It’s probably safe to say that anyone who is reading this has made an online purchase. And many have also been or are planning to be online sellers. As you know, the nurturing of a trusted online brand is critical to your success in attracting traffic and converting that traffic into sales. The secret is [...]
Online Sellers: Is Your Brand Trustworthy?
Posted by: Brian Cohen, August 31, 2010
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Etsy Selling Tips from A to Z
Since Etsy's launch in 2005, it's changed the face of our world for the better. Besides numerous sellers being able to live out their dreams as self-employed artists, the site also helped bring major awareness to the craft community and has received explosive growth in the last couple years. Want to make it big selling [...]
morePosted by: Justine Smith, August 18, 2010
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Top 10 Business Tips from the Etsy Forums
As often as I complain about the Etsy Forums, there are many great tips from sellers who are successfully building their Etsy business. If you go through the Business section, you will notice threads with hundreds to thousands of replies from other sellers who have seen someone's helpful set of tips and bumped it up [...]
morePosted by: Justine Smith, July 27, 2010
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Seven Types of eBay Buyers to Add to Your Blocked Buyer List
One of my students is so lucky! He sells nostalgic video games and gaming systems (think Mario Brothers for Nintendo and Centipede for Sega) on eBay and he gets constant thank you notes from his customers. These customers tell him that he has improved the quality of their lives, that the video games they buy [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, July 19, 2010
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The ABC’s of Low Etsy Sales
What NOT to do about low Etsy Sales: Plus a little ABC's.
Okay, so lately your Etsy sales have been slow. Not slow? Okay, well then lately your Etsy sales have been non-existent. Never had one? Okay, so you've never had an Etsy sale and you're feeling frustrated, concerned, angry and sad.
I totally understand. Well sort [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, June 30, 2010
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5 Things EBay Newbies Can Do Today to Become EBay Superstars Tomorrow
New to selling on eBay? Getting those initial feedbacks and finding ways to get your listings high up in searches can seem daunting, if not impossible. When I first started selling on eBay I remember despairing that I would ever get the fifteen feedbacks we needed back then to qualify to sell in the Fixed [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, June 23, 2010
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10 Ways to Get Press On & Off of Etsy
Press for your business both on and off Etsy can lead to more press, new sales and a flood of interest in your products. While selling on Etsy and even recently when browsing the site, I noticed several sellers who have had the good fortune of getting their work into the hands of celebrities or [...]
morePosted by: Justine Smith, June 9, 2010
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7 Ways to Overcome Your Etsy Addiction and Still Make Money
When I began selling on Etsy it quickly became an addiction. I am ashamed to admit that I changed my life around to abide by a strict Etsy selling schedule.
Not to say everyone creates a schedule like that for themselves, but for me, I knew it was necessary in order to make a decent income [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, June 2, 2010
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Why Bonanzle Should Now be Every eBay Sellers’ New BFF
My blood is boiling, my mind is racing and let’s see, what else? My eyes are popping! I finally got a chance to sit down and read eBay's 2010 Summer Seller Update and I feel like I am taking crazy pills. With the DSR and feedback situations running completely amok and eBay mid tier sellers’ [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, May 18, 2010
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Upselling Techniques for Etsy Product Creators
What is Upselling?
Upselling is defined differently, depending on who you are speaking to, but Wikipedia had a good definition:
Upselling (sometimes 'up-selling') is a sales technique whereby a saleperson induces the customer to purchase more expensive items, upgrades, or other add-ons in an attempt to make a more profitable sale. Upselling usually involves marketing more profitable [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, May 9, 2010
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