Etsy, like Facebook, offers its own language. You can admire, follow and then you can Create
Treasuries! When my friend, Robyn, told
me about a treasury, I accused her of making up words…she is, after all,
originally from South Africa! Teeheeheheeee…BUT
I found she was RIGHT and I quickly apologized to her. She is a GREAT success story on Etsy as is my
friend, Elfie!
At the top of each shop is a heart. IF you click on the heart, the heart will
turn pink and you are THEN an admirer!
Over each item you are also given the option to ADMIRE an item. You can EVEN Follow people by clicking on the
follow button that is on the left of each shop.
You can see how many sales a shop has and the rating for
each shop…When you admire shops and items, you then allow those who FOLLOW
you to see what you like and in turn gives them an opportunity to admire an
item also. The fact is, the MORE we can
get people to ADMIRE our shops and our art, then the chance of selling goes up
for us!
When YOU get an account on Etsy, you are able to admire and
follow people and to make a WANT list for you.
It is NEVER too early to start thinking about that NEXT gift you wish to
purchase! You can ALSO create
treasuries! This is where you find 16
items from your favorite shops and group them together for others to
admire. YES, it is ANOTHER way to expose
people to OUR items that we are selling.
I LOVE the idea that we have to share OTHER people’s art in a treasury...a
great way to PAY IT FORWARD and to encourage our peers.
So, the bottom line with treasuries, is that it is a WAY to
promote OUR work so MORE people can see OUR creations. The more people who SEE our art, the more of
a chance we have at SELLING…and YES, THAT is the purpose of us being on ETSY…we
want to SELL.
I belong to a TEAM on Etsy.
The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team is a WONDERFUL group of artisans (over
300 shops) who work together to help each other promote their work. We are able to share ideas and to encourage
each other, and yes, it goes way beyond just supporting each other with our
creations…we get to encourage each other in our daily walk through life. I am HONORED to be a part of the OFG TEAM…you
can find the THOUSANDS of items from this team by doing a search of OFG
TEAM. I am in AWE of the creativity of
people.
TO ME, there is something charming about knowing that
someone got a splinter in their hand or pricked their finger with a needle and
BLED in order to create something unique JUST FOR YOU! THAT is what I LOVE about Handmade. I am THANKFUL to have a place to sell, that
is reasonably priced and is FUN to interact with people from all over the
world, and YES, I have “convo’d” with people ALL over the world.
The latest promotion, that is explained in the blog BEFORE
this one, encourages you to VISIT our about pages and to learn about us. We have some pretty amazing stories. I THINK
when you get to KNOW us, then you will WANT to support us. From now until January 16, IF you go to my
about page, you will see an icon that you can hover over to get a special
TREAT!
I hope this helps You to understand a little more about
Etsy. I am HONORED to have a shop on
ETSY and even more humbled to have made 22 sales! Keep ME in mind, and my fellow artisans, when
you start to make YOUR shopping list for the upcoming year. WE NEED you to help us…Blessings to YOU…~charlotte♥
So many cute things.. so sad though to hear that Etsy is going to let shops in that aren't handmade.. hmm that might have been your last post...lol.. xx
ReplyDeleteno...you got the right post...Oh, Kathy, you make me laugh!! xoxo
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