of impenatrable commentary on the …
Get Found: Our Traffic Is Your Traffic
by Handmade Spark on 6/07/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Handmade Spark is a site whose sole focus is to provide marketing services to Etsy sellers so that they will be discovered by their dream customers and increase their sales. We tackled this project by creating a site whose infrastructure is designed to drive traffic to Handmade Spark member Mini-sites. …
Featured Member: Jen Diehl of The Ritzy Rose
by Handmade Spark on 6/07/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
By the time Jen Diehl got married last year, she was certain that she wanted to start a small design business in the wedding industry. A fashion and accessory designer by day, Jen spent several months researching her future business and finally settled upon custom vintage wedding accessories. Thus The …
May 2011: Another Record Month of Traffic
by Handmade Spark on 6/02/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
The results are in and they are beautiful! Handmade Spark’s numbers continue to climb, topping April’s “Best Month Ever” record with a whopping sixty percent of traffic coming directly from search in May 2011.
May’s pageviews just nosed past April’s count with almost two hundred views last month, continuing our upward …
