So you want to start a blog

Thanks to an ever growing high tech world, thousands of new blogs are born each day.  Most of these blogs, however, fall by the wayside with...

12 ways to promote your Etsy shop

Fellow Portland artist, Anna Joyce , was featured last week on Etsy's "Quite Your Day Job" series .  She has invested a lot of...

My experience as Etsy's Featured Seller

The ultimate goal for any Etsy shop owner is to be featured on the front page of Etsy.  So, in early February, when I was contacted by Etsy ...

Tools for the Etsy seller

Just a few of the many apps for the Etsy enthusiast.   I came across a great article today, "Top ten etsy web apps," written by ...

Interview with artist and art conservator Chris Zahner

Kathy , a collage by artist Chris Zahner If I were a Marvel Comics character,  I'd want to be a superhero by night and an art conservato...

10 tips for opening an Etsy shop

Enhabiten If you've been thinking about selling some of your handmade goods, the online marketplace "Etsy" is a great place ...

Simple solution to taking better product shots

My friend recently opened up an Etsy shop and wanted to know how to take decent photos of her journals.  She has a SLR digital camera, but h...

How to get your art in boutiques

My shop [image sources from left: Lucky Magazine ,  Boone Rodriguez , and Hadley Hutton ]   Many of you may be at a place where you are read...