How to sell on Etsy

Hey! Hope you had a great Christmas! I've got another interesting post to share today. "I don’t GET sales; I MAKE them. I don’t GAIN traffic; I EARN it." - Lisa Jacobs. If you setup shop, upload products and scramble to do the marketing, you should definitely read this post. It all starts with a simple but powerful Marketing Calendar. And what better time to get started with a 12-month marketing calendar for your shop than before NYE? If there's one thing that you want to do to make sure you market your shop well - and GET those SALEs - read this post completely and apply the tips: http://www.marketyourcreativity.com/2015/06/how-to-make-more-sales-on-etsy/ ... View more

1. Goals, 2. Deadlines, 3. The Motivation to get things done. That's basically what you need to do things. Here's an end-of-the-week inspiration from Lisa of MarketYourCreativity on how she created a "break out" year in 2015 by changing one little thing in her life. Check it out. It's totally worth a read: http://bit.ly/20xOJFs ... View more

Hi! Welcome to the 'How to Sell on Etsy - Curated Links' team. I know it's kind of hard to read a ton of blogs and ebooks every day so here's what I do: I share the best of the best links about how to sell on Etsy, how to grow your shop traffic and sales, how to manage customers and more! I'll share just one link a day. Nothing more. This is not a place for promotions! This is not a team for shop promotions or shoutouts. Think of this team as a place you can discover, read and exchange information that will help you grow your Etsy shop every day. You can ask for resources or links that help you with your shop (like asking for a primer on SEO for your shop) and I'll link you up with the right resource! Welcome to my team! Hope you find something good that helps you grow your shop! - Chandru. ... View more

Ever heard of meggings? (they are man-leggings... don't judge me.. I can't think of wearing one). But one of the founders wrote this wonderful, detailed post on how they grew their ecommerce business from absolutely nothing to something credible ... gradually. Worthy actionable lessons all the way on how to turn your first customers into brand ambassadors and then how to use social media to find new customers. Great read even if you dislike the product. Read here: http://www.launchgrowjoy.com/how-to-bootstrap-the-growth-of-your-online-store/ ... View more

While you can't promote your product to people who favorite your items, Etsy does something that comes in handy: whenever you renew a listing that's been favorited by others, it shows up on their Home Page (under the 'New items from your favorite shops'). Can you use this strategically? Yes, you can. Lisa (of MarketYourCreativity) shows you how you can use an auto-renew app (Best Auto Renew) to leverage Etsy's feature to increase your sales. Check it out: http://www.marketyourcreativity.com/2016/01/the-best-and-most-underrated-marketing-tool-on-etsy/ ... View more