Handmadeology

Natural light is my friend for my jewelry photography, and besides that my life is definitely enhanced by taking pictures in the wonderful sunshine instead of a dark basement with artificial light.

When I hit 100 sales in my first month of business, I was beyond ecstatic. To me, it meant: I really have something here! I saw a full-time job and a second income in my near future.

Over the years I have notice a definitely direct correlation between my weekly blogging activity and the number of sales I make in my Etsy shop.

By Tracey Jane I opened my Etsy store Ben & Jess in April 2010 and in these few short months of being part of the Etsy family I have learnt alot – some lessons were learnt by trial and error, some by listening to others, some by accident.  I am still on my “Etsy training wheels” [...]

The developers over at Statsy.org have just released their Clockbot.  This new feature allow you to set up your Etsy listing to automatically renew. The Clockbot utilizes the Etsy api with the new secure OAuth system (read about the OAuth here) Here is a short tutorial on how to set this up! 1. Head over [...]

I confess: I’m a workaholic. Everybody that knows me, knows this about me. But I’ve also learned the hard way how harmful it is for my emotional + spiritual + physical health to put in perpetual hold my extracurricular activities like my pilates class + going shopping with my mom + lunching with my girlfriends [...]

Prepping your Etsy shop for the holiday rush is very important, and how better to give tips on holiday prep then The Tiny Fig.  Check out all the super cute and fun items in their shop!   Here is a huge list for preparing your Etsy shop for the holiday season! TheTinyFig says: It doesn’t happen [...]

  As Etsy sellers we are always looking for a way to increase traffic and sales.  One way to to this, is to advertise on high traffic blogs. There are a number of way to find out how much traffic a blog receives each day, and every month. RSS Feed Subscription Numbers: The fist method [...]

By: Laura Bray Most of my clients are afraid of being successful. Heck, even I struggle with it. It’s been popping up a lot lately when I’m coaching artists and crafters, so I thought an article was in order. Are you afraid of being a successful artist or craftsperson? Read on to find see the [...]

I love to see successful Etsy sellers sharing their tips with the Etsy community.  Here are some amazing tips from a 4 year veteran with 4400 plus Etsy sales. Analiese says: Over 4400 sales later, I would love to share some updates on some tips I gave a long time ago……… I am happy to [...]

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 [...]

When you open your Etsy shop there is work you have to do to get people to notice you  and start shopping.  As Melissa from HautTotes says “Etsy opens doors, it is up to you to enter, push through the crowds and up the stairs!”.  Here are Melissa’s tips for doing just that! Melissa from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Gnome Magnified – 8×10 Original Signed Fine Art Photograph | by: birdandbloke Google Analytics Under The Magnifying Glass – An In Depth Look For Etsy Sellers Google Analytics is a powerful tool that can be very useful if you know what you are looking at.  I have used GA on blogs, websites, and my Etsy [...]

The Swing Set – Fine art photograph – fair – carnival I had the privilege of interviewing Irene from  Is Photography and asking her a few questions about successfully selling photography on Etsy.  Irene is the top selling photographer currently on Etsy.  I have included a few of photos in the interviews, so please take [...]

Now that we have found what key phrase we want to try to rank for, we need to properly place it throughout our Etsy shop and listing.

So what have you been up to in this so-called lost week? What’s your weakness as a businessperson and how are you trying to change that in the new year?