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Etsy © Shutterstock.com | 360bEtsy is a popular ecommerce platform that serves a niche market of sellers. In this article we will look at 1) what is Etsy,  2) selling successfully on Etsy, 3) advantages and disadvantages of selling on Etsy, 4) taking precautions, and 5) Etsy success stories.WHAT IS ETSY?The CompanyA popular ecommerce website, Etsy is a platform for the sale and purchase of handmade or vintage products. In newer guidelines, relatively unique items that are factory made can also be sold. The product range has considerable variety including art, photography, clothes, jewelry, food, beauty products, quilts, toys and a many other items.Etsy has strict guidelines that must be adhered to by all sellers. This used to include a ban on non-handmade items which as relaxed in October 2013. Any vintage items must be at least 20 years old. The website functions like a craft fair, where each seller has their own storefront and list items for a small fee.By August 2013, the site had 30 million registered members and projections for the same year included 1 million sellers and over $1 billion worth of transactions.The Business ModelEtsy has differentiated itself from other ecommerce platforms by its focus on unique, handmade or vintage crafts and products. Products are displayed in artistic styles rather than in more commercial catalogue styles. Sellers on Etsy include part time sellers, hobbyists, professional artists and full time sellers.Two  key areas have made the Etsy business model a success.Community Engagement: Sellers create personalized stores that encourage authenticity, reliability and a way to do business in a friendly and sustainable manner.New Tools and Educational Material to Support Sellers: Through Etsy created tools and guides as well as support from the community, there is always an effort to help sellers gain more out of their stores and help new sellers establish themselves.Selling on EtsyAfter creating a username, potential sellers can decid e a shopname and setup a shop. Etsy will charge a small fee of $0.20 for each item listed in the store. The listing is valid for 4 months on the shop page, or until the product is sold. The price for each item is set by the shop’s owner but Etsy will charge 3.5% of this price per listing. These fees are invoiced at the end of each month and must be paid within 15 days. Sellers can chose payment options to offer to their buyers including credit/debit cards and PayPal among others.Buying on EtsyEtsy has a simple interface that is easy to navigate. The main page allows a buyer to choose an option, pick a category or enter a product description in the search field. Products are divided into categories and sub-categories. If a product is selected, the seller’s rating can be viewed for reliability and the product can be added to the cart. To purchase, the buyer must also create an Etsy account. No charges are incurred by the buyer at any point except the listed item’s price and ship ping costs.How to on Etsy Opening a Shop, Fees, and Listing HOW TO SELL SUCCESSFULLY ON ETSYSelling successful on Etsy is more than just creating a store and listing some items. There needs to be a coherent plan accompanied by smart e-selling strategy. Some useful learning can be gleaned from the experience of existing Etsy sellers.Tips from Etsy Seller CommunityTreat Etsy like a Real Business: As mentioned, Etsy is not a magic solution. To create a successful profit making business, the Etsy store needs to be treated like a real business with a clear business plan and strategy mapped out.Follow Etsy Guidelines: Esty has specific rules of what can be sold and what cannot be. It is important to read these guidelines thoroughly and follow them completely.Be Part of the Community: Within Etsy, there is a lot of focus on the community, in terms of support and learning. It is a good idea to offer feedback, ask for advice and help promote other items that you like and your customers may appreciate. This will help gain supporters from within the community who will then help you market your brand.Conduct Market Analysis: Given the number of competitors and constantly evolving trends, it is a good idea to look through the Etsy community and benchmark some successful stores. Understand what they are selling and how they are selling it. Take the time to learn from them. It is important to study competitors and similar products to analyze pricing and quality as well as special offers.Have an Interesting About Section: A public profile, which is the about section, can be a great way to tell your story to a browsing potential buyer. People like an interesting story and a real person to relate to. This may end up being a key differentiating element of your shop.Focus on Photography and Photos: A vital component of a successful Etsy store is product photography. Since buyers cannot experience the product in person before they choose to buy it, the next best thing is to have engaging and attractive photos that show off the product and all its features. The photos should be detailed, clear, taken from different angles and be generally attractive. This user lists useful photography guides.Determine the Right Price: It is imperative that you understand your product, the cost of making it, time spent on the creation, shipping costs and its value to a potential client. All these aspects will help establish a realistic price for the product that will help ensure that you neither undersell your product nor oversell it.Clearly Mention Policies: If you have any policies relating to purchase or shipping ensure that they are clearly mentioned and easy to understand. Review periodically to make sure they are updated and relevant.Use Announcements: Use the announcements