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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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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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
Comments: 6
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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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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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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I've been blogging with a professional intent since November 2009. When I say professional intent, I mean that I had a hope to build a business around my blog by attracting 'my tribe' of people who would be interested in who I am and what I have to say. By January 2010 I was successfully [...]
morePosted by: Justine Smith, May 7, 2010
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I absolutely loved selling on Etsy when I first started out in early 2009. The site is very addicting and many people just love the atmosphere and excitement of working alongside other sellers in hopes of one day living out their dream as full time crafters.
That being said, I wanted to go through the top [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, May 4, 2010
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Emily from 4Hands asks:
I’m starting to make the rounds to galleries and stores with a much more focused pitch then the first time I did this 5 years ago. I have 3 lines, with very different audiences and have created my business cards, my wholesale sheets, and am ready to take the next step. With all [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, April 15, 2010
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Money, money, money! I spent a LOT of money last year. Last week I ended up going through my 2009 receipts and paperwork for my jewelry business, Plume Adore, in order to file my taxes and boy, was that scary. While I only spent a few hundred dollars initially to get my business started, I [...]
morePosted by: Justine Smith, April 14, 2010
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