Define your Brand: Quick Tips to Stand Out From the Crowd

by Amber Jordan on 9/02/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

This is a follow up post to: High Traffic but No Sales? 3 Simple Suggestions. In last week’s post, I covered the importance of your banner, product shots and shop selection. This week we are going to dive a little deeper with this concept. Defining your brand is one of …

Typos are a turn-off: Get your Etsy shop ready for the Fall shopping season

by Laura Kuhlmann on 9/01/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Here we are on the first day of September already! Weren’t we just starting to enjoy the warmer weather of May, only a few weeks ago? Here in the US, the week leading up to our Labor Day holiday weekend always signals the end of summer. Vacations are wrapping up, …

All The Things I Do To Market My Etsy Shop

by Handmade Spark on 8/22/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

I follow, like, tweet, retweet, post, share and accept every single person who wants to be my facebook friend.
I order moo minis, business cards, postcards and 100% recycled packaging material.
I network. I seek advice and give support.
I join teams and groups and create my own pages on the I Love …

Etsy opens WIDE: Things to think about

by Emily Orpin on 8/18/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

The roll-out of the new wider shops has well and truly begun (it happened for me yesterday)!  Firstly, let me say the new layout looks absolutely fabulous – cleaner, fresher and with a much bigger focus on the actual goods being sold.  And the feedback I’m seeing on social networks …

Location, Location, Location: Etsy’s Shop Local

by Laura Kuhlmann on 8/16/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Map Pillow Box Set with Jute String Tie by TheWeepingWillows

No doubt, most of you have heard the phrase “Location, Location, Location.” This phrase is usually attributed to the real estate profession, because the location (of a home or building for sale) most often has the biggest impact on the price.
As …

Writers Spark: Interview with Susan Campanini

by Emily Orpin on 8/15/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

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Continuing the Writers Spark series, I am delighted to introduce you to Handmade Spark blog writer, beaded jewelry maker, gardener and cat lover Susan Campanini!   Susan is also a freelance copyeditor – something which I had to admit made me a bit nervous typing up …

Fall 2010 Color Trends

by Laura Kuhlmann on 8/14/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Handmade Leather Journal, The Traveler in Woodbine Green and Cream by peaseblossomstudio
Although the Autumn season doesn’t officially begin for another month, and many of us are truly experiencing the “dog days” of summer, it is not too early to consider how you can incorporate this year’s fall color trends into …

7 Things You Wish You’d Known When You First Started Selling On Etsy

by Johanna Draper on 7/26/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

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After selling on Etsy for several years, I learned a lot of things that I wish I had known when I first started.
So I’ve compiled a list of those things that might help the beginner, and perhaps everyone else too.
1: Get your shop policies and …