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Comment by Sharon Ivy on December 7, 2011 at 9:59am

Thanks Victoria! It's lovely. Started last night gathering pcs to try making my first Treasury. Can't wait to work on it tonight.

Comment by Ceci on December 7, 2011 at 9:40am

Already saw it Victoria....I've clicked commented and reposted to the Etsy Mud Team and another team of mine. Thanks so much!!!

Comment by Victoria Cochran on December 7, 2011 at 9:36am

I created a treasury this morning. Here's the link, if you'd like to start posting it around! http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjcyNTB8MTQzOTM3MjgxOA/hows-your-elect...

Comment by Victoria Cochran on December 6, 2011 at 11:25am

I had friends on Etsy. I picked the ones I admired most (quality, good business practices) and read their shop sections, then used them as a model for mine. I've modified them as time has gone by, but that was a good solid start & it worked for me.

Comment by Teresa Wooden on December 6, 2011 at 8:51am

To list shipping fees in the U.S., I weigh the item and list the fee to send it to CA (we are in WI).  Add the estimated weight of packing materials and box, by the way.  In your policies you can list that you will refund any charges that exceed $1 or $2 or whatever of the actual shipping fee.  Then just go to the Paypal invoice and issue a refund.

Note on Paypal and shipping...be sure to state in your policies section (and final line on every listing) that you ship only to the address on the paypal invoice.  We had fraudulent charges on a couple of purchases where a paypal account was hacked and they wanted items shipped to Europe and Czechoslovakia.  But we had to ship them because we didn't have that stipulation yet.  It happens all the time.  Be prepared.

Comment by Sharon Ivy on December 6, 2011 at 7:49am

Time is definitely a factor, Karen. Hoping the sharing with this group will help me manage those time-consuming tasks. Now I must get off this iPad and get to work before my boss notices I'm working on my fun job and not on the one that, for now, pays the bills! Can't wait to get back in the studio tonight.

Comment by Karen on December 6, 2011 at 6:30am

 . . . I'll start tagging with EC6, too!  That's a great idea:)

 

Comment by Karen on December 6, 2011 at 6:28am

I, too, am selling on Etsy, and think that it could be a great opportunity for artists.  Thanks to Etsy, I don't have much concern any more about finding buyers, but I have other problems!  Finding time to photograph, list, pack, ship, and respond to convos in addition to actually making stuff.  I'm convinced that if I could get a little more efficient, I'd make a lot more money.

Comment by Liz Gamelin on December 6, 2011 at 6:28am

Hi, great to see some activity here! You have shared some great ideas! I have added the EC6 tag to a few of my pieces. I will work on making a treasury today with EC6 members. You are right that promoting an Etsy shop  is a part time job. It's hard to get the creative stuff done too!

~Liz

Comment by Sharon Ivy on December 6, 2011 at 3:58am

I agree with Teresa on figuring shipping costs on Etsy.  How I wish they had a shipping calculator to figure shipping by Postal zone at checkout.  I added the blurb re: customs and tariffs fees to my Policies page.  Thanks for the tip, Teresa.

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