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September flew by. The holiday sales season is upon us. Is your shop ready for the rush? Here’s 47 tips to get your holiday sales mojo brewing. 1. Update your banner. Does it reflect your current work? 2. Update your profile. Is it current? Is it interesting? 3. Check your avatar. Is it memorable? 4. [...]

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My friends ask me how to sell photography on Etsy all the time. So I’m spilling it here. What is the first step in selling your photography prints on Etsy? Define your focus. Narrow your collection. Pick a theme. When many people start selling photography prints online they make a huge mistake– they try to [...]

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Looking for more traffic to your Etsy shop? Are you working seasonal merchandising trends? Following seasonal trends and adjusting my products’ titles and tags has made a huge impact on my Etsy traffic and sales. My seasonal merchandising “aha” moment came last September. I logged on the Etsy and saw a front page filled with [...]

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What if one of your good friends was a successful Etsy seller and she sat down with you and gave you her roadmap to etsy success? That would be pretty sweet. What if SEVEN of your good friends were successful etsy sellers and they each gave you their best advice? That’s exactly the kind of [...]

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Are you selling on Etsy? Would you like more traffic to your shop? Join a treasury team. Treasury teams are groups of sellers who promote each other’s items by creating treasuries. This is a fabulous way to get eyes on your shop. What’s a treasury? A curated group of items. Anyone can make treasuries. The [...]

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In the first article in The Secret to Etsy Sales series, we looked at 6 core areas of your business. Small gains in each area can lead to a significant increase in sales. In the second article, we dove a little deeper into getting more eyes on your shop. This third article is all about [...]

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In the first part of the Secret to Etsy Sales series, we looked at 6 core areas of your business. Small gains in each area can lead to a significant increase in sales. Let’s dive a little deeper in the first of the 6 areas: Lead generation. Getting more eyes on your stuff. More visitors [...]

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My very best tip for marketing your online shop is not sexy. It’s not a magic bullet. It’s not going to make headlines. My best advice to set your etsy sales on fire is to work your business in 6 core areas. Small gains in each area will add up. This is my secret to [...]

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Wonder Thinking is offering free mini courses to help you with your indie biz! The first to be released is Five Step Etsy Shop Tune-Up for etsy sellers who are looking to uplevel their shops. Five tips to help you rock your shop, each in an email, with a day in between. Each easy to [...]

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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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