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The Etsy Seller Handbook: All Our How-To's About Selling
Sellers! Below you'll find a handy index of all the useful How-To's about selling on Etsy. We're calling it the Seller Handbook, and we first posted it on the Storque in September of 2007. We'll be adding all new how-to's for sellers to this index and bumping up the post when we do. In this way it's a living document …
Shop Makeover Series: What's in a Name?
We are making our way through the Shop Makeover series this month, and we hope everyone is working hard! But wait — stop and take a deep breath...Some of our readers requested a post about something that is a bit of a tricky subject on Etsy: shop names. Many folks, when they first register for Etsy, don't realize that …
How to Make a Treasury: The Nuts and Bolts
Have you ever wanted to choose the handpicked items on the home page of Etsy? Do you enjoy carefully selecting and arranging collections of wonderful things? If you’ve answered “yes” to either of those questions, then Etsy’s Treasury may quickly become your favorite feature. Below is a step-by-step how-to …
Skill Share: Making a Banner
Hi all! I thought I'd show you how I made the new EtsyLabs banner. I'm not a trained graphic artist by any means but I love making banners, avatars, and general photoshopping! So here's the banner and the tips:Here's the final product. ps click on any of these images to get some more detail! Tip Alert! Download a fancy …
Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Tags are keywords sellers attach to their items in the item listing process. When searching for the perfect handmade or vintage item or supply on Etsy, a shopper will browse Categories, or more often, use Search to find their items. Since tags are keywords for Search, and they are also used to organize items …
How-to Pay with a Credit Card and Create a PayPal Account
So, you've found the perfect item on Etsy, and now it's time to pay! Credit card payments on Etsy are handled at PayPal, a secure online financial service. You can pay with a credit card without signing up for a PayPal account. You can also sign up for a PayPal account while purchasing an item. Signing up for a …
How-Tuesday: Glass Photo Etching
Have you ever thought about trying glass etching? If so, I've got a project for you! I've taken cream glass etching to a new level by using PNP Blue Transfer Paper as a resist! PNP Blue Transfer Paper was originally used to etch circuit boards and has recently been adapted to etch jewelry. I tested this transfer …
Trends: Penny Dreadfully Steampunk
We've been noticing an array of elegant old-timeyn-ess on Etsy. It's hard to put your finger on it exactly—there is such a variety of items on Etsy—but it's an amalgamation of the Gothic and the Neo-Victorian, the glitter and the grime. When scrolling through the listings on Etsy, certain traits start to speak …
Craftzine: Kombucha Tea
Note from The Storque: We asked our friends from Craft Magazine to contribute something to The Storque and Arwen obliged us with something a lil different: How-to brew your tea with fermented zing, a special project from CRAFT 02. (Here's the link, if you're interested in subscribing.) From Arwen:Kombucha is …
Tech Update plus Customer Care Tip: Hello Policy!
Dear Sellers, We're all very excited to introduce the newest shop feature: The Shop Policy Page! Currently, most sellers post their shops' policies in either their shop announcement or profile, but we figured these areas can be better utilized for your bio or promotions and news about your shop; it's time to …
A Beginner's Guide to Starting a Shop on Etsy
Want to get a shop started on Etsy? Don't know where to start? This guide will help you find the help you need to get your shop up and running! What to Sell First things first: you need items to sell! Make sure your items follow the Do's and Don'ts on what can be sold on Etsy before you get started. Need some inspiration …
Shop Makeover Series: Pimp Your Shop for 2009
This installment of the Etsy Shop Makeover Series brings you to an important step: now that your shop is fit for public consumption, you gotta spread the word! Daniellexo gives you some tips on social networking and grassroots marketing. (Note: This post was originally published on January 28, 2008, but we …
Clarifications and Changes: Updates to Etsy's Site Policies
Last week we let the Etsy community in on a "sneak peek" preview of the proposed updates to our site policies in the DOs & DON'Ts of Etsy. During this preview week, we received lots of feedback and discussed the policies in the Forums, by Conversations and email with members of the Etsy community. After a rather …
Seller How-To: Finding Your Etsy Niche
So you’re a seller on Etsy. You're trying to get your name out there and be noticed. However, standing out in the crowd of enormously talented sellers and the wide variety of high-quality items is no easy feat. In fact, it can be daunting. How do you make your work seem different than everything else that's …
Recycled Glove How-to: Make a Chipmunk Softie
Gloves (like socks), while born to be part of a pair, often end their days in lonely solitude, separated from their mates by the forces of the universe that conspire at every turn to pull them apart. Alone, they sadly serve little purpose (aside from the occasional show biz appearance for only the most …
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Working on the tagging now, thank you!
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