Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Team WETSY Pot 'o Gold March Madness!!
It's March Madness in the Land of Team WETSY!Look for a pot of gold hidden in one of these shops, buy something from one of these sellers, make sure to mention which listing in which the pot of gold is hidden in your note to seller, and receive one of the following. Make sure you wait for a new invoice before paying IF the offer includes free shipping.
Maggie: http://www.maggieet.etsy.com
Free shipping and a green glass surprise to anyone who mentions finding the pot of gold.
Louise: http://www.fireseed.etsy.com
A green glass surprise to anyone who mentions finding the pot of gold.
Dawn: http://www.dwhitecreations.etsy.com
Free shipping on jewelry for the month of March.
Cheryl: http://lavendercottage.etsy.com
Free shipping when the Pot-o-Gold is mentioned, plus a free pair of Petite Wrapped Hoops.
Pam: http://BlueBetween.etsy.com
Free shipping if they mention finding the pot o' gold graphic
Andee: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5186947
Free shipping on all items except earrings during March if the buyer mentions the pot of gold during checkout.
Trish: http://www.sundaisygems.etsy.com
Free shipping for finding the pot of gold.
Carrie: http://dobeaddo.etsy.com
Free shipping on all items for the month of March.
Diane: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5662111
Free shipping plus a gift with every order for mentioning pot of gold.
Maxine: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5196131
Free shipping on the person who buys the hidden pot of gold item.
Rita: http://www.cassandradesigns.etsy.com
http://www.xhule.etsy.com
Free shipping and a bonus gift on both shops with mention of finding the pot of gold and telling me which listing it was in.
Free shipping and a green goody surprise if you mention the listing during checkout.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
WETsy Treasury!
Paula from Island Top Glass picked some enviously green beauties in this WETsy Treasury! Thanks Paula!
Etsy Treasury Alert!
Shirley of Jumping Jack Glass made this treasury - be sure to visit it and click click click! Thanks Shirley!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
WETsy Treasury!
Barrie from Windermere Designs selected some lovely items that would make great last minute Valentines!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Do You Know About Featsy?
You should! Go sign up to get updates via e-mail or RSS when you, or one of your products has been featured on Etsy! Meaning on the Front Page! Or in a gift guide, etc.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
How to join teamWETsy
Active members of WetCanvas! Wearables and Glass Forums may join Team WETSY by contacting one of the Team Leaders either through Etsy or WetCanvas!
Team leaders:
- maggieet
- windermeredesigns
- andeesigns
- BlueBetween
Team leaders:- maggieet
- windermeredesigns
- andeesigns
- BlueBetween
A Guide to Treasuries
Etsy-treasuries are an excellent way to showcase the work of your friends and fellow group members. They are not meant to be used for self promotion – while it is allowed to use one item from your own shop, it is frowned upon by the Etsy community. Very often the items that are shown on the frontpage of Etsy are taken from a treasury.
There currently are two different treasuries – the main Treasury and Treasury West. Both work the same way, and both can be basis for a frontpage. A treasury has spots for 12 items that everybody can see, plus 4 alternates that only the curator can see.
You can only curate (i.e. make) a treasury of your own when the treasury numbers are sufficiently low. New treasury spots will appear as soon as there are less than 333 treasuries in main or less than 222 treasuries in Treasury West. Do not just go by “time left” – towards the end of a treasury cycle lots of curators delete their own treasuries in order to make a new one! As soon as it’s 332 treasuries in main the opportunity for curating one will appear – type in a title, and you’re ready to go. Make sure to fill the spots for alternates, too - Frontpage won’t show items that have already been sold but replace those with the alternates. A great guide to treasuries can be found here.
How to make a visually appealing treasury:
Choose a theme – and make up an interesting title for it. Themes can be anything from colours to “things”. Choose items that are well photographed. Choose a variety of different types of items if you go for a colour theme, or a variety of colours (or materials or media etc) if you go for a “things” theme.
Search fitting items by using the Etsy-search tool. You want to showcase the work of your fellow group members (it is okay to add items of non-group members and thus to make WETsy more popular, but it would be great if your treasury shows a larger number of WETsy members. :) ), so type “WETsy” in the search-field and choose from the results the items fitting your theme. If you have a colour theme or a theme like “Halloween”, add “Red” or “Halloween” to your search. Remember that red can be dark red, or burgundy, or merlot and so on. Not all members “colour code” their items like this, so it is best to search for synonyms, too.
It can be helpful to have a treasury prepared in advance by using the Poster Sketch Tool. You can move the items around until you are pleased with the result, and then copy the item IDs into a text editor for later usage. Don’t prepare a treasury too far ahead of time – the items you chose may have been sold or expired meanwhile.
On the other hand – it can be fun to make up a treasury as you go, inspired by a sudden thought of the moment. :)
How to get your treasury noticed:
• Post a link to your treasury in the weekly group thread in Etsy forums.
