A Crafter's Life by Thirdeardear: SHOP TIPS

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WEDNESDAY REVIEWS: How to sell your Crafts Online

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.

FABULOUS FRIDAY FINDS: GAGIRLJEWELRYANDGIFT

Gourmet Olive Oil Bread Dipping Seasoning Mix (Pesto), Organic, Handmade by Gagirljewelryandgift. What do you like about this seasoning mix? We’d like to hear from you!

1. Tell me a little about yourself.

I am a stay at home wife and mother who has always loved crafting! I am a big fan of natural, organic products. My seasoning mixes are made with organic spices and herbs. My bath and body products are made with all natural ingredients.

2.Where does your inspiration come from when crafting?

My inspiration comes from different things. Maybe just a thought I have. Sometimes from other items I see that I like. Also, like I said, I am big on natural products, so that influences a lot of my work. I like working with seashells, gemstones, and other natural items.

3. Who taught you and how did you learn to craft?
I am self taught as far as most of my crafts! A lot of research and trial and error. I am a licensed cosmetologist, and have taken a course in natural health and healing.

4. Any Specific Tips you have for newbie crafters starting a business in Etsy?

Take great pictures. Use a white background, and take close up shots. Use a program to lighten pictures that are too dark. Get involved with teams and build a network of friends. Promote, promote! Facebook, pinterest, twitter, rebelmouse, etc.

5.Name 3 websites you couldn’t live without.

Etsy, facebook, pinterest.

6. What are your 3 favorite shops and why.

Simplysurina, TakUniqueDesigns, MLDesignWorks. I purchase a lot of my supplies on Etsy, and these shops have a lot of what I use! MLDesignWorks is where I get my shop banners and avis!

7. IWhere do you see your crafting business in 10 years?

hope to have a business that is doing well enough to pay bills and be self supporting!

Visit her etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/gagirljewelryandgift

SATURDAY REVIEWS: HEART-O-MATIC

http://www.craftcult.com/heartomatic.php

The Heartomatic provides a simple way to view and track activity in your Etsy shop. View who (and when) someone has hearted your shop and products. You can also track increases in total views for all of your shop items. The Heart Charts graph your shop and item hearts by month, week or day, and provide extra insight into your shop activity with additional stats.

SATURDAY REVIEWS: FOTOFUZE

Product photography is very important to increasing sales and consumer trust. We believe that with the right tools anyone can make professional product photography. The right photo-editing software is essential in every Etsy shop. The way FotoFuze helps is by taking photos of your products on flat, white or black background and removing that background, leaving only the product and a distraction free clean, crisp white background.

I highly recommend Fotofuze.com in product photography. The drawback? It doesn’t work well with some browsers like IE. I use Chrome or Firefox to achieve best results. Can’t complain, its free =)

To see More photos edited with fotofuze, visit my shop @ https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThirdEarDear?ref=si_shop

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