January’s Merchandising Blog Post is up in the storque! Check out what they’re thinking…

KEYWORDS

Owls with Free Shipping

winter accessories

INSPIRED BY

winter holidays

Nautical-inspired gifts

Farmhouse-inspired gifts

Woodland-inspired gifts x 2

shabby chic

Plum-Inspired Gifts

Holiday Fashion

geekery

a rustic holiday

MISCELLANEOUS

Holiday Gift Ideas

found browsing community curated treasuries x 2

Nifty Gift Ideas

Items from the [New New] Etsy Team

Gift Ideas in Mustard

Happy Thanksgiving from Etsy

Treasures found browsing Etsy’s Categories

Personalized Gift Ideas

One of a Kind Gifts

Nifty Items with Free Shipping

Geeky Gift Ideas

Black Friday Weekend Promotions x 3

Items tagged with Etsy Holiday Sale

Gift Ideas with Free Shipping x 4

Holiday Promotions with Free Shipping x 4

Winter Fashion Trends

Make a statement

Cyber Monday Promotions with Free Shipping x 4

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I try to keep my opinions to myself…I don’t want to stir the pot since I'm really, really happy with etsy.  I think etsy is a great site as long as you don’t expect etsy to do all your work for you.  You can’t list an item, expect etsy to LOVE it and put it on the front page, in the Storque, and promote it for you.  Not that this never happens but that’s not what you can expect.  Sure, I do the happy dance whenever something of mine makes the front page…who wouldn’t?  But I don’t expect it.  The fees that etsy asks from us is so minimal of what would be taken via commission a consignment store would take from me or the effort it would be for me to maintain my own site.  It’s up to me, as an individual, to find ways to promote my items…not etsy.

With that being said, I am disappointed in how much ‘sale’ items are promoted on etsy.  These items are handmade.  They should be worth the price we put on them…we have not purchased them and reselling them.  We are purchasing or finding supplies to create a unique item for others to enjoy and cherish.  Maybe the uniqueness, the variety, the ingenuity, the creativity, the inspiration, and the passion, from the artists on etsy is what should be promoted.

…just a thought…