• Post a link to your treasury on your own blog or facebook or twitter.
• Post a link to your treasury in the WetCanvas! Wearable Arts forum, under the “WIA” thread of the day.
• Post a link to your treasury in the WetCanvas! Wearable Glass forum.
• Post a link to your treasury as comment in the WETsy blog.
• Let those Etsy seller you feature in your treasury know about it by sending them an Etsy conversation.
How to make a treasury “hot”:
The “hotter” a treasury (this is indicated by different colours of the little squares in front of the treasury title), the more it usually gets noticed, and the likelier it may be for it to appear on frontpage. Criteria for hotness are views, clicks and comments. So – get people to view your treasury and also view the treasuries of your fellow group members. Comment on each treasury of your fellow group members, and click once on all items. This only takes a few moments! :)
And most importantly – have fun!!
There currently are two different treasuries – the main Treasury and Treasury West. Both work the same way, and both can be basis for a frontpage. A treasury has spots for 12 items that everybody can see, plus 4 alternates that only the curator can see.
You can only curate (i.e. make) a treasury of your own when the treasury numbers are sufficiently low. New treasury spots will appear as soon as there are less than 333 treasuries in main or less than 222 treasuries in Treasury West. Do not just go by “time left” – towards the end of a treasury cycle lots of curators delete their own treasuries in order to make a new one! As soon as it’s 332 treasuries in main the opportunity for curating one will appear – type in a title, and you’re ready to go. Make sure to fill the spots for alternates, too - Frontpage won’t show items that have already been sold but replace those with the alternates. A great guide to treasuries can be found here.
How to make a visually appealing treasury:
Choose a theme – and make up an interesting title for it. Themes can be anything from colours to “things”. Choose items that are well photographed. Choose a variety of different types of items if you go for a colour theme, or a variety of colours (or materials or media etc) if you go for a “things” theme.
Search fitting items by using the Etsy-search tool. You want to showcase the work of your fellow group members (it is okay to add items of non-group members and thus to make WETsy more popular, but it would be great if your treasury shows a larger number of WETsy members. :) ), so type “WETsy” in the search-field and choose from the results the items fitting your theme. If you have a colour theme or a theme like “Halloween”, add “Red” or “Halloween” to your search. Remember that red can be dark red, or burgundy, or merlot and so on. Not all members “colour code” their items like this, so it is best to search for synonyms, too.
It can be helpful to have a treasury prepared in advance by using the Poster Sketch Tool. You can move the items around until you are pleased with the result, and then copy the item IDs into a text editor for later usage. Don’t prepare a treasury too far ahead of time – the items you chose may have been sold or expired meanwhile.
On the other hand – it can be fun to make up a treasury as you go, inspired by a sudden thought of the moment. :)
How to get your treasury noticed:
• Post a link to your treasury in the weekly group thread in Etsy forums.
• Post a link to your treasury on your own blog or facebook or twitter.
• Post a link to your treasury in the WetCanvas! Wearable Arts forum, under the “WIA” thread of the day.
• Post a link to your treasury in the WetCanvas! Wearable Glass forum.
• Post a link to your treasury as comment in the WETsy blog.
• Let those Etsy seller you feature in your treasury know about it by sending them an Etsy conversation.
How to make a treasury “hot”:
The “hotter” a treasury (this is indicated by different colours of the little squares in front of the treasury title), the more it usually gets noticed, and the likelier it may be for it to appear on frontpage. Criteria for hotness are views, clicks and comments. So – get people to view your treasury and also view the treasuries of your fellow group members. Comment on each treasury of your fellow group members, and click once on all items. This only takes a few moments! :)
And most importantly – have fun!!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Two More!
Angela of Blue Lagoon Beads caught one for us to ooh and ahh over as well as to click click click!
And so did Andee of andeesigns! Click and explore! Thanks you guys!
And so did Andee of andeesigns! Click and explore! Thanks you guys!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
A WETsy Treasury!
Andee of andeesigns snagged us a treasury! It's a beautiful one. Be sure to visit it and click around at all the featured items and leave a comment! Thanks Andee!
About Team WETsy
We have created a group of caring and sharing artists from Wet Canvas Wearable & Glass Arts Forums and have collaborated together to form an Etsy Street Team. We are gathered together to network, promote, challenge and fully combine our marketing efforts to increase our exposure and sales. Our talented members work in a wide variety of mediums and art forms including (but not limited to!) jewelry design, lampwork glass beads, fiber arts, polymer clay, photography, mixed media paintings, and more. We encourage all members of WC's Wearables and Glass Forums to join us in our activities and promotions!
Come back often for featured team member interviews, promotions, Etsy treasuries, and more. Instructions for joining will be posted soon as well.
Come back often for featured team member interviews, promotions, Etsy treasuries, and more. Instructions for joining will be posted soon as well.
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