Convoing Sellers & Treasuries
I've been in dozens of treasuries over the last few months and honestly, I could probably count the number of times I've been notified by the curator on one hand. The only reason, I know I've been included in a treasury has been through www.Craftopolis.com, which I just check every couple of days.
I just wanted others to know that most sellers like to be notified when they've been included. It's pretty rare when a seller doesn't like to know.
It's really too bad that Etsy doesn't have something in place, to automatically notify the sellers, when their work has been included in something like a treasury, or the front page, or in Etsy finds, etc. Most love the extra publicity, not to mention, something as simple as someone else appreciating their work.
Also, an important thing to note - Etsy does not consider convoing the sellers of the items that you've included in your treasury, a type of spam anymore. So convo away!
Why should I convo the sellers?
- Because it's a nice thing to do!
- Common courtesy - I'm sure you would like to be notified (especially if it makes it onto the front page).
- Extra Promoting - If included, lots of sellers will blog about it, tweet about it, add the info to their facebook page, advertise it in promotions, in turn driving traffic to your treasury.
- More traffic to your treasury can result in more traffic to your shop (which is always a good thing)!
- The sellers will be more likely to look at your shop, increasing your shop traffic.
Every is going to do what they want to do. But I just wanted to say that I would appreciate a convo and I know lots of others would to!
Thanks for listening!
Friday, October 30, 2009 | Labels: communicating, conversations, convos, craftopolis, emails, Etsy, handmade, Imaginative Intention, imaginativeintention, Selling, shop, treasury | 1 Comments
On Vacation!
Hi, everyone! I am off to go camping in Banff and Jasper National Parks until August 3rd. I don't think I'm going to have any internet access while I'm camping, so I won't be able answer any emails or convos.
Please feel free to contact anyway, as I will be answering all of my emails on the 3rd when I get back.
Thank you guys for understanding!
Teri
ImaginativeIntention
Friday, July 24, 2009 | Labels: Banff, camping, convos, emails, Etsy, imaginativeintention, Jasper, mode, vacation | 0 Comments
