Comments on: Etsy.com Gets $27 Million Investment http://www.brentter.com/etsycom-gets-27-million-investment/ An Advertising Blog by Brent Terrazas Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: PrairiePrimitivesFolkart http://www.brentter.com/etsycom-gets-27-million-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-8350 PrairiePrimitivesFolkart Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:46:10 +0000 http://www.brentter.com/etsycom-gets-27-million-investment/#comment-8350 I've had an Etsy shop for a couple of years. My specialty is primitive folk art dolls -- i.e., cloth dolls that look like they've been around since the Gold Rush (I live in California so it's a good comparison!). Unfortunately, the Etsy "admins" (as they like to call themselves) are only now, after having their site up for 3 years, beginning to catch on to just how many primitive folk artists there are online. Some of us had an online meeting with one of the Etsy representatives a month or so ago; we were trying to explain to her just how many of us there are, and also how we feel it could only help their business to represent our interests a bit more. I think they're starting to come around ... at least I hope so! :-) Thus far, I've had better luck selling from my web site than from Etsy, and I mostly sell my "destash" supplies on Etsy these days. I'm thinking about doing a little "Christmas in July" on Etsy with some Santa dolls and snowfolk, but in the meantime (or if I don't get this done), everything's available on my web site! I’ve had an Etsy shop for a couple of years. My specialty is primitive folk art dolls — i.e., cloth dolls that look like they’ve been around since the Gold Rush (I live in California so it’s a good comparison!). Unfortunately, the Etsy “admins” (as they like to call themselves) are only now, after having their site up for 3 years, beginning to catch on to just how many primitive folk artists there are online. Some of us had an online meeting with one of the Etsy representatives a month or so ago; we were trying to explain to her just how many of us there are, and also how we feel it could only help their business to represent our interests a bit more. I think they’re starting to come around … at least I hope so! :-)

Thus far, I’ve had better luck selling from my web site than from Etsy, and I mostly sell my “destash” supplies on Etsy these days. I’m thinking about doing a little “Christmas in July” on Etsy with some Santa dolls and snowfolk, but in the meantime (or if I don’t get this done), everything’s available on my web site!

]]> By: sonya http://www.brentter.com/etsycom-gets-27-million-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-8200 sonya Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:49:25 +0000 http://www.brentter.com/etsycom-gets-27-million-investment/#comment-8200 They should spend a good chunk on marketing because there are still a lot of people who are not avid online shoppers that might be attracted to a site like this because of its more personal feel, but simply don't know about it because they aren't up to date on the online shopping scene. They should spend a good chunk on marketing because there are still a lot of people who are not avid online shoppers that might be attracted to a site like this because of its more personal feel, but simply don’t know about it because they aren’t up to date on the online shopping scene.

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