Promote your business

[ArtfulMarket]

This group is for the network of artists who have had shops on Etsy and have decided to search for new ways to market their businesses. Use this discussion to add the links to your websites or blogs and to share ideas about other ways to promote your business on the internet and outside the internet.

[Pam]

Hi, everyone! Although I'm still on Etsy, I want to be able to find members who have moved on, so I hope you don't mind me joining this group. :) Best, Pam

[Dangerous Mezzo]

Like you, Pam, I'm still on Etsy, but want to keep track of former sellers there!

[Heather Craig]

Hello everyone!

I left Etsy at the beginning of the year, and I have to say I couldn't be happier. I now have a ton more free time, no longer feel stressed, and definitely don't have to deal with the ever increasing "downs" of dealing with an Independent site.

I Felt that Etsy was not the best site for my venue, but my product was definitely good enough (I was trading like a madwoman!), so I created my own website.

http://www.houseofdevign.com

Come by and say hi!

I am also having a big giveaway for the launch of my site (worth $200), just sign up for my newsletter on my blog. I will also be having additional giveaways every month (I can't help it, I'm addicted).

I will be back to tell you about some additional marketing I have found that might help you out :)

Lots of love,

Heather

[Terri Walton]

Hey all!

I just recently closed my two shops on Etsy--Groovy Vinyl and Impybat. I was a bit torn doing so because I had done moderately well and people were finding my shops, but there was too much of the negative happening over there that made it impossible for me to continue doing business on that site.

Anyways thanks for creating this group!

~Terri

[ArtfulMarket]

Hi Terri,
I am so glad you joined the site. Have you been able to find any other good outlets for you work on the internet?

Lynn

[Terri Walton]

Hi Lynn!

Yes, I registered with DaWanda and I bookmarked a whole bunch of other sites that were suggested on the UEN to check into later on--Shopify, Canduru, HandmadeCatalog, anda few others.

~Terri

[ThePaintedTiger]

Hello! I'm ThePaintedTiger, and I have opened my own dot com about 2 weeks ago. As you can see, I hand dye yarn. I also knit custom scarves. Drop by!

(I'll still be open on Etsy, but in a more limited capacity.)

[ebbandflo]

Hi
I'm ebb and flo aka pomo mama design. Since last spring I've been making myself more independant of Etsy. Being threatened with account closure is a sure fire way of waking you up. I have my own website http://pomomamadesign.com now which links all the other places I sell - it's a one-stop shopping destination! I sell jewelry and handcrafted supplies, and also branch out into some fibre work too which I'll be selling hopefully thru Dawanda.

I've used Google's page creator with a domain forward from Go Daddy to set up initially.

Good luck to everyone setting out on their own.
Amanda