Tag: ‘Etsy’
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 …
August 2011 Traffic: Steady As She Goes
by Handmade Spark on 8/30/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
August traffic has held steady and calm, unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have rolled through the quiet Brooklyn hamlet where Handmade Spark resides. This month’s traffic may have been steady, but the percentage of traffic that comes from text and media searches has jumped over five points, with a …
Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Exceptional Customer Service
by Handmade Spark on 7/28/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Sandie’s back with this week’s post to help Etsy sellers become DIY business superstars! This is our 3rd post in an ongoing series of articles by aformentioned Etsy veteran Sandie Russo, Captain of the Sellers Assisting Sellers Etsy Team and the SASsy Critique Forum, and proud owner of two Etsy …
Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Custom Orders
by Krystal on 7/20/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Welcome back to our ongoing series of articles by Etsy veteran Sandie Russo, Captain of the Sellers Assisting Sellers Etsy Team and the SASsy Critique Forum, and proud owner of two Etsy shops: KnitzyBlonde.etsy.com and ZaftigDelights.etsy.com.
Sandie’s column investigates the issues she sees most often in the course of providing …
Shop Advice from a SASsy Seller: Refunds and Exchanges
by Handmade Spark on 7/14/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Welcome to the first in a series of articles by Etsy veteran Sandie Russo, Captain of the Sellers Assisting Sellers Etsy Team and the SASsy Critique Forum, and proud owner of two Etsy shops: KnitzyBlonde.etsy.com and ZaftigDelights.etsy.com.
Sandie’s column will investigate the most common issues she sees in the course of …
999 Things People Searched For In June
by Handmade Spark on 6/30/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
As handmade enthusiasts planned their summer activities they searched all over for tutorials and wound up at Handmade Spark. What delights they must have found, tripping and skipping through Mini-sites stocked full of wise owl wedding invitations, steam-punk cufflinks, or long-necked giraffe paintings, and ideas galore!
So here it is, a …
The DIY Business Association’s First Conference in DUMBO Brooklyn
by Handmade Spark on 6/28/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
This weekend was very exciting for Handmade Spark! Not only did we get to participate in the DIY Business Association’s first ever conference (held right here in our backyard in gorgeous DUMBO) but we also were invited to participate in a panel on the Art and Craft of Commerce! What …
