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A blog question and goals for 2012

Hello there!

One of my goals for 2012 is to drastically expand my blog in order to better connect with my customers and "followers" and to drive more traffic to my Etsy shop. Do you have any suggestions for ways I can expand my readership?

I appreciate your feedback!

By the way, what are some of YOUR goals for growing your business this year?
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Just as soon as my current lectureship is over in February, I'm going to get into the local bridal shops and show them my bridal ceramics range...I can't wait but I've got to get some paid work done before I can afford to do it.

Good luck Michelle.

Angela
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That's a good goal Michelle. The only thing I can think of is utilizing social networks to increase readership. There were also a few girls posting in teams about featuring artists in their blog once a week. I'd imagine this would help increase your readership because the artists would like your blog feature to their social networks as well :) Good luck!

My goal for 2012 is to increase my productivity so that I can increase the item numbers in my shop. And of course to make my second sale :)
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I'm going to start mailing out samples to blogs / magazines / home decor places. I've been emailing a lot of blogs, but no response yet. I think my items are better seen in person.
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Content, content, content. Do not go on and on and on about your shop. People will up and leave if it's all you ever mention. I too have a blog, albeit not a big one, but content has been bringing people in for me.
As long as you have a mini Etsy on your sidebar, you should be fine.

I post interviews with fellow Etsians, a monthly feature of my team members, and I also try to do some craft tutorials and free printables/downloads. I try to keep to my schedule to make sure it gets done frequently, and by creating those tutorials and printables, I'm able to add them to pinterest for more people to see, thereby expanding my audience again. Sometimes you'll need to repin things several times, though.

That's not to say you shouldn't mention your shop. My favourite blog posts about her shop. She has a schedule for each day, and one of those days is to show off her newest shop pieces. The rest she interviews, features, creates etc. And it's really enjoyable, especially since you know when she'll mention her shop. It doesn't seem as pushy that way.

Good luck!
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Write often and keep it varied, that's about it and what I plan to do, good luck
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One way to expand readership is to have titles that show up in a google search. I used to have very short titles but since lengthening them and adding more searchable details, I've had traffic from various search engines to specific posts! But that's my one tiny kernel of wisdom, because other than that and posting regularly, I'm a little stuck myself. I'll be watching this discussion for tips!

Maybe we could all share our blogs with each other here too and become each others' followers? Mine is westlakedesigns.blogspot.com.
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Blog traffic Advice

Have a contest on your blog but share it to different contest sites, where it links right back to your blog for more information........

Blog ring....offer to blog about someone if they blog about you. Doesn't hurt to try...

Submit your blogs to free blog directories, search google for them. Ringsurf has an Etsy sellers who blog.......

PIN a photo from your blog post to pinterest......................

Good luck


I love blogging
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