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Well I love crafts, but never do them as I can never figure out what to do with all the things I make. So I've gone ahead and opened up my own Etsy shop, hopefully it works out, then I can actually start doing crafts again haha. http://rathina.etsy.com
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Yah, I am totally enjoying Etsy, I've gotten 6 sales so far since signing up ( http://rathina.etsy.com )It does take a lot of work though to promote yourself though I am starting to realize. And its also addicting, I've spent so much time on Etsy in the past 3 weeks I've totally neglected all my other usual websites like myspace or celebrity gossip pages haha
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Alright, I just happened to be looking around in Treasury West when I saw the goon treasury!! So I'm totally jazzed that we do have our own etsy Goon Squad now. I'm totally in for helping out in getting it off the ground. I do have webhosting that we can use if we need it for like a blog or webpage or something. Also for some reason I screwed up and was using 'goon team' instead of 'team goon' as my tags and search results for both come up with the same things, so I'm not going to worry about changing the ones I did, but any new ones I do I'll do the 'team goon' on it. Rathina fucked around with this message at 04:36 on May 18, 2008 |
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May 18, 2008 03:07
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Nrapture posted:I just snagged a main treasury for us: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=45477 Good job! Also don't forget, when you check out a treasury make sure you click on every item, as thats how the hits are tracked. Dominoes posted:I'm working on a website. Here's a rough template: http://jmutextbook.com/etsy/index.html I'd love some content suggestions. Looks pretty good so far. I know most teams take advantage of the Etsy Mini's which is probably what your planning on doing for shops section. The front page also could be some sort of blog or something, and also looks like a lot of empty space, could be dressed up with an etsy mini down the side or something, but one of all your favorite so that everyone's items could be included. I know the way I have my website/blog ( http://www.rathina.com )set up probably could be easily be adapted to be used as some sort of team thing. Rathina fucked around with this message at 05:37 on May 20, 2008 |
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May 20, 2008 05:28
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Nrapture posted:Thanks for the kind treasury comments! The mini's however will always show your featured items first, so if you have 4 items featured, it will show only those 4, if you have 3 items featured, it will show those 3 plus whatever your most recently updated item was..thus if if you use no featured items, then it just lists the most recently updated items.
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So anything new going on with the website at all? Or any projects or anything going on? It would be nice if we could get organised, perhaps get more goons in on this. Once we get everything organised, we could perhaps make a thread in SA-Mart or buy banners or something. At least we should have a new thread started that at least has the goon squad team stuff. I don't mind doing any of these things, but I just don't want to overstep anyone if someone else wants to be in charge of things.
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May 29, 2008 01:33
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Dominoes posted:I haven't added much to the website recently, because I'm not really sure what to add. Suggestions are encouraged. I'll get a domain once it's ready. If anyone else would like to help edit it, go for it and send it to me. I did some work messing around with a website for our team you can see it here in its temporary location: http://www.caken.com it's pretty close to being finished, if you guys like it we can use it, and figure out what domain name to buy to go with it. I figure a blog would be a good thing, as every week we could "feature" a different goon's shop, and also post announcements of treasuries whenever we happen to get them. I don't know at this point if a seperate forum is needed as it seems there is just a handful of us, but if we get really huge, we should have a different forum. Once we get the webpage done, that's when we should start the new Etsy thread that lists a bit about what etsy is, along with links to shops / and to the website, and a request if people want to join. Rathina fucked around with this message at 06:44 on May 31, 2008 |
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May 29, 2008 06:36
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Good news, I scored us a Treasury West! http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=11498
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have we figured out which website we should go with yet? I know both Dominoes and I have each been working on one.
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Got another Treasury West http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=12584 Also, it's much much easier to find things for treasuries if your all tagging your items 'Team Goon', as we get more members we probably can make the treasuries with themes  Don't forget to be logged in when you give it clicks! Rathina fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Jun 10, 2008 |
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altazakin posted:Hey -- is anyone else doing the Yart sale (yard sale for art)? It's just kinda a grass-roots movement to have a sale! I've got a few things for it, but so far no sales. Carrot Cake posted:I finally updated all my tags. Well the idea is that I want to start a new thread with all the information, including the website. The only thing stopping me is that I don't want to step on other peoples toes. I designed one website, dominoes designed another. I went to go register etsygoonsquad.com but dominoes beat me haha. Dominoes though doesnt seem to stop by this thread very often..so I suppose give it a few more days to see if Dominoes checks back in, if not I'll go ahead and buy a domain name and use my website and go ahead and create the thread. Also, I'm wondering if we should pick a different forum for the new thread (perhaps gbs/samart) to get more attention..after all were not just looking for more members, were looking for more buyers too...goons supporting goons. altazakin posted:Hey, thanks!! I can't remember your etsy name so I think I didn't "recognize" you Rathina fucked around with this message at 10:04 on Jun 15, 2008 |
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Jun 15, 2008 10:00
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K, you can point the nameservers NS3.WOOLNET.NET NS4.WOOLNET.NET I'll be on in a few hours and can mess with moving it over to its own folder on the server so I can free up my other domain name.
