Quick post for other etsy sellers – if you have a hard time coming up with good relevant tags, check out this tag tool from Craftweasel. It suggest tags that might be relevant to the terms you type in the search tool, and then gives you information about how many people search for them and [...]

…to Nikid on etsy for purchasing the 100th item from my shop! Niki has a fabulous shop of her own – actually two, but I’ve personally experienced a couple of things from her chocolate shop, and it could easily become an addition – especially in my pregnant state. I am thrilled to finally reach 100 [...]

I was listening to podcasts the other day, and yet again, was intrigued by the topic on Craftypod. Sister Diane was interviewing Paul Overton on the subject of “crafting for money vs. passion”, which happens to be the topic of one of his recent blog posts. Lots to think about. I’m pretty sure most of [...]

Mid-February and I haven’t forgotten about my goals for the year yet! February has been slow in terms of sales, and sometimes I’m just not in the right frame of mind to do any major promoting, so I’m working on some of my other goals. Well. All of my pearls and semiprecious stone beads are [...]

One of my goals for 2009 is to get my etsy shop fully stocked, as well as a shop right here on my own website. By fully stocked, I mean every item I can make multiples of should be listed on my website and my etsy shop. This way, it will be easy for people [...]

Running a business is a lot of work, and not something that comes naturally to me. I love designing jewelry, and the business stuff is what allows me to do that, so I make myself spend time on the accounting, marketing, and other business-y stuff. When I started my business, years ago, I didn’t really [...]

For those of you reading who sell on etsy, which etsy seller (not yourself, someone else!) do you admire? Tell me in the comments why you think that seller is awesome, and if you are one of the first 10 to comment, I will write about both of you in a future blog post. Be [...]

The election is over, which means it’s time for the whole country to argue over whether the right person won, and which local issues should or should not have passed, but it’s also time for everyone to get back to doing what they normally do. For me, that means getting back to making some jewelry. [...]

I came across a great list of marketing ideas over at Rose Works Jewelry that got me thinking about the marketing things I do. Check out her list, then come back to read about things I’ve tried and what I think I’ll try next. From her etsy list, I have talked in the forums and [...]

Have a craft business? Go to craftypod.com right now & listen to the marketing interview with Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club. Jennifer is one of the most successful craft business owners I know of, so I think she knows what she’s talking about. (She makes fun, kitschy style jewelry using vintage and vintage-look components, [...]