Friday Link Roundup: Love, Colours, Joy of Being Small

November 13, 2009

Some link love for Friday:
- When People Love You But Aren’t Buying » from the Heart of Business blog.
- Looking for a color scheme? Check out the lovely color palettes at COLOURlovers.com.
- Holly from Decor8 wrote a heartfelt post about the joy of being small: Talk It Out: Small is Powerful.
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How to Market Your Etsy Shop with Mailchimp

November 12, 2009

The wonderful folks at Mailchimp have posted a 36 page pdf: How to Market Your Etsy Shop with Mailchimp!
You do have a mailing list, right? It’s one of those things you can start now. Ask your buyers and fans if they would like to be added to your mailing list. (Don’t add folks without [...]

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Niche Thyself: Variety vs. Consistency in Your Online Shop

November 8, 2009

From my 10 Tips for Selling on Etsy post:
1. Niche thyself. Your shop should have a consistent aesthetic or product line. Don’t try to be everything to everybody. A shop full of cohesive work that connects with a potential buyer is a powerful thing. Nail your niche.
I’ve posted this advice in the fora and some [...]

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How to Contact Bloggers (and Ask Them to Write About You)

November 2, 2009

Nothing lights a fire to online shop sales like a feature in a popular blog! How do those lucky folks get featured? In some cases, the stars may be aligned just right. But if you can’t wait for a celestial event, you might just take matters into your own hands and send some friendly [...]

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Feed the Buzz

November 1, 2009

If things are going great with your art (or craft or consulting or whatnot) sales, tell everyone!
If things are not going so well, for the love of all that’s good in this world, find something positive to say! Please please please don’t tweet that your sales are slow or post in a forum that [...]

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Are You Ready for the Spotlight?

October 27, 2009

Imagine this: You wake up tomorrow morning. Get some coffee. Log in to your laptop. Sales have been hopping in your online shop! More than a usual good sales day. Woot! A few more sales come in. Your email inbox is filling up with enquiries. Can your item can be made bigger, smaller, more blue, [...]

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Create a Calendar for Your Business

October 18, 2009

Calendars! I was just looking at the lovely calendar round-up on Decor8 and I was reminded of a missed opportunity.
I had a passing thought about making a calendar for my photography shop earlier in the year. It was Spring & I figured had months to think about it– the format, design, printing options, costs, [...]

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10 Tips for Selling on Etsy

October 17, 2009

I’ve been selling my art online & in person for several years. These are the things I’m dying to tell people about their etsy shops. Ten quick tips for your etsy shop and online sales in general:
1. Niche thyself. Your shop should have a consistent aesthetic or product line. Don’t try to be everything to [...]

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Welcome to Wonder Thinking!

October 15, 2009

Wonder Thinking is a blog about living the creative life. It’s about feeding our dreams, turning our hobbies & passions into businesses, growing our indie businesses, finding our spot in the sunshine.

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