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Links within Etsy
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I want to remind folks that Etsy now lets you post links internal to Etsy on our product pages in Etsy. Here is an example of me self promoting my other work within a listing. http://www.etsy.com/vi…

Tagged: Etsy, links

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pam Hawk Jul. 13, 2008.

More Ning updates comming soon
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A message to all members of Ning Network Creators Hello there! We wanted to let you know that we are rolling out a new release to your network on Ning this Thursday, June 5, from 9 to 9:15 p.m. You…

Tagged: ning

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pam Hawk Jun. 24, 2008.

Mentions - Thread to list those place that considerations the art of marketing are mentioned

paynesgrey from this group picked up the recent considerations - the art in marketing treasury and mentioned it in her blog post. I am putting this in the Self promotions tips as an example of what…

Tagged: blog, cross pollination, mentions, cross marketing

Started May. 5, 2008

Some of you know that i am a wiz at getting a lot of views from posting threads on forums. Specificaly Etsy forums. It is not unusually for me to get several hundred views on a posting. One of the ot…

Tagged: posts, promoting, forum, team

Started May. 3, 2008

Submitting Pictures to this site

Here is a link to the FAQ on picture submissions

Tagged: submissions

Started May. 2, 2008

Is it time yet?
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Is it time to start promoting this site? Tell me what you think, pros or cons. I am all ears.

Tagged: promotion

Started this discussion. Last reply by earthdeva Apr. 28, 2008.

Post your URLS for links to the front page here
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I have decided to put contributors links on the front page here. I need you to attach to this thread the single URL you want me to use and the name you would like associated, Either a blog or a websi…

Tagged: main, url, links, page, "front

Started this discussion. Last reply by earthdeva May 20.

Post great articles here
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Here is a link to a site that I have meaning to post about for a while and kept forgetting. The blog is killer. This article is about how to write blogs.

Tagged: how to blog, blogs, articles

Started this discussion. Last reply by Spincus Jun. 24, 2008.

Has anyone tried using Stumbleupon?
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Has anyone tried using Stumbleupon or any of the similar type of things for marketing? There are threads about using this as a marketing tool on Etsy. Here is a link to another site like stumbleupon…

Started this discussion. Last reply by Spincus Apr. 23, 2008.

Google Products

Is anyone using any shopping charts? Which ones are you using? Are you using one that Is tied to Google products?

Started Apr. 19, 2008

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earthdeva replied to Spincus's discussion 'Post your URLS for links to the front page here'

Would it be possible to update my little pic on the front page ? This is my new one... :)

May 20

earthdeva replied to Spincus's discussion 'Show us your latests and Greatest'

Some gorgeous new creations here ! Especially that necklace with the red vintage beads... :) I've been creating Egyptian designs...

May 20

Char Ouellette replied to Spincus's discussion 'Show us your latests and Greatest'

This is my 09' Graduation necklace. It has really been selling well on Etsy since it was featured in a showcase by admin.

May 17

Char Ouellette commented on Spincus's blog post 'Hello Everyone, Response required'

I am glad the move went well. So sorry to hear about your Dad, although it sounds like he is OK. Can't wait to see your new creations when you are up and running again. I am dreaming of the BIG R someday.

April 6

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About Me:Tell us a little about yourself

I am an Art Jeweler. I create wearable art, sculpture if you will, silver is my media of choice. My work is often strong in metaphors and the mystic. My Art is original. It is art you can wear with your blue jeans on. it is beauty captured in stunning metal forms.

I am the founder of Considerations. I created this space because I figured there were folks like me out there that were new to marketing on the internet but not new to marketing. And I figured new folks could learn from us old timers as well as the other way around. In a past life, I built a six millions dollar a year enterprise, by using magazine, catalog, and direct mail campaigns.

It is became obvious to me from the start that internet marketing is more about community than any other way of going about business in the past. And I love to teach.

View my page on Indiepublic

Primary Sales Website:

http://spincus.etsy.com

Blog

http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/Spincus

Additional Websites:

Design Gallery
http://www.trunkt.org/ScottPincusDesign

Talent DataBase
http://thedb.com/ScottPincusDesign

Mixed Media Gallery and all around art playground
http://spincus.deviantart.com/

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Music I listen to on my Zune

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Hello Everyone, Response required

Hi guys,

I know it has been a while since i posted here. Simply put I got overwhelmed with my new business and had to cut some corners somewhere. My contributions to this forum was one of the areas i could let go for a while.

I have been pretty busy. I have been making some money, I have been learning a ton about the ins and outs of Art marketing, internet marketing and Craft events like farmers markets and shows. It is very time consuming as many of you know. I have been able to pay bills fro… Continue

Posted on October 22, 2008 at 8:26am — 21 Comments

Energy

I am not known for being very political. I thought I would take a stand on an issue. The issue is energy. I took an environmental studies course in college in 1978. We talked about how to develop a hydrogen economy then. Little has happened along that front and we are talking 30 years latter. It is time. The economics are ripe for such a development.

