Monday, January 21, 2008

Best of Web 2.0-thing 14

I scanned the best sites of Web 2.0 and lo and behold-there I saw Esty again! I clicked on it and jumped all around, finally landing on Etsy Success stories. I read an intriguing piece on an artist who gradually cut back on her day job hours until she was a full-time seller on Etsy.

I have been a seller on Etsy with my mom's and my side business, Marilynda Gallery. We create and sell hand mirrors crafted from deconstructed jewelry we pick up at estate sales, thrift shops, ebay and garage sales. We had limited success with Etsy because we depended on my husband to update and refresh the site and while he had time in the beginning, his efforts grew slimmer and slimmer until we kind of died out-a sad end.

I'd like to hire my college-aged son to take over the promotion of our business in Etsy. Need to talk to my partner.

The site is easy to maneuver in and there's tons on easy to understand information. We have several patrons who enjoy crafting. I think they would find this site very interesting.

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