Thursday, August 21, 2014

TOTW: Golden Flick

Here is my treasury of the week. I am super proud and excited to share it with you! It makes me want to party like it's 1929! The items are so beautifully set up and photographed that I almost feel a little bad for taking curation credit. I really could see this on the Front Page of Etsy.com
What do you think?

Golden Flick

Beaded Dress in BLACK & GOLD Beaded Silk Dress / Gold Cocktail Dress by Andrea Size Medium
$48.00
Vintage Agfa Ansco PD16 Clipper Camera- 1920's- 1930's
$20.00
Black Diamond Necklace - Gold Holiday Fashion - Black Statement Necklace - Extra Long Black Feather Fringe Necklace
$92.00
Black Flats/Gold Shoes/Ethnic Shoes/Velvet Shoes/Handmade Indian Designer Women Shoes or Slippers/Maharaja Style Women Jooties
$32.10
Paris Photography, "Cafe St. Regis, Sunset" Black Paris Print Wall Art, Gold Sunset Photo, NR
$15.00
Vintage 1920s Black Flapper Dress
$250.00
Art Deco Table Number Cards in Gold, Black, and White  - Roaring Twenties Weddings
$27.50
Small Black Necklace - Simple Rose Cut Spinel 14k Gold Fill Handmade Jewelry Gifts for Her.
$38.00
Tigers Eye Earrings Caramel Brown Gold Fill Golden Dangle Wire Wrapped PoleStar
$68.00
Great Gatsby art deco wedding save the date
$17.00
Solid Perfume Locket with Black Onyx - Brass Locket with choice of Natural Perfume by For Strange Women - necklace, pendant
$80.00
gorgeous gatsby wedding stationery set - printable files - 1920s art deco invitation, reception or ceremony package
$15.00
Black Cocoa Soap - Chocolate, Amber, Cedar
$5.50
Flat shoes. Billy Jean Black and Gold. Oxford shoes.
$184.00
2 Pair Vintage Gold Dust Studs - post earrings in original box
$10.00
Black and Gold  Wedding Favor Lollipops - Flat Round  with Edible Glitter - 30 Lollipop Pack - Wedding Favors, Party Favors, Black Tie Event
$37.50

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Etsy Treasuries: To Do or Not To Do?

Someone recently asked me about treasuries and if I think they are worth participating in and if they lead to sales?

My response is, I would absolutely suggest participating! Yes, it is hard to get views on treasuries if you or the people you feature in it do not start a little promotion yourselves, so it is always good to use as many keywords and tags as you can. (Hint: Look at the trending keywords on the treasuries page, and use that as a starting point for a new treasury if you have no ideas on what to do)

I have never had an item on the Front Page, however one of the treasuries I'VE made has been on the Front Page which surprisingly got me quite a number of new followers and shop admirers. It did not lead to any sales that day, but I did have a couple sales within the week (whether or not it was because of my name being on the Front Page for an hour or not, I'll never know).


Another suggestion is to join a promotional group or Team that participates in treasuries. There is one game I LOVE called "Make 1 Treasury, Be in 16". Basically, you add yourself to a list of 17 people and their shop links. Each person then creates just 1 treasury with 1 item from each of the other 16 people (you would not feature yourself, obviously). When all is said and done, you will have spent just a little time creating ONE treasury, and as a result you will be in SIXTEEN other treasuries! Voila! 


If you and everyone else involved favorites all the treasuries you've just created, you will have 17 treasuries in 17 different peoples feeds, so anyone following them will see. Brilliant idea if you ask me... 


What are your thoughts on treasuries? 
Do you think they help bring exposure to your goods?