Etsy was launched in June of 2005 and now over 100,000 creative people have lined up to sell their wares online. As a buyer, this site is incredible if you are looking for custom made items. From earrings to clothing to handmade cards, you can find something for everyone on your shopping list.

Three of my favorite Etsy shops and artists are Artsy Clay's Etsy shop / (Visit Artsy Clay's Website), Filed Finger's Etsy shop / (Visit Filed Finders' Website) and The Joy Of Homemaking Etsy shop / (Visit The Joy Of Homemaking's Website).

These sites are just a sampling of the fantastic sites created by Etsy artists. Etsy allows you to focus on creating whatever it is you create. You don't have to know how to create a website or how to program. Etsy allows you to create, load things and start selling quickly and easily. If you don't have products to sell you can still make money with Etsy. Here are a few ways to make money online with Etsy whether or not you have something to sell.

• Create an Etsy store of items you make yourself.

• Create Etsy stores for people who create things. You can act as a middleman between the artist and Etsy.

• Create a site that helps Etsy members by driving traffic to their shops on Etsy. You can even create a marketing agreement with Etsy members that allows you to receive a kickback for every sale the artist makes.

If you create an Etsy shop, you can also direct people to your shop. Here are some ways you can do this.

• Create a blog and promote it on different social networks like BlogCatalog, MyBlogLog, MySpace, Friendster, etc. Make sure that your blog links to your Etsy shop.

• Review other people's Etsy shops on a site that has your Etsy shop prominently displayed.

   

• Use Google Adwords to drive traffic to your shop and blog site.

   

• Network with other Etsy members that offer products that are different from yours. Place information on their blogs and allow them to put items on your site.

• Market yourself at craft shows and hand out postcards to direct people to your shop.

There are a number of other ways that you can promote your site and a number of other tools you can use as well. If you are a creative person or know creative people, run on over to Etsy and check out everything they have to offer. Etsy offers you one more way to make money online.

Written By Kila Morton

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ivan   | Sun, June 28,2009 11:25 pm thanx! Reply | Quote 0   0

Da Mooney     | Mon, August 10,2009 4:17 am Just want to add more information on how to direct more people to your etsy shop. Use the "relist item" feature to make your product visible to people. I also summarized and simplified information about earn money with etsy. http://www.daintymoney.com/earn-money-with-etsy It is a summary article for people who wants a quick information for selling in etsy. Reply | Quote 1   0

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