Download/Stream the February 2015 Call Recording
Wow, what a great first call! I had 2 awesome Business Intensives with Ashlee and Reshma, and I know there is a LOT of really useful info for everyone that came out of those intensives.
You all asked some great questions in the Q&A session too, such as:
Jenny – How do you reward customers that buy lots?
Georgie – On Etsy, do you show up earlier on the search pages if you have more sales / feedback etc.? I’m improving on my tags but still don’t show up sometimes until page infinity!
Annaig – Is having a pop up to get people to sign up to your emailing list a good thing or bad? I can’t decide wether they annoy me or if they are a great tool…
Bri – I’m really concerned about copyright and I notice that a lot of people’s Etsy shops are featuring copyrighted images from Pixar or Disney. Can we have some information or a session about copyright?
Maria – Jess do you think it’s important for handmade business owners to have a blog?
Ashlee – On my website I have a shop tab that directs people to my etsy shop. Do you think it’s important to have a shopping cart on my website or is it okay to redirect to my etsy shop?
Jenny – Just heard your comment about sales (as in, running sales) – can you comment a little more on that?
Below are all the links I mentioned in the call, and that we shared in the chat:
Links
Ashlee Meadows, Jewelry By Ash- jewelrybyash.com/
Xero Accounting Software – xero.com
Craft Maker Pro – craftmakerpro.com/ (inventory management)
Benchworks – createandthrive.com/ct-reviews-benchworks (managing invoices and wholesale)
We’ve got some great organisation posts on Create & Thrive if you’re suffering from the same problems as Ashlee! createandthrive.com/category/organisation-2
Reshma Sandell, Ahkriti – ahkriti.virb.com/
Target market – blog.etsy.com/au/2014/01/29/bonus-mid-week-lesson-finding-your-target-market/
Brand story (to boost confidence) – blog.etsy.com/au/2014/01/27/etsy-resolution-week-1-telling-your-brand-story
Tips for shy sellers – selfgrowth.com/articles/Top_35_Sales_Tips_Mostly_for_Introvert_and_Shy_Salespeople.html
Jess’s comment on population: Canadian population: 35.16 million – US population: 318.9 million – UK population: 64.1 million
Kath: My advice for wholesaling to a business is to email first with images, your website and prices. After a few weeks, follow up with a phone call (first asking that it’s a good time to chat) or arrange a time via phone or email to pop in and chat about your products. createandthrive.com/courses/how-to-sell-more-at-markets-and-shows
Boosting your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) –
blog.etsy.com/au/2015/02/09/etsy-resolution-week-3-search-engine-optimisation-getting-found-online
Marketing and PR for Creative Types –
blog.etsy.com/au/2015/02/16/etsy-resolution-week-4-marketing-101-for-creative-types
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PopupAlly (Pop Up Forms) – wordpress.org/plugins/popupally/
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