Etsy Success: 4 Things to Do Now!

1. Sign Up for the Etsy Success Newsletter which is full of invaluable tips - Newsletter Sign Up

Here are 4 great articles to start with:

1. www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/how-to-find-your-target-market/
2. www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/top-10-marketing-tips-from-top-sellers
3. www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/branding-101
4. www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/how-to-create-a-cohesive-shop/


2. Color code your listings - the description and the tags!

This is important for not only customers who shop by color but also for Etsians who create Etsy Treasuries.  Having your products in Treasuries will increase their exposure.  Make your items easier to find and feature by including colors and feelings in your descriptions and tags ie yellow and gray, dreamy, misty, happy, nostalgic, vintage,...etc. Note: Your Keywords should appear in both your description and the tags to be optimized for search results.

3. Print and Read this report on Search Engine Optimization for your shop! - SEO Report  

4. Identify the TOP Etsy shops in your category, study them, learn from them.  www.CraftCount.com

The Fastest Way To Destroy Your Facebook Marketing

By Chief Dodo

On Facebook a Like is a Like is a Like? - NOPE! Check out this informative, must read article from Marketing Dodo!

If you’ve managed to leverage the power of Facebook as a marketing tool you know how powerful it can be to your business.

However there is a fine line between success and failure, and when it comes to marketing, Facebook is no exception. You can DESTROY your Facebook Marketing overnight, so let’s hope that it doesn’t happen to you!

Here is the fastest way to destroy your Facebook Marketing…read on

Get MORE Sales in 30 Minutes a Day!

By Chief Dodo

A must read article from Marketing DoDo!

Haven’t got the time to get your marketing done? Rather spend your time doing something else? Did you know that spending just 30 minutes a day can super charge your online business…

Find out how now!...read on

The Death of Etsy???

By Chief Dodo

A must read article from Marketing DoDo!

'The Death of Etsy?' published by Marketing DoDo is a must read article if you are an Etsy Shop Owner and even if you're not there is good information for promotion your small business!  Click here

5 Ways of Starting a Tsunami of Buyers…

By Chief Dodo

A must read article from Marketing DoDo!

You’ve spent the day creating awesome products that you cannot wait to sell and it’s time to let the world know of your creations. You need targeted traffic and you need it now! Here we have 5 proven methods that will help trigger a tsunami of buyers to your site.

Can you handle it?...read more

How to get more Etsy Sales by working LESS!

By Chief Dodo

A must read article from Marketing DoDo!

Its like the chicken vs egg scenario. What came first? Hard work or sales? You are slaving away for hours trying to get those sales coming in, but no matter how hard you work it never seems to be enough. What if I told you that there is a way of working less and making more, would you listen to me?...read on

Just Spinning Your Social Media Wheels? Then Read this Article!

Why Small Businesses Are Losing On Social Media
A new report from online business community Manta shows that, desperate to increase sales numbers in 2013, American small business owners are turning up on the social web in droves. The trouble is, no matter how much time they spend, they’re simply not seeing a return on investment. ...read on

Reign in Your Social Media with RebelMouse

RebelMouse.com

This is a new service that  aggregates your social media from various sources based on your tags, posts, keywords, etc...all onto one or more pages. The basic RebelMouse account is free but you can opt to upgrade to a premium account for more bells and whistle.   RebelMouse looks kinda, sorta like Pinterest but with a bit more going on and I mention it has analytics!

And the best part, you can embed your RebelMouse page into your website.   We use it here on Hashtag Pendants to populate our our Links page.

Love, love, love RebelMouse!

Rafflecopter - The Easy Breezy Way to Host an Online Giveaway!

Here's one of ours!...   Rafflecopter 

Rafflecopter is a site for hosting giveaways, sweepstakes promotions and contests that is easy to set up and use!  They have a free option but for more bells and whistles you can upgrade to a premium account.

You get to choose your entry methods, answer a question, like Facebook page, follow on Twitter--you get the idea!  And it's all easier to set up than you can imgagine!

Once you have it all sorted out and ready to go, your contest is displayed on a widget that can be embed anyhwhere you can paste html code!  And when you contest is done, Rafflecopter randomly picks a winner for you from you entries!

Easy! Breezy!

Hosting a contest is a great way tool for engaging your