Next up in Nifty November is a cool new tool on Etsy. I can now add 15 second or less videos to the description of the items I have for sale. I made these cards a couple months ago and added a video to the listing.
The video shows up in the second picture on each listing.
This one has a pocket that opens so you can slip a gift card or money in it.
And some Christmas cards. This one has a “tree” inside it.
Since I probably won’t be able to do any holiday boutiques this year, I’m hoping that by adding some videos to the Etsy listings they will attract some extra attention. The good thing is they are short and there is no sound so I don’t have to worry about saying anything!
Of course, feel free to share this if you think someone might be interested. I’ll be putting up some more videos on Etsy soon. Have a wonderful rest of your day.
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You are so smart, Janet, with your increased technical knowledge. 🙂 You are exceptionally creative. Beautiful cards!
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Thanks Erica! I like to try new things for sure.
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How unique and beautiful! Way to be innovative in this year of pandemic.
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Thanks Laurie. I love having a good excuse for working in my studio!
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How uni
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This year has certainly required some adaption for all of us, Janet. This sounds like a very good idea.
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Thanks Roberta. I am working on some new stuff now that I hope to be able to get on the site in the next few days.
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So so cute!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks
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Your work is lovely!
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Thank you so much, Kate!
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Beautiful cards, Janet. Love the videos!!
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Thanks Donna. It is fun to try some new things and 15 seconds with no sound is not intimidating!
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How do you find selling on etsy? My mon has some hand knit baby sweaters she is wanting to sell but is only using kijiji right now lol
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It is really pretty easy. Of course I haven’t made enough money to retire yet but it is like anything, you have to work it a little bit and I don’t always have time. I have to try to promote it more. I’ve been doing it for about 6 or 7 years now.
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What about fees and shipping and stuff?
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it only costs 20 cents to list an item and then there is a small transaction fee when it sells. You can make up those costs by increasing slightly what you charge for your things. You can get shipping labels right from the Etsy site at a discount.
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Ohs interesting!
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Actually it’s 12 years!!
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