Weekend Blog Hop

It's Weekend Blog Hop! Come to the Hop...

 

This is your Official Invitation to post YOUR Blog URL here. Meet and Greet Folks....Post Comments on Other Blogs, and maybe even gain New Followers. You don't even have to have a Poodle on your Skirt to get in on this Hop. This Blog Hop is Open All Weekend! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

 

 

So Go To The Hop every Weekend...right here. Look to the Right of my Blog...my Right Side Bar...Scroll down to "My Favorite Blog Posts." See "Weekend Blog Hop." And Join in on the Fun!

 

The Weekend Blog Hop Page URL:

http://SublimeHues.blogspot.com/

 

Weekend Blog Hop Page

http://sublimehues.blogspot.com/p/weekend-blog-hop.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blog Hop

Come to the Hop...

 

Read about it here...

Weekend Blog Hop Page

http://sublimehues.blogspot.com/p/weekend-blog-hop.html

 

Twitter Tips

hi...

by now most of you have heard of Twitter. and if you are not using it yet, why not?!

of all the social networking sites I use (Flickr, blogs, etc), I have seen the biggest results with Twitter.

I can count about 10 sales so far (of my 75 total) from customers who found me via Twitter. In fact, I just got one the other day :)

here's why Twitter works:

you can reach a LARGE amount of people with minimal effort! (be sure to not "protect" your updates, or else they will not appear in the public timeline).

and actually, a large number of those Twitter sales came from people who had never even heard of Etsy before! they saw my items, liked them enough to sign up, and made a purchase! isn't that wonderful?! :)

I spend most of my time "promoting" more on Twitter than anywhere else. a lot of people may frequent the forums here on Etsy, or chat, or take out ads on sites like CraftCult. here's the thing though -- mostly it's just sellers who know about these. and we all know that we are usually looking to sell, not buy! ;)

Twitter reaches soooo many different people. and who knows, one of them might like something enough to make a purchase!

a few quick tips:
-- participate! @ reply to people and get talking!
-- don't "spam", i.e. posting nothing but link after link. people are less likely to click on anything you post if it's ALL you post
-- follow people back! you don't have to follow anyone you don't feel comfortable following, but a lot of people DO unfollow those who don't follow back
-- follow @Etsy and check out who they are following and who's following them!
-- ask questions of your followers! tweet something like, "what are you working on today?" or "what did you have for dinner?" anything to interact and get the ball rolling!
-- be sure to post a link to your shop in your bio page, and also use keywords. I have had a lot of people on Twitter find me by searching Twitter for "jewelry" or "photography".

basically, Twitter is a wonderful marketing tool! it's quick (only 140 characters allowed!) and it's fun too. a great time-waster ;) and hey, if you make some sales with it, fabulous! also, it's free. :)

you can follow me here:
http://twitter.com/worksinprogress

I look forward to tweeting with you all! :)

My Etsy Shop:
http://worksinprogress.etsy.com

My New Etsy Shop:
http://akingdombythesea.etsy.com

My Blog:
http://worksinprogress-etsy.blogspot.com

My flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/works_in_progress/

Blogger Follower Tutorial

Listing Blogs to Follow:

Just some simple instructions to help you learn how to "Follow" a Blogger Blog. Organization is key. I like to collect all of blog links that I want to add to my Follow list in advance. It makes listing a snap. Example http://SublimeHues.blogspot.com/

1) Log In
2) Do Not leave this page.
3) Scroll Down
4) You do not have to visit individual blogs to add them to your "Follow" list. Just scroll down to "Reading
List" and click on the "ADD" Button.
5) Type in the Blog URL and click "Next"
6) click "Follow"
7) Voila you're done!

If your "ADD" Button doesn't seem to be coming up.....click on the "Manage" Button which is right next to it.
When that page comes up....scroll down to the bottom of the page.....click the "ADD" Button......type in the Blog URL and hit "NEXT" then hit "Follow."

Check out this link for more detailed instructions and photo's:
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=104226