Helpful links for etsy sellers...

I snagged these links from a post in the etsy forums... Some of them I knew, some were totally new.  They are defintely worth checking out...

Here is the link to the forum post and the full post:: posted by::

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/jaclyn43552

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6473779 

Etsy Wiki: http://etsywiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Etsy Resources: http://team.etsy.com/links.html
List of resources: http://www.easyetsy.com/
Buttons for your shop: http://team.etsy.com/downloads.html
Free Banners: http://team.etsy.com/bannerdisplay.php
Custom Made Etsy ADs http://esellerads.com/
Blog Advertising: http://www.blogads.com/
Promote: http://handmademarketer.com/promote/
Create a Newsletter: http://content.enewslettersonline.com/14475/11194.html
Plug your sweepstakes/giveaways: http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/
 http://www.prizey.com/
Find out if you are in any Treasuries: http://www.craftopolis.com/
Find when Treasuries are available: http://www.craftopolis.com/index.php?com=tc
Find if you are in any Gift Guides: http://www.craftopolis.com/
Find out who hearts your store and more: http://www.craftcult.com/
Google Analytics, track stats: http://www.google.com/analytics/
Get notified if you're on the front page: http://statsy.org/featurator.php
Social Media Sites Talking about your store: http://www.whostalkin.com/
Etsy Social Networks: http://www.doyouetsy.com/ and http://etsylove.ning.com/
Find more tags: http://www.craftweasel.com/TagToolQuery.do
Keyword Optimization: http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/
Places for stationary/business cards etc: www.tinyprints.com/ms , www.minted.com , www.expressionary.com/MSLFEB (through april 30) http://www.moo.com/ (15% off 2RB2CK)
Fees Calculator: http://www.rolbe.com/etsy.htm
Software for Craft Businesses http://www.makeforbusiness.com/
Etsy Toolbar http://craftomania.ourtoolbar.com/
How to make your own twitter background: http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/create-a-twitter-background-using-powerpoint
Free fonts: http://www.dafont.com/
Create your own poll: http://polldaddy.com/
Make a word cloud: http://www.wordle.net/
Enjoy! And please post any other links that would be helpful to shop owners :)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/42292777/safari-baby-booties--free-shipping-in-us

I couldn't resist posting these adorable booties from her shop... (the postee)  :) 

Etsy Tools for Sellers

While I am still fairly new to etsy, as I have only really been selling for the past year or so, I have been learning some tips and tricks.  I want to share some of my tips with all the other newbies/seasoned sellers.  

In my opinion, these are the best sites/programs for etsy stats and page views:

http://www.craftcult.com/

At craftcult.com you can view how many times each item has been viewed and "hearted."  You can also view your overall page views, your shop hearts (all on one page), if you have been featured on the front page-storque-and gift guides.  These stats can be very useful to have all on one site and easy to access.  You can track when you get the most views, and which items get the most views in one click.

www.google.com/analytics

At google analytics, you can view your traffic sources, referral sites/pages, keywords that led to your site, traffic results for the month, where your visitors are coming from, etc.  I think this site is extrememly helpful to see all of your traffic results on one site.

Other tools:

http://www.downdoggy.com/articles/3-etsy/22-etsy-banner-tool.html

Need a banner?  This site will make one for you for free.  Choose from about 15 templates, and lots of holiday ones too!  They also allow you to customize your fonts and placement/color.  Totally useful for temporary holiday banners if nothing else. 

http://www.rolbe.com/etsy.htm

This site allows you to enter your price information and calculate your selling price after etsy fees, shipping, supplies, etc.

http://statsy.org/locator.php

Gives you search information about your items.  You enter the information and it will tell you what page it is on in search results on etsy, and on google.

Photo editor:

http://www.picasa.google.com/

If you don't already have a photo editor, check out picasa by google.  It is FREE, easy to use, and makes your snapshots into professional images for your etsy site. I use this for all my photo editing, you can post pictures directly to the web, make posters, collages, and picture grids.  It is a great tool for creating ads and banners.