The Jam with Marmalead

Are you spending too much time worrying about things you can't control? Falling into the trap of blaming Etsy? This week we talk with Kara from A Cake To Remember about the things you CAN control. Kara covers a great list of ways to make sure your listings stay active on Etsy. She also talks about some of the common problems she's seen on the Etsy forums when sellers are complaining about having low sales, and what they could do to get rid of their big buts.

This week we take our first ever deep dive into social media with Natwar from Around.io. Natwar shares insights into the big social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter but it doesn't stop there. We also chat about how to find and learn from your customers, making a transition from corporate job to self employed and much much more. Stick around for another great Etsy Jam!

Are you making the most of the visual tools Etsy provides you to tell your shop's story? In this episode, our very own Jade has some great tips for your cover photo, shop icon, about page and more. You may recognize Jade as the author of our Etsy Jam blog post each week - but she helps us out with a ton of other things including graphic design - which she clearly has a passion for. Stick around to get to know Jade a little better and learn how you can do a quick self assessment on your shop's visual storytelling.

In this episode we talk with Toni from UnderTheVeil. Toni is a singer, seamstress, and Etsy seller extraordinaire. She talks with us about selling on eBay before Etsy was a thing, her live handmade boutique, legal issues with copying by one of the largest wedding companies in the world, and her pivot from aprons to weddings to teaching! And as we sometimes do, the pre-conversation for this Jam rolled right into the actual Jam conversation. So hold onto your hats because we're gonna drop you right into it! Enjoy!

In this episode we talk with Toni from UnderTheVeil. Toni is a singer, seamstress, and Etsy seller extraordinaire. She talks with us about selling on eBay before Etsy was a thing, her live handmade boutique, legal issues with copying by one of the largest wedding companies in the world, and her pivot from aprons to weddings to teaching! And as we sometimes do, the pre-conversation for this Jam rolled right into the actual Jam conversation. So hold on to your hats because we're gonna drop you right into it! Enjoy!

How serious are you about your Etsy shop? Would you consider yourself an amateur or a professional? In this jam, we look at 14 different opportunities for self reflection which will help you have a better understanding of yourself and take your shop to the next level.

We are super excited to have Rachel join us again from IndigoTangerine. Rachel chatted with us back in Spring of 2016. Since then she's been super busy working on her shop and one year later she's seen an 800% increase in sales. Stick around to hear about Rachel's Etsy specific product development srategy, why she doesn't have her own website, the challenges of scaling an Etsy shop, and some tools outside of Etsy that she has found super useful!

In this episode, Richie and Gordon dive into Marmalead's Shop Fitness Calculator. They discuss what it will cost (spoiler alert - it's free) and what sort of information you'll get from it (spoiler alert - a pretty decent amount). So read on for this next episode of Etsy Jam!

In this episode, we have a handful of different ways that sellers are using Marmalead's High Engagement Keyword emails to improve their listings and their shops' success on Etsy. If you're a Marmalead entrepreneur, or you've been thinking about becoming one, and you're looking for some fresh ways to use your weekly list of the highest engagement keywords, read on!

So you're working on your SEO and you found a keyword. Is it a good keyword? Will it work for you? Will it end up with sales? In this episode, we walk you through Marmalead's Keyword Decision Tree and show you 6 steps you can follow to decide if a keyword will work for you.