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Nrapture posted:According to this thread, that's Miskuh. thanks
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ok, http://www.etsygoonsquad.com is functional! I'll mess around with it more, if anyone else wants posting capibilites for the blog, let me know. Give me another day or so and I should have a new thread setup with all the information, and then I'll link it here. Just been slightly busy working on my first wholesale order (for 20 peices, woot!)
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Jun 18, 2008 06:03
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Going to aim for tomorrow for the new thread, in the mean time hers a treasury http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=51750
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Jun 21, 2008 05:45
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Nrapture posted:That is a great tool (when I remember it's there). I just planned out a new treasury using the poster sketch. I'm hoping to snag one when the main treasury opens in a couple of hours. Awesome! I updated the webpage to mention it..sorry if it seems I've all of a sudden been out of the loop been sick lately, but should be back up to speed real soon!
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Jun 27, 2008 22:19
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Mrs. Orgasmo posted:Also the banner on the website is a X. The Goon Squad website looks awesome! Ok, banner is fixed! Also added Accessoire & strawberryruckus to the website.
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So I finally got my first 'non paying' buyer  I sold the item on the 30th, but they never paid, now its a few days later and they've already got negative feedback for being a non paying buyer. I'm always one to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I've sent 2 conversations now so I suppose if I get no response by tomorrow I'll go ahead and leave negative feedback. But on the plus side, I got custom order for 5 switch plates that I need to work on this weekend.
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altazakin posted:I like the clock fabric! It's a popular fabric! Also one of the things I've been trying to do now is get my fabric from specialty quilt shops or online, because so many people buy the same type of fabric from joanns.
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Tobasko posted:I am slowly but surely getting my etsy shop up and running, and I've already had my first sale! I'm not sure who on here you need to talk to to join the team on etsy, but I went ahead and added you to the etsygoonsquad.com website. I probably oughta put a little blurb on the website somewhere for joining information.
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pixel8ed posted:I'm going to run my first Saturday Night Special tonight. I'm hoping to clear out a few things as my craft room seems to be overflowing. I really need to get to taking some pictures of newer items and get those all listed. I know I'm a little late, but heres what I know. When the thread is posted, you need to reply asap, like you already need to have what you want as your sale in your clipboard. I know the one time I did it, when I clicked reply there was only 1 reply on the thread, I pasted my item, hit the button, and when it refreshed there were 8 pages, and I was at the top of the 3rd page. Within the first 2 minutes there are like 200 replys. So if you can sit around waiting for that exact second it pops up, so you can be on one of the first few pages, thats probably the best it would get. like I said, when I did it, I was at the top of page 3, offered free shipping on any order, and no sales. Though this was back when I only had about 20 or so items in my shop...now I have like 90.. =/
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This forum has spoiled me when it comes to forums on the internet. I tried getting involved in the forums over on etsy, but it seems like 99% of the people are attention whores.
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Man, I am so mad, this person started copying what I do, using all the same fabrics and then undercutting my prices. I emailed Etsy, but they said I either need to work it out with the seller, or fill out a bunch of paperwork. So I sent them a message telling them to remove all the switch plates that copy my switch plates, will see what they say, otherwise they will feel my internet wrath. UGH.
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So I love how Etsy says first I need to communicate with the seller. So I sent them a convo, they ignored it, listed more copied items ( http://3zart.etsy.com ) is the offender and so I sent them another message saying Obviously you ignored my first message, becuase you've listed even more after I sent my first message. Etsy does not tolerate people who copy in the artist community. It is a shame that you can't come up with your own ideas, and you must copy others and then undercut them. Just so you are aware, your shop will probably either get deleted or your items removed, if you continue to insist on copying my stuff. So then now I get an email from Etsy telling me to stop harassing them. loving pathetic. I'm going to fill out all there stupid paperwork and mail it off Monday, will it work? I dunno anyone can put fabric on a switch plate, but to copy my designs and patterns, and in some places my actual listings? I just wish there was something else I could do to them. I'm so pissed.
