Etsy Tips

Tips for selling and buying on Etsy, the world’s largest handmade marketplace.

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  Etsy Admin on Search Ads

  Sep 23rd, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 2

  On Wednesday, Etsy unveiled Etsy Search Ads, a new promotional tool for Etsy sellers. Sellers can purchase ads for their entire shop, or specific sections and items in their shop, based on...

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  Wedding Woes: Shoulda Put a Tag On It

  Sep 21st, 2011 | Etsy Tips, Wedding | Brittany | 0

  Summer is wedding season and the sales frolic like newlyweds in a field of poppies, but many sellers feel left at the altar by the time fall rolls around. If your sales eloped with another...

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  Advertising, Simplified

  Sep 15th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 1

  Advertising doesn’t have to be hard. The advertising guru over at Flytrap has a five-step plan to make advertising accessible to mere mortals. If you’re struggling to make...

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  Little-Known Etsy Features

  Sep 7th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 5

  Big sites have a way of accumulating little secrets – features that were put in long ago, tips that have been forgotten, and vestigial quirks. Etsy is no exception. I’m covering...

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  Do Giveaways Work?

  Sep 1st, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 2

  Can giving away your product lead to more sales? Etsy sellers are banking on it. The Etsy forums are abuzz with sellers looking to increase exposure in the slow summer months. It seems...

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  Twitter for Etsy Sellers

  Aug 27th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 2

  Breaking through on Twitter is tough. Chris Zielski of Copper Leaf Studios joins us in this guest blog to show you how to get the most out of Twitter as an Etsy seller and...

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  Etsy Relevancy Search Explained

  Aug 16th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 19

  Etsy caused quite a stir this August by switching the default sorting in search results to Relevancy instead of Most Recent. Etsy has attempted to help forlorn sellers with advice, videos...

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  Create an Etsy Shop Banner

  Aug 1st, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 9

  Browsing around Etsy, you’ll find plenty of shop banners that are blurry or stretched out. The first attempt I made at a custom banner wasn’t going to win any beauty contests,...

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  Etsy Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts

  Jun 10th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 8

  Emily Post was the queen of etiquette, but she may have had a hard time learning how to conduct herself on Etsy. When I opened my Etsy shop, I made sure to take things seriously. I...

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  Etsy Evolution: From Handmade to FarmVille

  May 10th, 2011 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 2

  Etsy makes it sound so easy – list your item, collect payment and ship it. For a handful of Etsy sellers – with the right amount of skill, panache and luck – it might even...

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