Etsy Tips

Tips for selling and buying on Etsy, the world’s largest handmade marketplace.

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  Seller Secrets: Working with Professional Photographers

  Feb 4th, 2015 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 4

  I never imagined that I would hire a professional photographer to take pictures for my Etsy shop. I don’t know about you, but money doesn’t have time to burn a hole in my...

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  The Foolproof Formula of Successful Sellers

  Sep 4th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 9

  If your Etsy sales have plateaued, or never made it past a trickle, you must be wondering what you’re doing wrong. I assume you’ve already polished your product descriptions...

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  The Shop Critique: Product Photography

  Aug 14th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 52

  Jessica of Emilia’s Luxe Linens was convinced that she was terrible with a camera. She felt stuck, thinking she’d need to hire a photographer to get dazzling product shots...

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  5 Ways to Save Time with TreasuryBox

  Jul 15th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 24

  TreasuryBox, my free tool for treasury-making on Etsy, has been used to make over 200,000 treasuries. I’ve been humbled by the response and proud that so many people find it fun and...

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  9 Trademarks That May Surprise You

  Jun 24th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 11

  Trademarked terms can become so well-known that they become regular words; if you call a vacuum flask a thermos, or a hookless fastener a zipper, you’re using a genericized...

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  Getting to 3,000 Facebook Likes Without Being Sleazy

  Jun 12th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 6

  I’ve witnessed a Facebook miracle. Someone on my Facebook feed has gone from 200 to 3,000 fans in less than six months. The explosion of fans had me doing double-takes – a few...

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  How to Write Product Descriptions That Sell

  Jun 3rd, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 4

  Tara of Waterwaif has been selling on Etsy for nearly five years; she’s become well known for her beachy gemstone jewelry, and for the excellent tips and advice she offers new...

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  Marketing Your Etsy Shop with Treasuries

  Apr 28th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 25

  If you think treasury-making on Etsy is a quaint pastime, you’re doing it wrong. Kelly Tankersley of 88editions has been on Etsy’s front page 450 times, and she’s here to...

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  Free 5 Minute Shop Reviews with Peek

  Mar 30th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 3

  It’s hard to look objectively at your own Etsy shop. Do shoppers “get” your items right away? Are you sending the right message about your products? What if there are...

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  How to Enhance Your Facebook Page in 5 Minutes

  Feb 19th, 2014 | Etsy Tips | Brittany | 6

  Business owners on Facebook only have a few options to personalize their pages. Most page owners have uploaded a nice cover image and thrown in some details about their business, but only a...

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