Etsy!

Hello! 

Hope everyone is well!  I had a very productive weekend.  I cleaned out my pantry, cleaned out the drawers in my hutch and even managed to teach a class, work on a custom piece and create a new one!  I love my weekends:)

Anyhow I wanted to talk a little about Etsy.  I have to be honest, when I first signed on to sell on Etsy, I was not exactly impressed,  I thought it was an inexpensive way to highlight and sell your jewelry, basically for those who do not have a website.  Boy, was I wrong!

I basically posted every other week, did not relist much, did not get involved in the dynamics of Etsy for about a year and my sales reflected that.  If I got lucky a customer who happened to see my new listing as I listed it and liked it, they purchased it.  However, I did not "work" Etsy.

Well, the old saying you have to put in to get out is completely true with Etsy as well. Anyone who thinks that their store will do well just posting now and then and not getting involved in the culture of Etsy, will most likely not do well, in my opinion.

Now don't get me wrong, I do not have THAT many sales but the folks who "heart" my shop and items have increased tremendously!  I have also been included in a lot of treasuries.  All of this will help my exposure and help my sales down the road.

I would also like to talk a little about the comradery within Etsy.  It is like a facebook for the artistically inclined! There are so many groups to get involved in. There is, of course, the group (s) that are in the vicinity of where you live, there are the groups who work in similar media as you do.  This is great as you can get all sorts of tips!  There is even a group for folks who are on late at night!!  It is really neat!

I just created my very 1st treasury last night and the link is below.  Of course I included one of my pieces but I also created a lot of very talented artists who also have shops on Etsy.

If you are looking to purchase a gift for the hard to buy for person or even looking for supplies or displays for your booth, please check out Etsy.  You will be glad that you did!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d3282a0aa596d918d5438c0/alone-at-night