Handmadeology

OneTimesTwo Says: Here is onetimestwo’s tips on having a jewelry party at home from the ning: I had a successful and fun open house jewelry selling party over the weekend and here are some of my tips and learnings… Mine was a 2 hour open house style (no “presentation” needed) on a Saturday afternoon. I [...]

AlpacaCreations says: If you’re a stay-at-home mom like me, you probably laugh every time the “Quit Your Day Job” advice hits your inbox. Although I’m sure we’ve all had moments when we’ve wanted to, the simple fact is…we can’t quit our day jobs! While I love the Etsy marketplace, the fact is 70% of my [...]

MagMoment says: Today was a rainy day at the Sandy Springs Festival in Georgia. I am ever the optimist and sold more art than the dry day before. Yes! That’s the first lesson in today. The second is — Here is a list of supplies for rainy art shows because my tent leaks: extra trash [...]

There are many was to get more buyers into your Etsy shop.  A few good examples are running sales, properly placing keywords,  getting featured in more treasuries, and as SavoyFaire an Etsy seller points out changing up your tags.   Here some great tips for cleaning up and changing your Etsy item tags. SavoyFaire says: This [...]

There are several others shops that do some of the same work as I do, so I have to find ways to make myself stand out. (I welcome competition; it makes me focus on doing a great job.) A few rules I use are:

energyshop says: I’ve kept close watch of what works and what doesn’t since I started. Here’s what I know for sure: ♥ Give Stuff Away. If you check out my shop, it will come as no surprise to you that I’m a real believer in karma. Share your product. If anyone I know personally shows [...]

The reason that you don’t sell might be that people don’t know yet that you exist. So you need to get yourself out there either by listing, advertising and promoting your shop. Sooner or later people will find you if you continue doing what you do.

The longer you are involved with something the more you are bound to learn.  Karina has been selling on Etsy for over 4 years and she has kindly shared her tips for running a successful Etsy shop. Karina from KreatedbyKarina says: Veteran In a few months I’ll be celebrating 4 years on Etsy! To mark [...]

How can I get more traffic to my website during the slow months when people are not really shopping like they do during the holidays?

Jen From PoleStar says: This post stems from a few posts I have seen where sellers are astounded at others being featured in thousands of treasuries. I was going to post IN a recent thread but I thought the advice deserved it’s own post. Everyone here should NOT feel like small potatoes for only being [...]

There is always things to learn when selling on Etsy.  Here is what Susan from SusanFaye has learned! SusanFaye says: You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. I am living proof. How old of a dog am I? Well, when I was a young pup, my family’s one telephone had a rotary dial, it [...]

stonesforcozumel says: Today is my 157th day on etsy and I have finally hit the 2000 sale mark. I know there are people with far more experience than I on etsy, but I felt it was worth sharing a few tidbits of my own that may help others in their etsy business. I sell jewelry [...]

knotworkshop says: After so many of you beat down my door (about 2 or 3 to be fair) to offer a regular installment to help you improve your business and overall wealth, I’m going to start posting my tip of the week. It may not be anything revolutionary or earth shattering, but that’s only because [...]

BeneathTheRowanTree says: Call me old fashion…but customer service, even online, matters. When I was a teen I worked for a pharmacist/ pharmacy owner who had built his store for his customers~ no cattle herding lines, lots of staff, five star treatment for customers… and I learned a lot from his high standards and unfailing patience [...]

I Love how helpful the Etsy community is when it comes to teaching others.  Here are some tips with a little different approach then the norm to  reaching 200 sales. knotworkshop says: 1) Inject your personality into your shop if you can. I am sure that it is my humor that is bringing customers in, [...]