Etsy 101: Sell Your Crafts on Etsy, the DIY Marketplace for Handmade, Vintage and Crafting Supplies (Kindle Edition)

Etsy 101: Sell Your Crafts on Etsy, the DIY Marketplace for Handmade, Vintage and Crafting Supplies (Kindle Edition)
By Steve Weber

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Open your own Shop on Etsy.com, the world’s marketplace for handcrafted items, vintage finds, and crafting supplies. Start your own business selling one-of-a-kind treasures shoppers can’t find in regular stores.

For crafters, it’s a revolution. Never before has it been so easy to start a worldwide crafting business with millions of paying customers -- with no up-front investment --all in an afternoon!
If you’re a skilled crafter, artist, or antique hunter, you’re 90 percent there. Just follow the step-by-step instructions in this book to register at Etsy, photograph and list your items for sale, and rake in the cash.

Learn how thousands of Etsy crafters, young and old, have launched their business on a shoestring, usually part-time at home.

Customers discover your items because of good old-fashioned word of mouth—with an Internet twist, courtesy of Facebook, Google, and Etsy itself. You’ll learn the best tools for making it all work, no computer geekery required.

You’ll see how to sell more items more quickly, earn more money, and have more fun, spending more of your time doing what you loved in the first place—creating new things, finding new treasures, and meeting lots of new people obsessed with the same stuff as you. Even if you’re shy!

-- Read easy-to-follow guides for registering on Etsy.com and selling your handcrafted items, vintage finds, or crafting supplies.

-- See how crafters like you have built a full-time business from scratch.

-- Learn how to price your items to maximize your sales and fatten your profits.

-- See how to photograph your items like a pro and avoid the amateur mistakes.

-- Learn how to process your Etsy payments and avoid scams.

-- Get legitimate tax deductions for your home studio or office, and travel expenses.

-- See examples and insider tips from dozens of Etsy’s top sellers.

-- Learn to use keywords to drive visitors to your Etsy shop.

-- Learn techniques for getting word of mouth and “free advertising, and why paid advertising is usually a waste of money.

-- Take your business to the next level by attracting wholesalers and retailers.

-- License your designs to extend your reach and create more cash.

-- Automate your administrative chores with Etsy apps.

FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION
HOW WE GOT HERE
THE GENIUS OF ETSY
WHAT’S ALLOWED ON ETSY
PROHIBITED ON ETSY

SELLER PROFILE: INEDIBLE JEWELRY

REGISTER AND SHOP AT ETSY
Your Etsy avatar.
DRAW YOUR PRIVACY BOUNDARIES
SET YOUR REACH WITH ‘REGION PREFERENCE’
Language preference.
GO ON A SHOPPING SPREE
Let’s buy something.
ADDING ITEMS TO YOUR CART
Add Order Details.
Payment method.
PAYMENT AND SHIPPING VIA PAYPAL
Credit cards.
Checks, money orders and other payment methods.
Bank transfers.
Submit your order.
ETSY CONVERSATIONS (CONVOS)
LEAVING FEEDBACK
ETSY REGRETS? KISS AND MAKE UP
DELETION OF INAPPROPRIATE FEEDBACK
COUPON AND DISCOUNT CODES
Percent Discount
Free shipping
SHIPPING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY
Shipping to multiple locations.
REPORTING NONDELIVERY OF AN ORDER
REPORT A PROBLEM WITH AN ITEM YOU RECEIVED
FLAGGING INAPPROPRIATE LISTINGS
REVISING YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION

SELLER PROFILE: WOOLY BABY

OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
IDENTIFY YOURSELF ON ETSY
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
PRIVACY AND USING YOUR REAL NAME
Changing your Etsy avatar
SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
Message to Buyers
BEEF UP YOUR PROFILE
ADD A BANNER TO YOUR SHOP
TWEAK YOUR SHOP TITLE
STATE YOUR SHOP POLICIES
OTHER POLICY DETAILS TO CONSIDER
EXAMPLE OF A GOOD SHOP POLICY
PRICING YOUR ITEMS
Average market price.
FIGURE YOUR COSTS LIKE A PRO
Tiered pricing.
Loss leaders.
DON’T BE CHEAP, YOU’RE WORTH IT
CHOOSE YOUR ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT
SPOTTING SCAMS ON ETSY
OPERATE A COLLECTIVE SHOP

SELLER PROFILE: INDULGE YOUR SHELF

CREATE AND EDIT YOUR LISTINGS
LIST AN ITEM
1. Let’s list an item for sale.
2. Categorize your item.
3. Add images.
4. Add item information.
....and much, much more... (click on book cover to see entire Table of Contents)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14300 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-01-16
• Released on: 2012-01-16
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1