question about etsy....how you doin ?? -Okay- i'm on now !!! - General Tiki

KVT Kiki von Tiki Member Irvine, CA Joined: Mar 01, 2008 Posts: 758	KVT Kiki von Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 4:44 PM I opened up an etsy store too, just over a month ago. I like how easy it is to use and the fees are a lot lower than ebay. I also like that I can set my price - there is no bidding. And I can leave it on there as long as I want. I can also promote it super easy with "etsy mini" html code that I can post on the side of my blog, in a webpage, in emails, whatever. I can put my handmade items there or I can put my vintage finds there. Since I'm not selling radio tubes or camera manuals, this works for me. Have you seen some of the new advertising they're doing? I just wish they'd run a national ad campaign to build awareness for the site. Granted, that's very expensive, but I seem to come across a lot of people who say "What's etsy?" So we have to promote it along with our own work if we use the site for selling.

I opened up an etsy store too, just over a month ago. I like how easy it is to use and the fees are a lot lower than ebay. I also like that I can set my price - there is no bidding. And I can leave it on there as long as I want. I can also promote it super easy with "etsy mini" html code that I can post on the side of my blog, in a webpage, in emails, whatever. I can put my handmade items there or I can put my vintage finds there. Since I'm not selling radio tubes or camera manuals, this works for me.

Have you seen some of the new advertising they're doing? I just wish they'd run a national ad campaign to build awareness for the site. Granted, that's very expensive, but I seem to come across a lot of people who say "What's etsy?" So we have to promote it along with our own work if we use the site for selling.

Post #474148 by Kiki von Tiki on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 4:44 PM