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awapplesauce posted:Is the Goon Team still going on? I'd like in on that. Yes it is, I've gone ahead and added the following people to the etsygoonsquad.com website: (etsy names) feralgoat, elabela, cemetracie, awapplesauce If I've forgotten anyone, please let me know! Also, I started listing "sets" of my switch plates, one switch and one outlet in a set for $8...this was last week..this week my copyier is selling his sets for $7. I have to laugh, as he still charges $2.25 for shipping, and I only charge $1 for shipping. The secret is, I could even go free shipping all the time if I wanted to, because its my inlaws who's business I use for postage/packaging. =)
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Well I had an idea with my switch plates for the holiday's would be holiday themed switch plates. I figure this would be really only good for christmas/thanksgiving. They would make great decorations. The only problem is, I have no idea how much I should do that are holiday themed. Most people never think to switch out a switch plate, let alone put one up just for the holiday's I would think. I think I've gotten about half dozen different holiday fabrics (one or two I think are currently listed right now). My mother in law also said she wants to be more involved in my etsy thing as a way to bond, so she is going to start sewing placemats that we will sell (all the left over scraps I get for switch plate use hehe). So I figure we might try a to do something like a free matching switch plate with purchase of four placemats..but also even though chistmas is like 5 months away, we have so many things going on with buying a new home, that I'm sure we only would be able to get 2-3 sets of placemats done.
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pixel8ed posted:
I'm really not sure what that whole thing about thecropchick is about. I must have missed it or something. Just reading that thread alone though it seems like shes pretty retarded. quote:was bashed the other day in one of the 10 top websites in the Netherlands! really, it's a blog dedicated to bad design and one of the items from my other store appeared in it, the text following said it was tasteless and blamed me for coping it from a different product that don't even look like mine and who I've never seen before. I thought that was absoulutly hilarious. One because she is obviously lying about getting 1,500 views, as seen from the low view counts in her shop. The second, is that 'any publicity is good publicity' doesnt work if you don't have anything people want to buy. This counts as bashing too right guys? LOL
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Nrapture posted:Is there still interest in creating a new thread? I know we need a new thread, I just am not sure where....This thread stays on top pretty well in this forum..but I'm wondering if we should branch out and create the new thread in GBS or something. Though if we keep it in DIY, probably should do a new thread too so we can keep the first post updated. I just have not really had time to sit down and write a "gbs worthy" thread. I think putting in GBS would bring a lot of traffic...but then also a lot of 'off topic' stuff I guess. I'm really not so sure. My ideas so far would sort of like calling it the Etsy Mega Thread. The first post needs to have information about what Etsy is, and also a link to the website (which I've been able to keep uptodate very easily) and how to join/instructions for tagging, and anything else I might have forgotten. As far as the webpage goes, I've been adding everyone who posts in here to both the side bar and the shops link. As for the posts for the main page on the goonsquad website, I mostly have just posted when there are treasuries, but if any one else has any ideas for posts, or would like posting abilitys I can create accounts for that too. If you want to go ahead and do the new thread, thats fine, or if anyone has any other ideas or anything, lets discuss them! Rathina fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Aug 9, 2008 |
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Anode posted:I put together a website to scrape your Etsy store/feed and give you a file you can upload to Google Base. It's at http://www.letsets.com if anybody's interested. Very Cool, I'm going to try this right now, and I'd like to run an ad too. Also, how often would someone need to do this, once a month or so? or just when you upload lots of items? If you create a small banner/image or something I can go ahead and put an ad up for you on the etsygoonsquad.com website, just let me know.
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Anode posted:
Well this is all about goons helping goons The website is http://www.etsygoonsquad.com/ and I'm thinking a small image on the left side bar perhaps, something along the size of the "handmade pledge" button that is on their already. I'm actually thinking of doing away with the etsy mini on that left bar, as with so many of us, and no real way to be fair with what items show up on the side. Also I am interested in having my shop ad on your site
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Looks good, probably should mention a listing stays up for 4 months, and also the website for the goons. I can go ahead and put some more information on the website under the join section. Also you can throw up my name as the person to talk to to get added to the goon website. And also throw up whoever elses name is thats incharge of adding the members to the team page on etsy. For the handmade section, perhaps talk a bit more of the things you can find..though the list of goon shops seems to sum up many things, but probably at least add that there are many things that make great cheap gifts. Also, I'm mentioning this now, because I'll probably end up forgetting when the time comes, but whenever the secret santa thing comes out, probably should talk to whoever is head of it to make sure to mention all the goon shops Also where it mentions the goon team, probably also mention something like how there are many different teams, and that the goon team consists of members from the forums. if I think of anything else I'll add another post. Also, I'm not sure, but perhaps we should also list goon names next to shop names, because I think most people are not using the same names. And I think I remember a few people in the thread saying if a goon buys something from them to make sure you tell them your a goon..and so mention that somewhere perhaps, actually thats probably a good idea to be like "Make sure if your buying from a goon shop you let them know your a goon, so they can figure out how you found their stuff..and some shops may even throw in a little extra" or something like that. I'm going to go through now and set up a google pay system, as I to forgot most goons hate paypal LOL Rathina fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Aug 12, 2008 |
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pixel8ed posted:I just went through this entire thread and the ?s didn't post in it at all, so they must have PMed someone about joining maybe. So, no idea what their usernames are. I added Balsam to the goonsquad website because I saw his name on the team page on etsy, not sure who the other ? is, as I don't even have them listed on the goonsquad website, its been awhile though since I checked the streetteam page, so perhaps thats where the name came from. We can always leave them off and add them in later if they notice they are not on the list. I know at some point I was creating a kind of "master list" that listed everyones goon name, etsy name & what they sold, but some how I misplaced where I saved that document. Other then that the post looks great!
