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Writing Expert Product Descriptions for Your Etsy Shop. Fabric Fiber Brooch Pin Hand Embroidered Queen Annes Lace Textile by: waterrose Writing Expert Product Descriptions for Your Etsy Shop Great product descriptions are pivotal to engaging customers and helping them to understand what is so special about your product and why they need to purchase it. I have seen many product descriptions on Etsy that are either much too brief, leaving lots of unanswered questions or are very lengthy with unorganized information. It takes practice to master the creation of a strong description. Below are some general rules of thumb: Give enough information for the reader so they are able to make an educated decision.

A good general formula: 1. 2. 1-2 intro sentences 3. 4. Below are 2 good product descriptions. Product Description Example #1: Handcrafted (Brand X) Natural Beeswax Candle Enjoy the warm glow of this 6″ tall beeswax candle. Benefits of beeswax: A natural, renewable resourceLonger lasting than traditional wax candlesEmits no harmful fumes when burning. 10 Things Buyers Are Looking For On Your Product Pages. Feathery Plumes No. 22 watercolor painting When shopping online, your customers don’t have the luxury of trying on your products, touching them, feeling them or asking you questions about them. This can leave them unsure if they should purchase from your site. To make sure that your customers click the ADD TO CART or BUY NOW button, here are 10 things you must have on your product page: The cost of the productPictures of the product – preferably more than one picture, with the ability to zoom in and get up close to see all the details of the product).

Article by: Andreea Ayers Like this: Like Loading... The middle finger project » Key to Money-Makin’ Bliss: Don’t Just Sell Your Stuff. STRUT Your Stuff. We need to talk. (Did you just cringe a little?) Don’t worry. I’m not breaking up with you. What we need to talk about are your selling strategies. One of them in particular. Scenario 1 :: You decide to create a new service that you’re really excited about offering to the world, so you plot out the details, spend a few hours making the best sales page you can make, sit back with your cup of hot cocoa…and then hit publish. You hope someone sees it, and hires you. When they don’t, you get frustrated and down on yourself, and you can’t figure out what went wrong.

Scenario 2 :: You decide to write that eBook you’ve been itching to get out of your system, so you come up with an outline, and then spend weeks and weeks, or maybe months and months writing the best damn eBook you can possibly write…and then hit publish. And you hope someone sees it, and purchases it. When they don’t, you get frustrated and down on yourself, and you can’t figure out what went wrong. Scenario 3 What’s that? Okay. However. Starting an Etsy Shop? Here are 8 Articles You Must Read First. Gypsy earrings – handmade chandelier earrings – Gypsy, Yellow Article by: Jenny Hoople Lots of people have been asking me lately what they should know about setting up a shop on Etsy. Here I’ve gathered together the articles that have been golden nuggets of advice for me in a sea of information. Know at the beginning that making amazing products is only half the battle, the other half of your time will be making sure that the right people are aware of them.

I’ve found that the marketing part of owning an indie craft business is just as fun and creative as the making part. If you start reading these articles and it all seems boring and you’re disappointed that there are no quick-fixes, then you’ll want to take aside some time to really evaluate what you want to do with your creative impulse. Maybe selling online isn’t for you? The first set of articles that you want to bookmark and begin your reading adventure with is the Etsy Seller’s Handbook. Where do you get real traffic from? The Most Important Part of Your Creative Business. Make Time Square Tile Magnet by: 26MileStones Have you guessed it already? The most important part of your business is YOU! Are you taking care of yourself properly? As I type this, I have to pause every few minutes and squeeze my left shoulder to try to bring some relief to what I think is a pinched nerve, caused by all of the sitting and typing and browsing and sewing I’ve been doing.

Confession is good for the soul, right? Okay, here goes. It’s not that I don’t have the time to work out. The truth is that I am my own worse enemy! And I just started a new blog, which I’m so excited about that I’m neglecting my housework EVEN MORE than I was before. Loads of laundry are whirring in the background as I type this. Don’t worry! Quote for the day: work smarter, not harder! Still sitting there? See the original “The Most Important Part of Your Business” here. Like this: Like Loading... The Ultimate Craft Show Preparation Link List. How-to Place a Button On Your Blog. So, you have seen the beautiful squares on blog sidebars with the unreadable HTML code underneath and have read the blog authors’ words encouraging you to GRAB THEIR BUTTON!

But how can you do that? Here is an easy and fast step-by-step tutorial which will help you show the things that are important to you and strengthen your social contacts in Blog World. HTML is the backbone of every blog and website, it lies behind each color, photo or any element you can think of on your blog. But thanks to blogging platforms such as Blogger, you don’t need to know what that is in order to use it! Now, imagine you are taking part in a Blog Hop which requires you to publish the badge for the period of the blog hop, or you want to host some blogger’s button on your page. you can do this in 10 easy steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Like this: Like Loading... 10 Blogging Tips to Increase Sales. Vixen Fox Necklace. Modern Sterling Silver pendant. by: Joannarutter 10 Blogging Tips to Increase Sales Anyone who has ever started a blog knows that the saying “build it and they will come” is a myth. It’s challenging to grow an audience from scratch. Business Blog Strategies That Increase Sales Post your picture and tell your story.

Bio: Monica Crowe helps creative, passionate women make more money doing what they love by leveraging their websites.