Etsy communauté
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Wouldn't you love to have people in every corner of the globe talking about your website face to face and on their blogs? That's the enviable position that online crafts marketplace Etsy finds itself in according to survey results the company published today . Word of mouth and personal blogs are the primary way people around the world are finding out about the site and there's an active community of craft sellers on Etsy from every continent but Antarctica. At a time when marketers are obsessed with getting traction on Facebook and are just beginning to take users outside the US seriously, Etsy's survey of its international members is fascinating - as is the company itself. Etsy is Hot Stuff
Etsy is an International Word of Mouth Phenomenon (Charts)
Image by fredwilson via Flickr Our portfolio company Etsy announced their API and developer community a few days ago and I've been remiss in blogging about it. I am a big fan of web services that offer APIs to developers to build on top of and I am particularly interested in e-commerce services that leverage APIs. For those that don't know, Etsy is a marketplace for handmade goods like jewelry, ceramics, metalwork, etc. It's a very artistic community that is full of beautiful items for sale.
Etsy's Developer Community and API
Etsy recrute son community manager
J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer qu’Etsy, LE site des créateurs et des produits fait main all over the world cherche son community manager pour la France. Et pour ne pas vous faire saliver plus longtemps, voici le descriptif de poste (and of course, you will need to speak english ^-^) Etsy.com is the world’s most vibrant handmade marketplace. Founded in 2005, Etsy is a community of over 3 million members that actively support one another in the shared goal of offering alternatives to mass-produced objects.
Natasha Wescoat is a licensed artist and social media creative at NatashasArtCandy.com utilizing the web to promote her art and connect with her audience. You can follow her on Twitter . As an artist or creative business, one of your main goals is to connect with your audience and collectors. Social media allows us to connect and collaborate on a level we otherwise would’ve never known outside of the web. It allows collectors and fans to connect more intimately with the artist and allows for a stronger relationship with the art itself. As an artist, I’ve found that Twitter is an excellent place for self promotion and connecting with my audience.
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By Geoffrey A. Fowler Internet companies shell out millions to build buzz by buying keywords on Google or (back in the day) placing weird 30-second ads during the Superbowl. On Friday, e-commerce site Etsy.com – the eBay of handmade crafts – got a huge dose of buzz for free. For much of the day, #etsyday has been the top-trending topic on Twitter , the social short-messaging juggernaut. The mysterious term refers to a day to celebrate the online store Etsy.
How #etsyday Grew on Twitter - Digits - WSJ
Bonjour ! En France on ne connais pas encore beaucoup cette mine aux trésors qu'est ETSY, mais cela vaut vraiment le détour. Ce site est un peu le ebay du fait main. J'ai découvert ce site l'année dernière par le biais de certains blog, et j'en suis rapidement devenue accro. J'y ai ouvert ma petite boutique, c'est d'ailleurs ça qui a été le déclencheur de beaucoup de choses. Des impressions, des cartes postales, maintenant de bijoux, des bodys et T-shirts.....
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Mécontentements
Etsy.com calls itself "your place to buy and sell things handmade" and is a pretty cool website that we personally enjoy. The sellers who use the site, however, are getting all riled up after several stores were shut down without notice due to simple, easily-resolved complaints from buyers. Over at Etsy.com, there have recently been a rash of insanely unprofessional events, most importantly, the closing of several stores without notice and for no reason given, but clearly violating Etsy's own written standards about the very stringent requirements in place before such a drastic thing should happen She pointed us to a thread where Etsy store closures were being discussed. One seller with 15,000 positive feedback comments was banned after a single complaint: I just wanted to let everyone know that I am trying to find out why my shop is gone.
En voilà une bonne nouvelle ! Ça sera le mercredi 1er avril (non, ce n'est pas un poisson, enfin j'espère) au Petula Café. Je suis une fan inconditionnelle de ce site , exemple parfait de "social shopping" qui met en relation vendeurs et acheteurs de produits faits main, "handmade" en VO.
Ideas & Inspiration: Etsy vient à Paris !
Ideas & Inspiration: Etsy focus group
J'ai donc fait la connaissance de Maria (CEO) et de Liz (qui s'occupe du développement international) ainsi que d'une dizaine de personnes toutes aussi "Etsy addicts" que ce que je peux l'être (si ce n'est plus). Comme vous pouvez le voir sur les photos, ça s'est déroulé de manière plutôt informelle (les bières sur la table le prouvent...). Nous avons discuté du site Web, d'éventuels problèmes de navigation, de paiement, etc. Nous avons aussi parlé assez brièvement d'un des concurrents européens, à savoir Dawanda...
Last summer I spent weeks shopping for an anniversary present for my wife. I searched all my usual retail sources but couldn't find anything that hit just the right note. Then I went to Etsy —an ecommerce site where artisans sell unique handmade goods—and found the microstore of ClockworkZero , a woman who turns old electronics gear into steampunk accessories. Presto: ClockworkZero's stuff was both gorgeous and geeky, precisely the vibe I craved. I came away with a necklace made from a vintage vacuum tube.
Clive Thompson on the Revolution in Micromanufacturing
LONDON, England (CNN) -- We've become used to a world where what we buy is determined by what products are stocked by a handful of chain stores, but there are signs that may be changing. The future could be one of thriving cottage industries and skilled artisans lovingly producing custom-made wares. An "apple jacket," by jacquelineknits, is just one of the handmade items you can find on Etsy. That's the vision of Etsy, a U.S.-based Web site that describes itself as "an online crafts fair." But unlike your local Sunday-morning market, Etsy's crafts fair has some 200,000 stall holders, who have this year sold just under $50 million-worth of their homemade goods.
A crafty way to beat the chain stores - CNN.com
Etsy may be the coolest, most feel-good way to shop
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There's one sacred rule on Etsy.com: No mass-produced goods. Log on and you'll find handbags for sale, but not Vera Bradley; shirts, but not Ralph Lauren. Everything's homemade.Etsy commerçants