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Nrapture posted:Hi Balsam shop operator, Sixx! Added your SA name to the list. I was just thinking more or less of "Etsy Megathread" or something like that, because I'm really not sure if we are trying to reach more sellers, buyers or both (hopefully both LOL). It does need to have a catchy title though, because most people are not going to click on a thread about Etsy if they have no idea what it is. Perhaps something like "Etsy Megathread: Help support starving artists"
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Well that is a GBS worthy title I think. I don't think I would be so scared to post a GBS thread, I probably could do it. But you all know sometimes its the first few replys that make or break a thread..so perhaps lets not be spammy, but if a few go in as soon as the thread is posted and just talk about how nice Etsy is. Unless anyone else chimes up I guess I'll post the thread later tonight or something. I'll check back in here in the next couple of hours or so. And that is a good idea about pictures, I'm thinking definatly pictures of the soaps, not sure what else.
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Alright, I was going to post today, but first I realized I can't copy and paste Nrapture's post and have it come out all pretty. Nrapture, did you by chance save your post somewhere that includes all the [ url ] [ b ] etc stuff in it? I dunno if you can go to edit post and have all the tags show up in there and then I think probably pasting it in notepad and then emailing it to me or something. Would save me a lot of work So as soon as that happens, I'll post the thread. Oh and my email is rathina@gmail.com
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New thread time!!!!!! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2932565
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I've taken to making my own bubble mailers. I've found its so much cheaper to just buy manilla envelopes and a huge roll of bubble wrap and just cut to the size I need to wrap around a switch plate, it takes a little extra time, but it really helps me to keep my shipping costs low to my customers. I noticed to it was cheaper to ship my items to, as using the premade padded envelopes seemed to add an extra ounce. As for packaging on the inside? I get ziplock poly bags from Michaels that are 4 x 6" and its like $3 for 100 of them, and inside goes the switch plate, a business card, a little 1"x1" ziploc with the screws and thats it. Totally have some extra room to add in business cards for others, so I'd like to participate in the business card layout thingy. I don't know how well this works for others, but for my return address lables, and my business cards, each one features one of my switch plates. I think I might do the colorful tissue paper thing, because I think it would really dress it up.
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I'll totally participate in chipping in for an ad for the holidays, if anyone wants to organize that, go for it. Anyone know if the Secret santa thread is up yet/who is in charge? I would like to have them mention the goons on etsy for gifts in the SS thread.
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I also would like to do more with the website, I'm just not sure what all to do, if anyone else wants posting capibilities I can go ahead and make them. I've been tempted to make a forum on the site, but I'm not sure if its something we need, or if the threads we have serve the "communication/organization" purpose. I'm also really unaware of who all is "Oh I'm a goon, so I'm listed on the goon site" or "This etsy goon squad sounds really neat, I want be involved". Not that there is a problem with the first group (where I think the majority are) but I know the 2nd group needs a few dedicated people for running it. So perhaps we can figure out some team jobs/leaders. Right now I'm not even sure who the "leader" is, I know I've been handing the website (and slacking sometimes) and someone else handles the "etsy" side of the goon squad. Would be nice to have a person or two dedicated to getting treasuries. I'm really new to all of this kind of stuff, so mostly what I've been doing is trial and error. The new thread seems to have gained a lot of intrest, and this old thread is still getting vistors, so I'm wondering if the DIY thread would be more for discussion/organization, and the gbs thread be more of an advertising/look at this cool thing thread. I'm thinking more buyers are going to come from GBS, while more sellers are going to come from DIY. Right now, I just have each thread bookmarked and check both daily. One problem though I think with two threads, is not everyone knows both threads exist I think. I have the old one linked in the first post of the GBS thread, but unless you read through this thread, theres no real indication that there is another thread somewhere else except for a post or two I made a few pages back. Rathina fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Oct 24, 2008 |
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