Tag: ‘etsy seller’
Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Let’s Get Real About Photos!
by Handmade Spark on 9/15/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Many of your potential customers will find your shop through an Etsy search query. This means that when someone is looking for an item, it is key that your photo on that search page pops right out so buyers are tempted to click on your item first. Photos are your …
Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Tags & Titles & Relevancy, Oh My!
by Handmade Spark on 9/01/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
In my last article, I wrote about Etsy’s new default relevancy search and discussed how it affects your shop, and specifically your titles. This follow-up post should clarify a few things and help you better understand Etsy’s policy change on tagging (since there still seems to be a lot of …
Featured Member: Sandie Russo is a Shop Critique Maven!
by Handmade Spark on 6/22/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Rhinestone Earrings by Zaftig Delights
Some women are practically superheros, and today’s featured member is definitely a member of that group. In between running two very successful Etsy shops (Knitzy Blonde and Zaftig Delights ) and “riding herd” on her teenage grandson, Sandie Russo also manages the SASsy Critique Team, an …
SEO Marketing 101: An Exercise to Find Your Keywords
by Handmade Spark on 6/10/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
There are great online tools to help you find the best specific keywords to incorporate into item titles and descriptions – Google’s Adsense tool is one of our favorites. Just type in your keywords or phrases and look at the trends in searches both in the US and globally to …
Needed: Great Gifts for Great Dads
by Handmade Spark on 6/09/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Do you have delightful handmade items in your Etsy shop that would make any Dad smile? Father’s Day is on the way, and we’re looking for the perfect gifts to showcase.
Share your product with our Handmade Spark followers by tweeting the URL and a brief description with the #HSFD11 hashtag, …
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 …
Handmade Interview with Wende Oates Larsen from Sheila of Stylish Home
by Handmade Spark on 4/12/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
The first thing that drew me to this Etsy artist was her charming little acorn sachets. The real acorn tops take me back to when I was 5 years old and used to collect as many of those little buggers in the fold of my t-shirt as I could carry. …
Handmade Spark Member of the Day: Cat Eye Photography
by Handmade Spark on 3/02/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
The world as it is, is somewhat of a given, there for us to participate in or partake of. My approach in photography is not that of a purist, or journalistic one, where my duty is to accurately depict what is before the lens. Rather, I choose to present possibilities …
