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Opening an Etsy Shop: Everything You Need to Know
fundera.com ^ | SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | Caroline Goldstein

Posted on 02/17/2019 1:17:05 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Hand-knit dog booties? Portraits made of gum? “Seinfeld”-themed enamel pins? Whatever objects you love to craft, no matter how niche they are, there’s a horde of consumers out there looking for your product—and most of them are browsing the Etsy marketplace.

If you don’t have previous experience with the platform, opening an Etsy shop may seem like a complicated prospect. But in reality, opening an Etsy shop is relatively straightforward and can provide for an optimal home for your products—either alongside your small business website or as your primary online storefront.

Here, we’ll first walk you through the basic steps for starting an Etsy business on the platform. Then, we’ll share some tips from pro Etsy sellers about how to ensure your Etsy shop’s success right from the start of your digital venture.

(Excerpt) Read more at fundera.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: etsy
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Here is an example of graffiti I am talking about for pins and bracelets. Thing is I don’t yet know about how much detail will work well. Seems to me not too much...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/46334274045_e8e934eae5_b.jpg


41 posted on 03/04/2019 9:45:18 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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Come to think of it I probably won’t use that because it seems to be permanent on a private wall on a public sidewalk.

Here are some pictures I took weeks ago that have already been painted over and don’t exist anymore...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7816/47145829041_d86c3c47d0_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/40180821903_08214bcd22_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7871/46422385764_8307b14be8_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7912/47102193451_61967e2844_b.jpg


42 posted on 03/04/2019 9:51:22 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I took some pictures today I need to still look at and upload. Even though I still have the flu.

I joined a bicycle club and committed to riding 1,250 kilometers this month to get a trophy. “Trophy”, it’s really just an online graphic. So I rode my bicycle 8 kilometers today to get started on that and took some pictures... one moment...


43 posted on 03/04/2019 9:56:44 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I have many more from past months, years, I need to go through. It will probably workout to be the less detail the better. I have Shirley Temple with a bazooka I think will work well. Today (some of these need computer graphics program work):

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7852/47229014712_c385ef53d9_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7813/33405342108_a0db8e88d3_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7807/46557864624_87198ab276_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7904/47229012242_54a4b3bdae_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7861/47229015492_55ded5cd00_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/46366492985_58cf07ac71_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7897/33405343778_98b566c25f_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/33405340938_832e10f4c8_b.jpg

I have more but that’s enough. Again, I think I will need to go with less detail. I might use them for inspiration and make my own. Now that I think about it. I seen someone selling large “Bansky inspired” art you stick to your wall. That way I might make the idea work better.


44 posted on 03/04/2019 10:36:37 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I just searched Banksy and found this:

Despite Saying Copyright Is for Losers, Banksy Finally Goes to Court

https://thewire.in/the-arts/despite-saying-copyright-is-for-losers-banksy-finally-goes-to-court


45 posted on 03/04/2019 10:48:25 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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March 16, 2018 - Big brands ripping off street art is not cool: why illegal graffiti should be protected by copyright

https://theconversation.com/big-brands-ripping-off-street-art-is-not-cool-why-illegal-graffiti-should-be-protected-by-copyright-93439


46 posted on 03/04/2019 10:54:20 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I just checked, 1,250 kilometers is for real. That’s not possible. Especially not on what I ride. I bet a lot of members cheat that. It relies on a gps app. Who knows if you are riding around in a car?

I need a new club.
https://youtu.be/N6uEMOeDZsA


47 posted on 03/04/2019 11:14:29 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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https://www.reddit.com/r/polymerclay/


48 posted on 03/05/2019 12:21:55 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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My wife gave me a good idea. I can make my own monthly goal and them create little polymer clay trophies.

400 kilometers in a month is tough enough.
https://youtu.be/EcXT1clXc04


49 posted on 03/05/2019 12:25:24 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/32347800257_0439708fb3_b.jpg


50 posted on 03/05/2019 9:01:22 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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simple rings with stones without holes - wire wrap jewelry making 11
https://youtu.be/HdrfN_eGdNM

I made a ring today. I call it Binz jailhouse seaglass wire ring. I followed the video except I wrapped around the seaglass differently. It was unstable so I had the idea to use polymer clay to make it solid.

What I learned is that you really need a rod the right size to wrap the wire around. I tried using my finger at wasted wire. Then With a cut string i found a toy light wand that was the right size. Also when they say use 20 gauge wire then use 20 gauge wire. My 24 gauge wire was difficult to twist, bend and wrap.

I am very pleased with the result. It’s a solid thing. It’s personally found on the beach at Binz. Seaglass is the lip part of a small brown bottle that must have been in the surf at least 10 years, possibly 20. I am not selling it.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7917/40326361903_67560975a8_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/33415397038_20b1faf22e_b.jpg


51 posted on 03/05/2019 9:56:06 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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