selling on etsy

Who’s thinking about Valentine’s Day in December? Who’s thinking about Christmas in June? If you have an retail business, planning ahead is critical. Success means putting your seasonal products in front of buyers before the holiday, when it’s time for them to buy; it means pitching your products to magazines and blogs when they are [...]

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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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It’s my 3 year anniversary of selling photography on Etsy! To celebrate, I plan to spill the beans and share my secrets for Etsy success. What are your questions about selling your photography on Etsy? Let me know and I’ll write blog posts to answer your questions. It’s been a bit of work, but it’s [...]

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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 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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How can a high end item help sales of a more moderately priced item? Why should you include higher priced items in your online shop? In Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be More Persuasive, the authors discuss Williams Sonoma’s introduction of a high end bread machine. The introduction of the luxury machine into the [...]

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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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