An Honest Review for ‘How to Make Money Using Etsy: A Guide to the Online Marketplace for Crafts and Handmade Products’
September 28th, 2011 Filed under: Internet Home Businesses — Small Home Business Author
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In a world where most products are manufactured by machines, Etsy offers an online platform for makers of handmade products and crafts to market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. To date, the site has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold over 30 million items, generating more than $180.6 million in revenue. The only resource of its kind, How to Make Money Using Etsy–written by Tim Adam who has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007–guides readers step-by-step through the many stages of selling online. How-to topics include:
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Establish your Etsy shop
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Effectively photograph your products
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Post your products to optimize visibility and increase sales
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Brand your business
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Use social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with buyers and grow your business
Review:
I’ve been selling on Etsy for awhile; and I’m a vintage seller. I’d like to think by reading the Storque and all of Etsy’s updates that I would know everything there is to know. I bought this book because I knew anyone as successful as marketing guru Tim Adams, may have something worth reading. I can’t tell you how glad I am that I did. I quickly realized how much it was I didn’t know and probably never would have known if it wasn’t for this book.
It has far exceeded my expectations.
The book is loaded with how-to diagrams and screen shots, so that you can understand every step of what Tim is talking about. It’s not just about selling on Etsy, that’s a big part of it but it’s loaded with simple tips and tricks that you can use to market your shop and gain more exposure. It talks about trending, finding your market niche, blogging, and SEO. Basically, it’s marketing techniques that are proven to work. Put it this way, I also bought a SEO/marketing book not too long ago this book puts that one to shame.
On top of that there’s interviews with Etsy top sellers. Their tips and tricks and secrets. Things you always wanted to know but couldn’t ask, well, it’s in there.
Here’s an example, the first night I was only on page 12-13 when I learned something new – a tool that I should have been using all this time (for years) that is free. I worked on that for awhile, to learn and master that–I could not believe the resources available to me for free that I hadn’t been tapping into. Then, I read to page 90 taking in tons of new information. I’m still reading because it’s a learn as you go book and Tim shows you how to use the tools he’s talking about.
I can’t say how much this has helped me as an Etsy seller. It doesn’t matter if you sell vintage, supplies, or handmade on Etsy, you need this book. It is worth it’s weight in gold.
