Weekend Handmade Challenge | January 14 2012
14. Jan, 2012 
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In 2011 Handmadeology saw over 2.5 million pages views. Hundreds of articles were published and thousands of handmade and vintage items were featured from Etsy. Here is your chance to get your Etsy shop in front of thousands of readers!
Here is the challenge:
Who can drive the most traffic back to Handmadeology in one week. Jan 14 – Jan 22
What is up for grabs:
The top 15 refers during the next week will get featured right here on the blog.
The top 5 refers will receive a 125×125 ad for 3 months worth $125
Here are the rules:
1. You must like us on Facebook.
2. Join and leave a comment on the event about the challenge on Facebook and like it. HERE
3. Leave a comment here on the blog with your blog and shop.
4. Drive traffic!
Ideas of how to refer the most traffic:
1. Write a post on your blog about an article you read here on Handmadeoloy.
2. Share your blog post on facebook, twitter, Pinterest, you name it!
3. You can share , tweet, or like any post on Handmadeology.
4. When you tweet make sure you include @handmadeology.
What if I don’t have a blog?
If you don’t have a blog, that is ok! You can still promote and drive traffic back to Handmadeology. Everything is trackable, and we will be watching!
Winners will be announced Sunday 22nd.
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Thanks so much for all you do!!! Always great tips, ideas, activities!!
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Tim -
Here’s my blog: http://www.craftydad.com
And my shop: http://www.craftydad.etsy.com
This is exciting…looking forward to see who wins!
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Awesome!
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My blog, first challenge of 2012 was to make an art journal http://www.kilnfiredart.co.uk/blog
my shop, busy stocking with Valentine’s gifts for him and her http://www.etsy.co./shop/kilnfiredart
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Great idea! Have stumbled, pinned, tweeted, fb’d, +1 and linkedin so far.
My Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeanutsCrochet?ref=si_shop
My blog http://peanutscreations.blogspot.com/
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Why didn’t I know about this last year? I must have had my eyes closed, lol.
My shop’s here – http://www.etsy.com/shop/jewellerybyjora
And my (very new) blog is here – http://beachesbeadweavingandbunnies.blogspot.com/
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Very Clever idea!!
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Superbe idée!
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Great challenge!
Here’s my info:
http://nostalgic-summer.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nostalgicsummer
http://tinyurl.com/nostalgicsum
https://twitter.com/nostalgicsummer
Now I need to get busy!
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Here is my blog and shop
http://twistedsticks2.blogspot.com/
http://www.twistedsticks.etsy.com
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Great idea! Already Like u guys on FB. Will promote the challenge.
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Ok, just tweeted, shared on Linkedin to three groups, liked. Social media is so funny, it makes me dizzy! I’ll write a blog post about this and then come back and share the link.
Thanks so much for all your great marketing ideas Tim. I have to say of all the different marketing ideas, yours always seem to be the most practical!
Stacie
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Here’s the blog post I wrote about you awesome challenge!
http://staciejewelry.blogspot.com/2012/01/handmadeology-weekend-handmade.html
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Sounds all great.
Here is my shop name:
http://www.nicopapergoods.etsy.com
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Just pinned your post on “Seven Tips For better Picture Taking” at: http://pinterest.com/reneesd/great-blog-finds/
And it’s been re-pinned twice already!
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Renee -
Thanks for the update….that’s awesome!
I’m glad to see that the article is helpful. That’s what I’m all about: helping people!
–Mike
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Tim, I’ll be honest….I’m gonna do this because I want to see how it plays out. My blog is at http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com/
and I have had a permanent link there to you for months. For free. If I see something good, I link it.
I promote your enterprise all the time….not a week goes by I don’t mention Handmadeology or especially your Etsy book. I just joined Pinterest on your recommendation….that’s working out, too.
Etsy was a win-win for me as a sideline venue to our large stand alone webstore. B’sue Boutiques started at Etsy end of June and as of Jan 1, over 1800 sales.
That book got me out of Ebay as a sideline venue (all stand alones need a side line venue, it drives more traffic to your main store and provides customers with options—for ex, they might prefer Etsy!) and someplace where I would be appreciated and needed as a vendor.
