North Dallas Etsy

Etsy and Google, Together at Last!

Dec 9

Posted by Erin in Tutorials | 2 Comments

It’s finally here!  Now you can add your shop to Google Product Search (aka Google Shopping Results) with one click.  It’s still in the rollout stage, so some shops may not have access to it yet.  (Etsy Admin said in this forum post that if you already signed up for Analytics using the old system you will be in the first group to get access.  If not, they will start adding access to others soon.)  But if you do have it, here’s what you should do.  Go to your “Your Etsy” page.  Click the link on the left side navigation bar that says “Syndication”, it should be right about “Etsy Mini”.  Make sure the box next to “Google Product Search” is checked, and click “Save Changes”.  And that’s it!  You’re done!

You can also activate Google Analytics from this screen, too.  Just click the link at the top that says “Activate Etsy Web Analytics to monitor the traffic your shop receives from partner websites”.

How cool is that?!

 syndication button

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Another Successful Show

Oct 21

Posted by Erin in Shows | 1 Comment

The Glitterati Craft show was last Sunday.  We had a good turn out, and it was a fun experience.  Here’s some pictures….

An overview of the show. That's my booth in the front. :)

An overview of the show. That's my booth in the front. :)

Ariela & Brenda with their buttons. Every time I looked over there they had people gathered around!

Ariela & Brenda with their buttons. Every time I looked over there they had people gathered around!

Lonna with her booth. Her hats were a hit!

Lonna with her booth. Her hats were a hit!

All three of us were up way too late the night before getting ready.  Here’s a tip: don’t wait till the night before to get your booth set-up worked out.  Sorry about the bad quality of the pictures, in my rush to get everything I forgot my good camera and had to take these with my video camera.  Add that to the list of stuff to take care of next time.  In the end it was a good show, I hope more NDE team members will join us next year!

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Glitterati is this weekend!

Oct 13

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Don’t miss the 5th annual Altrusa Glitterati Boutique THIS Sunday (October 18th) from noon to 5:00. Several NDE team members will be there, including Sydney’s Designs, Under The Brim, RBK Creations and A Beach Breeze.

Click here for directions, and click here to go to the official Facebook page of the event. And don’t forget to stop by and say hi at the show!

Altrusa is a great organization, and 10% of the proceeds of everything sold at the show will go directly to them.  Click here to check out their website.

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NDE Halloween Treasury

Sep 28

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Happy Monday everyone!

Go check out our Halloween Treasury on Etsy featuring all members of the North Dallas Etsy Team.

Don’t forget to leave a comment, the more comments we get the higher up in the Treasury list we get!

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How to register your Esty shop with Google Base in 10 easy steps

Sep 21

Posted by Erin in Tutorials | 2 Comments

Google base is an incredible tool for the Etsy seller.  It’s a great way to get your beautiful handmade stuff in with all the big brands in the Google search results.  And it actually pretty easy!  Below are illustrated instructions on how to do this.  The whole process will probably take you under 20 minutes.  You can register multiple Etsy shops under one Google Base accounts, just repeat steps 4-10 and make a new name in the ”data feed file name” field.

You can download a pdf version (with better images, sorry I can’t figure out how to make them look better!) of these instructions here.

1. Go to www.google.com/base.
Click on the “Create an account now” button.
Note: Even if you have a Google account, you must sign up for a Google Base account.

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NDE Team Meeting this Saturday, Sept. 19!

Sep 17

Posted by Erin in Team Member Meetings | 2 Comments

Hope to see everyone there!  We had a great time last month.  Lonna was kind enough to offer up her house again this month.  We’ve had several new members join this month, and we’re looking forward to seeing some new faces.  We’ll be covering some great business topics, including:

  • Get Legal: how to register for your tax id
  • Get Searched: how to add your shop items to the Google shopping results
  • Get Fans: how to set up a Facebook Fan page
  • Get Crafty: upcoming craft shows around Dallas

Plus maybe some shop critiques, ideas on how to dress you craft show booth, helpful websites, and of course snacks!  I can’t wait to meet all the new members, and to see everyone else again.

-Erin
www.aBeachBreeze.etsy.com

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Sep 11

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Come visit us at upcoming shows around Dallas!

Altrusa Glitterati Boutique
October 18th		 Friendship Craft & Gift Show
November 7th

And don’t forget to be our friend on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Meeting this Saturday!

Jul 11

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The very first ever North Dallas Etsy team meeting is this weekend! If you’re already a member, or want to become one, come join us. We’ll be going over the team bylaws, upcoming events, getting to know each other, and drawing for goodies from our shops. If you can, bring an item from you shop for the drawing. It’s going to be more fun that a barrel of monkeys, so don’t miss it. If you haven’t yet RSVP’ed or need directions contact Lonna.

See you all there!
Erin, aBeachBreeze

Etsy is Coming to North Dallas!

Jun 30

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Welcome to the North Dallas Etsy blog! Right now we’re all working really hard on getting everything running. We’ve got the website up, and have been doing some recruiting. If you’re in the North Dallas area and have a shop on Etsy we would love for you to join us! We’re getting ready to hold our first official group meeting in July, which will be monthly after that. We also have a group setup on Facebook, as well as a Twitter feed.

Let’s meet the North Dallas Etsy leadership team:
Lonna of Sydney’s Designs is our founder and President. You may address her as Madame President, Queen Lonna, or just “the one in charge.” She makes great hats, laptop covers, blankets and more.

Nicki of Nikobee is our Publicity and Recruitment leader. She dyes and spins beautiful fibers, and has just started making the most amazing soaps.

Ariela of RBK Creations is our Social Networking leader. She makes adorable bouquets out of buttons, and precious little things out of felt.

Erin (that’s me!) of a Beach Breeze is our Website and Graphics leader. I sew, with my signature creation being reusable shopping bags out of reclaimed fabric.

So there you have it. The gang is working really hard to make the best Etsy team anyone’s ever seen. Over the next few weeks we’ll be spotlighting every member of the team so that you can get to know everyone. You can find links to all of our team member’s shops on our website. And we’ll also be making post about happenings in the Etsy and Dallas crafting communities! Get ready for the North Dallas Etsy team, because here we come!

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