Etsy Team Blogs – Make Blogs Work For Your Team Krystal, the Team Leader for the Etsy Team “Carried Away,” shared wonderful ideas to make individual Etsy seller blogs work for the whole Team. “Over here at Carried Away (the Etsy Bag Makers Team), we’ve tried a few thing...

Effective Advertising – Target Potential Buyers Sarah Stahl, from the Etsy shop mrsdstahl, frequently shares advice to other Etsians in the Etsy.com forums.  Our HandmadeMarketing.org team came across a thread about Etsy shop advertising and were blown away by Sarah’s knowledge.  We were...

Online Photography – Sell More As many handmade sellers already know, great item photography can make succeeding online much easier.  Because your interaction with potential customers is limited, the way your items appear online in your photos matters a great deal.  Think of it this way: ...

Tips From A Pro – TangoKDesign The Etsy.com forums are filled with sellers on the look out for how to enhance their item photos.  Because competition is everywhere, jewelry is often the items that need the most photography work. We were happy to hear from an HandmadeMarketing.org reader with some...

Face It – Join Facebook Today Everyone is a little nervous when they join Facebook.com, but face the facts!  Facebook overtook MySpace.com in August 2008 by attracting an astounding 132.1 million visitors in June 2008. Facebook is fresh, clean, and hip – sound familiar?  Promoting your...

Tips From A Pro – Etsy Bag Team (Post #2) HandmadeMarketing.org was excited to speak with Krystal from the Etsy Team “Carried Away” regarding Etsy Street Teams, group successes, and the potential pitfalls of being involved with an Etsy Team. In our first Carried Away post, Team Leader...

Tips From A Pro – Etsy Bag Team (Post #1) At HandmadeMarketing.org we believe strongly in team success.  We think Etsy’s idea to have “Etsy Teams” as a feature on the Etsy.com site fosters both individual shop growth and the growth of the Etsy community as a whole.  What’s...

Create Your Own Press – Start a Blog Not getting the press you need for your Etsy, ArtFire, 1000Markets, or other selling platform shop? Create your own! Until you get picked up by other Bloggers or featured on Etsy’s front page, there are many things you can do with a blog of your own. HandmadeMarketing.org...

Online Advertising – Project Wonderful If you have been on the Etsy.com forums for a few weeks, chances are you have become familiar with “Project Wonderful” or “PW” ads. Our team at HandmadeMarketing.org wanted to get the scoop on this type of advertising.  We wanted to...

Etsy Photography – Take Great Art Photos If you are selling art on Etsy.com and having a difficult time getting the right shot, you will love these tips provided by HandmadeMarketing.org reader Krystyna, from the blog Krystyna81.blogspot.com. Krystyna also has an Etsy shop – take a look at...