Etsy blew out the bugs over the years since it’s inception: for me, it’s a no brainer for use, anyone can do it, you can be up and running in less than an hour w minimal skills. Better still: you can get the hey out of Ebay. 14 years of torture was enough for me. Etsy is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for what you do!
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I just posted about Handmadeology on my blog:
http://wherethegrassisgreener-rz.blogspot.com/2012/01/got-etsy-shop-or-any-shop-read-on-about.html
These are my etsy shops:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/countrytagsale
http://www.etsy.com/shop/WheretheGrassisGreen
Thanks so much!!
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Hi Tim,
Not quite sure how I put you in my blog, but here it is
http://handmadeologypro.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/living-with-intention-2/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/designsbyegs
I love the challenge – my challenge will be
figuring out what I’m doing? peace, elizabeth
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Super idea. So appreciate all you do to help us get out there and get goin’!
romantiquepunk.etsy.com
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Thanks again.
Forgot to put my facebook link:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Romantique-Punk/118219768245035
http//www.romantiquepunk.etsy.com
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This is a great way to promote each other so I’m in! I have almost fulfilled the entry requirements – just need to write my blog entry now and get tweeting! Vikki – Calamity Crafts
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OOps forgot to add my blog!
http://calamitycrafts.blogspot.com/
and
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Calamity-Crafts/242510015797578
Vikki – Calamity Crafts
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Thankfully I’m not the only one who has tried to post and then realised they didn’t put all of the criteria in their comment and so had to post again!:)
So here is my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CalamityCrafts
This is my blog:
http://calamitycrafts.blogspot.com/
And this is my blog post mentioning Handmadeology:
http://calamitycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/handmadeology-successful-selling-on.html
Will repost via Twitter & FB
Vikki – Calamity Crafts
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Wow! Great giveaway.
Wild Gift Designs Blog: http://www.wildgiftdesigns.com/category/6
Wild Gift Designs Shops: http://www.wildgiftdesigns.com
http://wildgift.etsy.com
My Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/wildgift/
Wild Gift Designs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildgiftdesigns
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Great idea and fab prizes! http://www.facebook.com/magpieinthesky
http://www.magpieintheskyspoilheaptales.blogspot.com
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Hello! congratulations for your work and thanks for the opportunity.
http://pipiancrafts.blogspot.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pipianhandmade
http://www.twitter.com/pipianhandmade
http://www.facebook.com/pipianhandmade
I will promote your work in these places.
Good week and good luck for all!
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I will give it a shot. I also am thinking about leaving e-bay,no sales. i am going to read your book. I am a big fan of BSue Boutiques, she gives great advise!
http://vintelegance.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintElegance
http://www.facebook.com/pages/VintElegance/100189946723678
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Thank you for the opportunity!
Here’s my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HarvestMoonShoppes
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Hey there….
My blog is
http://dawnwhitehand.wordpress.com
and my etsy shop is http://www.etsy.com/shop/DawnWhitehand
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So my blog is brand new but I will give this a shot!
My Blog with the article
http://designsbloom.blogspot.com/2012/01/tim-adam-handmadeology.html
My shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsBloom
I hope I’m doing everything right!
B’sue says Hi!
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Good luck Renee!!
You will do GREAT!!
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Hi, I would love to participate in this challenge.
I recently started blogging and today I reviewed an article from your blog which can be viewed here:
http://craftbrainiac.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/professional-tuesdays-pricing-your-products-the-411.html
Hope you read and enjoy
THANKS!
Craft Brainiac
MY BLOG BIO:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/craftbrainiac/bio/
MY ETSY PROFILE:
http://www.etsy.com/people/TherezeOvid?ref=si_pr
CURRENT ITEMS FOR SALE:
http://shop.chouchounette.com/artist/thereze-ovid
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my blog: http://www.heartinghandmade.com/
I don’t have a shop yet. I hope that’s not a problem. good luck everyone!
I joined on fb as Maša N.
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Hi! This is my first visit here, thanks to B’Sue. I’d love to have some new visitors to my blog: http://www.mitzismiscellany.com
my Etsy shop is http://www.mitziscollectibles.etsy.com
Now I’m off to Like you on Facebook!
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