Etsy Success Reading List - April 27

[Former_Member]

I'm really excited to share my blogosphere treasures with you this week! Why is everyone so full of awesome all of a sudden?! Is Mercury finally out of retrograde?

The Opportunity is Here
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/04/the-opportunity.html

Finding an Honest Critic for Your Business
http://meylah.com/meylah/finding-an-honest-critic-for-your-business

5 Life Lessons I’ve Learned from Knitting
http://rowdykittens.com/2011/04/knitting/

& not one but *two* excellent posts on writing item descriptions:

How to Write Product Listings with Personality
http://www.ohmyhandmade.com/2011/contributors/content-makeover-how-to-write-product-listings-with-pe...

5-Step Formula for Writing Handmade Product Descriptions that Sell
http://handmadesuccess.com/2011/04/5-step-formula-for-writing-handmade-product-descriptions-that-sel...

[Former_Member]

yep - Mercury went direct on April 23rd :-D Can't wait to read these after I make my soap today!

[Former_Member]

Awesome list! Thanks for including my post on Oh My! Handmade on product descriptions!

[heartsabustin]

I cannot attest to the craziness of Mercury, or the moon, but my kids are back in school, and the bride-crazed madness of the last couple of months seems to have degraded, at least for now. :P (Watch, I'll have four convos from brides in the morning)

Thanks, Danielle. :D

[BabyJivesCo]

Those posts on rewriting item descriptions are pure gold - thank you! I have been struggling with trying to rewrite mine and these were just the tips I needed.

[Former_Member]

Inspiring stuff, thanks :)

[Former_Member]

can't wait to read! Thanks!

[Former_Member]

Looking forward to reading these. Thanks. :D

[Former_Member]

I've been wanting to rewrite some descriptions... Marking!

[Former_Member · Accepted solution]

One more really great post!
http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2011/04/26/how-to-deliver-an-experience/

[Former_Member]

i need to read the one about the description writing and see if that helps my sales!

[Former_Member]

Wow - these are all great, but that extra one you added after posting the original thread was a real eye opener. It has easy, creative ideas that in retrospect seem so obvious. Got some work to do :-D

Thanks Danielle!

[efinegifts]

Just finished reading the 5 Step Formula. Filled with great ideas and suggestions. We already implemented them in some of our listings.

[Former_Member]

great ones!

[Former_Member]

looking forward to learning re how to advance my business..ty..

[Former_Member]

hmmm...very interesting :]

[Former_Member]

Thanks for including the Duct Tape Marketing post (and for all the awesome other ones, too!). I'm headed over to read about writing great product descriptions right now.

[twopennylane]

Aha, the two product description links are brilliant when taken together - personable descriptions WITH SEO incorporation. Nifty. I like :-)

[ScrubHatStore]

great info..going to read the description one now.

[Former_Member]

Oh thank goodness that mercury is outta that craziness!

[Former_Member]

Thanks Danielle!

[Former_Member]

Oh my gosh! I have so much reading to do! These all look like awesome posts. Thank you!

[Former_Member]

I simply adore everything Seth writes, I even have one of he's posts printed on the back of my computer at work.

I also loved the post with tips to write with personality. You must be reading my mind D. because I started this week by trying to work on some of my product descriptions. Right on the spot. Thanks

[sammysgrammy]

I'm wallowing in the etsy success reading list for 4/27. Such rich, sudsy information to help with product descriptions. Where do you find these Danielle?
I'm savoring every word. Thank You

[CrystalMysticArt]

wow, 5 great sparks to set a fire under my bum- writing arm :) and I thought a thousand words conveyed in a photo was sufficient!