Good morning! I'm looking forward to sharing any tips I have...and getting them!

Hi all! 

Hey guys I know this is just starting out so there's not much but i'm going to post some resources and links today. is there anything that anyone is having any trouble with? Let me know what you've done as far as social networking goes, facebook, twitter etc. Does anyone need banner or avatar help?

OH just FYI if you guys are wondering how I got my "signature" you can click on the profile link at the top of the page and as long as you're a registered user you can change things up and create a signature to list all of your sites that you use! Need help? Just ask

Hi, Looking forward to learning and selling! Thanks, Sharon

That is cool IngaStitch.  Never would have thought of stumbleupon and I use it! Thanks for the tip.

dobatseatcats, I've learned more in the past 24hrs than I have in the past 6 months.  This is the place to be!  (keep an eye out for your feature on my blog, I really love your stuff)

wow i'm figuring out more and more how to use this message board from an administrator level and it's crazy cool! LOL Just wanted to share if there are new forums that need to be started let me know i'm trying to cover all the bases.

true...and that's ok...that's what this is here for. Sometimes it's hard to get noticed in the etsy forums and sometimes people can be snobbish. Thats why i'm really excited about this....people can ask questions and say things without fear of not getting answers or getting crappy responses LOL

fiberpuppy- I say if you can afford to do the donation go for it. Make sure to tag the item with a card or something with your shop info Not to mention as you said it's for a good cause. When I sent out my first two sales I tagged them with a card I made on my printer. I used scrapbook cardstock, in an 8.5x11 size I bought a whole packet of pastel colors and I can just use them in my printer. If you have Word there's generally a business card template, thats what I used and just filled in my info. It's good to use to remind your customers of where they purchased the item from I've read that it helps with return business as well. Also it allows them to have your contact info such as an email address so if need be they can contact you in the future. Mine simply says

The Hippie Chick Boutique
Thank you for your purchase!
www.hippiechickboutique.etsy.com
hippiechickboutique@gmail.com

and I added a cool little brush stroke peace sign at the top

thank you, hippiechick!

I agree, the etsy forums can be a little bit intimidating. They move SO fast and most of the advice seems to come from people who have 8,000 sales and like to tell you that if you are not promoting yourself on a zillion different forums then of COURSE you will have low/no sales. Glad to have found this place!

There is nothing lazy about you HippieChick!