Here is a speech given by Joe America. I can not say I totally agree with what he is saying. I am not sure that his economic model will balance ou… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2008 at 8:21pm — 1 Comment

Chicago Show

Hi Guys,

Well I finally am catching up some so hopefully I can get a post here soon. I sent off my work to the for the show above. If you are in the area check it out. These are some of the best Art Metal creators I know of and you can check out some of… Continue

Posted on June 20, 2008 at 6:14pm — 3 Comments

Some Etsy Statistics

It was 53 degrees out this morning. Rainy all night, Sorta nice to be honest.

Etsy Statistics

Here is what Etsy posted recently;

The numbers for May:
• $6.5 million sold here on Etsy last month — 8.3% more than April.
• 449,000 items were sold to make up that sales figure.
• A tiny bit over 730,000 new items were listed.
• 65,200 new buyers and 14,400 new sellers joined the community.

We were very close to 300,000,000 page views for the month (we came in at 298,000,000) and we had o… Continue

Posted on June 3, 2008 at 8:05am — 2 Comments

Hi Guys

it was about 50 degrees out here this morning, gray sky, but warm enough for me to be able to get in a ton of shop time that I desperately need. I have 3 outstanding order, and some commision work to do, all cast, and time consuming.

Welcome
This is going to be a lite post. Welcome all of the new members. If the folks here are wondering how come we got a whole bunch of new folks, well, i sorta made a mistake lol. I meant to send out email invitations to our new Team marketing group members, o… Continue

Posted on May 22, 2008 at 10:27am —

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At 7:52am on April 5, 2009, Pam Hawk said…: Hey Scott -

Seems like everyone has gotten really busy... How have you been? I hope business is still good for you.

I've been busy with various things - my plates are still not moving like I had hoped but I'm working on simplifying the concept to ease people past the learning curve. I've also taken some fantastic marketing courses and started a marketing blog for etsyians, bloggers, and other indie businesses at www.pamhawk.com This summer I'm hoping my day job schedule will be changed so I have Saturdays off - so I can start selling at craft shows around the NW. I never intended for my plates to sell online only, but more as an auxiliary market. It's about time I get these babies in front of people and start selling them in person. I think that's the only way people are going to "get" it.

Anyway, I hope you are well, having a lot of success with your jewelry, and have a busy spring/summer planned.

Keep in touch!
-Pam

At 5:53am on November 24, 2008, earthdeva said…: Hello...

Just a thought, but you might want to consider making the main page a bit more compact.

At the moment, you have to scroll down for about a mile to see the forum and latest activity...perhaps moving the latest activity to the column on the left might help a bit ? And maybe setting some things to show just the titles instead of the detailed views...and amending the order they appear in so new things are at the top...

It just kinda makes the whole experience of a community a bit smoother when you don't have to be scrolling for ages, or searching about for the latest news.
:)

At 7:30pm on November 22, 2008, Griselda Tello said…: I am crazy about your work...specially the earings...my goodness, that is art!

At 12:15am on June 12, 2008, Pam Hawk said…: I can't wait to check out Pike Place and will look for the silversmith. I'll take pictures and post a bunch in one of my blogs.

As for listening to my music: brace yourself. And enjoy. It's a very eclectic mix.

Glad to hear the Farmers Market went well. Looking forward to reading more about that. Got pictures, too?

Off to bed for me. Up in 5 hours then 8 hours of driving ahead of me. Am I nuts? Probably.

At 11:04am on June 11, 2008, Pam Hawk said…: Oh - forgot to ask:
We're having lunch at Pike Place tomorrow 6/12/08.
(...and yeah, we're going to check out the flying fish...)

Have you been there? Any recommendations (or warnings)?
After lunch, we're dropping the kiddo off at the airport and heading back home.

At 11:02am on June 11, 2008, Pam Hawk said…: Laurie Anderson is so ahead of her time; I don't think many people 'get' her. I loved her performance art with the electric mouth violin thing.
And Michael Hedges, too. I first heard him when I was in Spain back in '87. There we go, I'm dating myself, with that statement. Didn't he pass away?
I checked out Zune and it's not what I'm looking for right now; instead I'm buying stuff via emusic and (paid) Limewire. If I show up at Zune, I'll definitely look you up and friend you there.

At 1:26pm on May 18, 2008, Pam Hawk said…: Wow and OMG! Laurie Anderson?? I think you are the only other person I know who loves her. (Or has even heard of her.) Ditto for Mike Oldfield's work, other than recognizing Tubular Bells from The Exorcist. Just discovered Zune through your widget, above. (Yes, I'm a dork behind the times, I guess. Surprised my 12 year old hasn't gotten into Zune yet.)

You know, looking at your music choices and photos of your art completes the picture for me. I totally see the personality of your work with this music in the background. They are a great fit for each other.

(Oh boy, and what a scary combo my music and plates make together. LOL)