EverythingEtsy.com. Etsy Tips. 5 Ways Etsy Sellers Get Social Media Wrong. Social media has quickly become the place for creative business owners to promote their products and connect with their customers. Social media marketing provides Etsy sellers the unique opportunity to have a direct relationship with their customers who love their products. It’s not a matter of if you do social media, it is how well you do social media that counts. Social media can benefit Etsy sellers greatly, but only one misstep can leave a long-lasting, negative impact.
Here are five things to consider with promoting your Etsy shop on social media sites. 1. Filling out your social profiles completely and having a professional looking Facebook Fan page will let your customers know you are serious about your Etsy business. 2. Here is the bottom line. Luckily, doing social media does not mean you have to be everywhere all the time. Don’t forget that neglecting your social media presence can hurt your Etsy business. 3. Let your fans know that you are an expert in your niche. 4. 5. My Etsy Tips for New Sellers. The decision to open an Etsy store came about over two things. The first, is that both me and my boyfriend enjoy crafts, and there is only so much handmade needlework one household needs.
And second, we’re in the midst of planning our wedding. And everyone knows that can be an expensive business. So it seemed only natural to hop on Etsy, the place to sell handmade goodies, and try to rustle up a few quid to add to the pot. And so our Etsy shop, Capes and Crafts, was born. It hasn’t been all been easy though. Creating stock has been a slow process, thanks to the demands of three kids and real world jobs. 1.
Big Bang Theory Cross Stitch in Hoop £8.00 2. 3. Game of Thrones Baratheon sigil pattern £2.00 4. 5. Mini Batman Bunting £9.50 6. So if you have a talent for crafting, and want to make a little extra cash, why not join me on Etsy? How to Sell on Etsy: Build Your Own Creative Business | Marketing Creativity. Welcome! Please be sure to check out the FREE marketing tools I offer creative business owners. Thanks for being here! Welcome back to the Build Your Own Creative Business 31 Day Series! This is {Day 11} of the program (click here to catch up from Day 1). Today we’re going to discuss how to sell on the handmade marketplace, Etsy.com.
There are alternative options to Etsy, such as Artfire, Meylah, Storenvy (<- this is a favorite I’ve been keeping my eye on), Indiemade, Retailr (I have a secondary online storefront there), etc., and they’re all definitely worth looking into. Here are some tips for getting a head start when selling on Etsy: Take fresh photographs Make your pictures bright, crisp, and clear.
Write proper listings We’ll discuss some basic copywriting techniques in an upcoming post within this series, but for today, remember: (1.) I see too many Etsy shop listings that look like they belong on Craigslist, i.e 5″ x 11″ Black with white trim wood frame No – n.o. Start now P.S. How to Start An Etsy Shop- Etsy Tips & Tricks. This series has been a long time coming! I happen to have this amazing friend, Christine, who makes & sells beautiful jewelry in her Etsy shop, All My Heart Shop. Seeing how amazing & successful her shop has grown since she first started has been such an incredible thing for me to witness & I couldn’t be happier for her. Seriously, I think I get more excited about things to do with her shop then she does. A while back I asked her if she would be willing to share all of her tips & tricks about Etsy here on the blog & from that point on we have been brainstorming things she could share & today is finally the day where we start the series & I’m so excited for her to be able to share her insights with all of you who have ever thought about opening an Etsy shop or those of you who have an Etsy shop who are just wanting to learn more.
There will be many many posts in this series dealing with everything from SEO, selling tips, packaging, social media & so much more. Hello all! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Five Easy Tips to Build Your Brand on Etsy. Most Etsy sellers I know have big dreams. You too right? You want to make something happen. You want to build something amazing starting with absolutely nothing so you can say “I rock, you know it.”
Building that dream is a whole lot like a fantasy/adventure video game that requires players to reach certain levels and collect various achievements to continue on the quest. If you want to beat the game and go all the way, then the first key you need is perseverance. There are other keys too, such as being great at customer service, learning how to price your products for profits, and getting great at social media. You can and should get started by piggy-backing off of the already established brand name of Etsy, but eventually YOU need a brand of your own.
Truthfully, can you think of a single widely successful business of any type that doesn’t have a well known brand? 1. Use your logo everywhere! I like to use dafont.com because it lets you type in the words you want to look at. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sketch.inc - Inspiration and Creations: ETSY TIPS - Research. ETSY TIPS PART 5. Research After my first 6 months on Etsy when I had sold ...well ...nothing!
I felt that familiar sinking feelin' that perhaps my work just wasn't what people were looking for. Having completed no research before opening my Shop (more of whim really) I had pulled price points out of thin air, used a few generic tags and shot my product photographs on my phone....Yes I know! BIG no no! I would like to think that my work is unique and speaks exclusively of my brand but without taking the time to research my products and shop name I could easily have been rehashing old ideas without realising it.
Next I searched my products: MODERN RUSSIAN DOLLS - I also discovered a few more descriptive names: Matryoshka Doll Babushka Doll Russian Doll Nesting Doll All of which were handy when It came to tagging my product. GEOMETRIC ANIMAL BROOCHES - Surely these were unique to me! Pricing for mass produced items by large retailers and factories is a fairly simple equation. 3. Wow! Yep! Shipping Tips. This is a follow-up to the excellent Seller How-To: Shipping published last fall on the Etsy Blog. I’ve repeated some of the Customs Forms information below and added some new tips and helpful links on duties and taxes. Shipping internationally will go smoothly most of the time. Every so often a package can get stuck in customs.
Make sure your customers are aware that you can’t be responsible for these delays. Do not mark your package “gift” if you’re mailing an item you’ve sold to a customer. Postcard Wishes – Fun Guest Book Alternative by cutthecakedesigns Shipping to the U.S. All packages entering the U.S. from another country require a U.S. Remember, your buyer may be asked to pay any additional customs fees. Sellers that utilize the postal service may find the information below helpful. Merchandise shipped through international postal services is forwarded upon its arrival in the United States to one of U.S. Foreign shipments that are not accompanied by a U.S. Shipping to Canada. Easy Shipping for Etsy Sellers. Stamps.com makes it super easy to send out all your packages with this nifty little scale and lots of other goodies. There’s one thing that has always driven me crazy about selling everything online…going to the post office. It can take forever! A couple months ago I started using Stamps.com and shipping everything right from home.
It helped me keep my sanity through the holiday season rush. It makes my shipping time a little faster because I don’t have to worry about running out of stamps or making an extra trip to the post office to stand in line just to have them weigh a package. I signed up at Stamps.com and they sent me lots of cool stuff… A digital scale {that I love & is becoming a permanent fixture on my desk} $45 in postage coupons {Love this!} Stamps.com has new integration with Etsy that makes it easy to to print shipping labels, even First Class International. I just thought I would share what’s working for me. These are from the kit they sent.
~Kim. 20 Tips for Selling on Etsy. I know how it is because I’ve been there! You want to increase your sales or start selling on Etsy and you could use a little help. When I started selling on Etsy in 2008 I had no idea what I was getting into…ha! I read everything I could find and stumbled through opening my own shop. You might not want to read a whole book on it before you go ahead and jump in there, so I’ll share a few tips that I’ve learned along the way. 1.
Product Selection – Choose the products you want to make…keep it simple! Shops that are full of similar products tend to do the best. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Are you still reading…I can go on and on about this! 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. I hope this list will help you get off to a great start or improve your sales. Etsy is a wonderful place to sell your beautiful handmade products! ~Kim Other posts you might be interested in for your Etsy business… Easy Shipping for Etsy Sellers.