Mungo Crafts Etsy
Posted on Friday, April 30th, 2010 at 6:59 am
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Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (Paperback) $24.66 Etsy.com is an online art and craft store that boasts an astonishing 1.9 million members.Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies shows readers how to create, manage and successfully sell arts and crafts using the world`s largest online crafts marketplace. Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies:Provides artists and entrepreneurs with expert advice for building a craft business from scratchTopics include pricing and inventory management, partnering with wholesales co-ops and navigating the craft fair circuitAlso provides advice on creating an online presence, photographing your work and hiring help |
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Etsy 101: Sell Your Crafts on Etsy, the DIY Marketplace for Handmade, Vintage and Crafting Supplies $19.09 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. |
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How to Make Money Using Etsy (Paperback) $25.45 In a world where most products are manufactured by machines, Etsy offers an online platform for makers of handmade products and crafts to market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. To date, the site has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold 1.3 million items, generating $180.6 million in revenue. The only resource of its kind, How to Make Money Using Etsy–written by Tim Adam who has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007–guides readers step-by-step through the many stages of selling online. How-to topics include: Establish your Etsy shop Effectively photograph your products Post your products to optimize visibility and increase sales Brand your business Use social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with buyers and grow your business |
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How to Sell Your Crafts Online: A Step-By-Step Guide to Successful Sales on Etsy and Beyond $17.82 With over 400,000 sellers on Etsy, how can you make YOUR shop stand out and increase your sales? This is a key question for many crafters and artists who are selling online these days. Now here are all the answers and much more from author and Etsy seller Derrick Sutton. Based on his self-published guide, and drawn from his practical experience, you will learn how to boost your Etsy sales, attract more customers, and expand your online presence. Derrick shares his proven online sales and marketing knowledge in an easily accessible format, complete with simple actions steps at the end of each chapter. Learn how to completely optimize your Etsy shop, website, or blog, and much more. Some of the topics covered include: -How to design a catchy Etsy banner -How to gain an instant analysis of your shop and where you need to focus your efforts -A crash course on photographing your items and key mistakes to avoid class-Fail-safe copywriting secrets -How to take advantage of Etsy’s forums, Treasury, and more-The effective way to use Facebook and Twitter, and why so many people get it wrong "How to Sell Your Crafts Online "offers""crafters and artists practical internet marketing techniques from an experienced Etsy seller that will pave the way for a profitable online business Praise for Derrick Sutton’s e-Guide "Crafting Success" "This is really a great guide through the mind-boggling thicket of internet selling. It’s so easy to follow and straight forward…" — Etsy seller jenniferwhitmer "I definitely saw a difference in my sales after doing many of the things suggested." — Etsy seller mishmishmarket "A true wealth of useful information." — Etsy seller helixelemental " The steps are] easily presented, so making changes to your shop can be done instantly as you are reading." — Licky Drake, HappyGoLicky Custom Silver Jewelry "A tremendous amount of information. I learned more from this book] than from anything I have purchased in five years." — Etsy seller HandpaintedGifts |
