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By: Again with the Etsy shop! (a giveaway) « Blog In My Eye

Again with the Etsy shop! (a giveaway) « Blog In My Eye — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:51:04 +0000

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By: Mo-Coffee

Mo-Coffee — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:01:02 +0000

Yeah, I don’t see etsy as the perfect solution, and I’m not expecting it to be a real money-maker. Most of the successful crafters there are successful because they are already successful (e.g. they sell pots full time, travel around doing art fairs…etc.), and for them, etsy is just another venue- a way for collectors already familiar with their work to buy from them when they aren’t around. But hey, that’s ok. I mean, those crafters have done the leg work and they deserve that success. I certainly don’t expect etsy to expose me to a ton of new collectors, but maybe one or two.

I’m heading over to elegantscarf right now. Thanks for the tip!

By: TAE

TAE — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:45:57 +0000

The giveaway is a fun thing. Trying to decide if I should do something like that . . .

I’ve used Etsy in a cursory manner without any success. I like the idea, but I don’t like their marketing philosophy and they spend time programming the wrong parts of their website IMO. My wife uses it intensely, but has only had moderate success. It’s odd, some of the other people who do similar things as she does but with poorer quality end up selling way more. I think most of the successful Etsy-ians just find the right kind of word of mouth that no amount of marketing money can buy. Be nice if my wife could find that :p

See her store, if you’re interested, here: http://elegantscarf.etsy.com

By: LinkLuv: 24 « The Aesthetic Elevator

LinkLuv: 24 « The Aesthetic Elevator — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:15:11 +0000

[...] MoCoffee has opened an Etsy store. See his wares for sale at Mo Coffee’s Art Cafe, such as the following plate titled “George has brains.” [...]