section to keep your store updated and information flowing. If there is a new product added, a discount or a special offer announce it and make sure it is made up of the right keywords.Focus on Build ing your Brand: There are thousands of Etsy sellers selling thousands of products. To stand out from the crowd, it is a necessary step to build up your brand. By becoming part of the community, creating and maintaining a blog and contributing to other blogs, you can build up your own brand as well as for your store. A strong store name, a simple but catchy logo and a ensuring that this is displayed prominently across your store, packaging and advertisements will help establish brand visibility.Understand Your Target Audience Market: Both selling online or in physical stores requires a solid understanding of who you are selling to. It is a good idea to ask yourself whether the audience is male or female, what their ages and occupations are, what their buying power is and what their needs are. All these help sell to the right audience at the right price.Work on Search Engine Optimization: A little research into SEO can go a long way towards helping grow a fledgling business. With the right use of keywords, an Etsy shop can be placed high up in google searches. It is a good idea to identify shopper intent to see what kind of words or phrases they are likely to search with. It is also a good idea to determine the search volume of a keyword. If it is too high volume, it will be difficult to place high in the search results. Conversely, a too obscure word may not be searched enough to make an impact. There needs to be a balance between volume and a niche to ensure that there is less competition but still searchability.Work on Social Media Marketing: Marketing through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest helps increase visibility, followers and potential buyers at relatively no cost to the seller. It also helps build more personal relationships with potential buyers, adding a layer of reliability and credibility which can greatly encourage buying behavior.Provide Great Customer Service: Customers are more likely to return to an Etsy store i f they experience great customer service. Make sure that you answer any queries or comments promptly, politely and with a personal touch. Building trust will go a long way towards loyal customers and customer recommendations.Send Samples to the Right People: Bloggers and relevant media people can be great ways to gain endorsements for your products. Free samples can lead to positive reviews and visibility among their followers. Often, smaller businesses also gain popularity with celebrities which are extremely important sources of advertising. It is important to create a fun interesting product or another differentiating feature that excites these people about your product.Make Sure you Have Fun: As long as creative business stays fun and not a task to be done, it will remain an exciting endeavor. It is fails to be so, then it is a good idea to change things around to keep things interesting and challenging. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SELLING ON ETSYEtsy is one of the largest o nline platforms for selling handmade and unique products and crafts. However, it is not always an easy task to sell successfully through the website. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of the platform are:AdvantagesStrong Reputation: The website has managed to create a name for itself worldwide and thus brings with it a certain level of credibility. There are also hundreds of blogs and forum discussions which help get started selling on Etsy and offer continued support.User Friendly Website: The website is easy to navigate and use. It is quite simple to set up a shop, customize it and list items to sell. It is similarly simple to find and purchase productsStrong Community: Given its reputation, there are people from all over the world registered as users on Etsy. This means there are lots of support blogs, forums and discussions to learn. There are also many ways to get good advice and support other businesses.Reasonable Cost: Though there are costs associated with selling you r product on Etsy, it is still more reasonable then investing in your own website or selling on other platforms. It can be a good idea to start selling on Etsy and eventually decide whether other ways of selling need to be explored.Worldwide Reach: The Etsy community of buyers and sellers are geographically dispersed all over the world. This offers buyers more choices and sellers more access to a larger audience to sell to.Interactivity: Etsy allows feedback on a product without even purchasing it. This offers a seller valuable feedback when a product remains unsold.Digital Products: Along with physical products, Etsy also allows the sale of online or digital products such as crotchet prints, sewing patterns or other similar items. These can be emailed to a customer on receiving payment.DisadvantagesCrowded Marketplace: Given its reputation and popularity, Etsy is full of sellers often selling similar things. This makes the market very competitive and there is a constant need to evo lve and stay ahead.Costly: Though more reasonable than other alternates, there are still costs associated with selling on Etsy. It is a good idea to keep an eye on these costs to ensure that it remains worthwhile to sell products through the platform.No HTML Options: There are limited options to customize the shop and listings as the website does not allow HTML customization. Only the banner can be customized which can often lead to a less interesting storefront that may get lost in the crowd.Selling Successfully Is Hard Work: Because of increased competitiveness, it is an uphill task to establish a brand and a loyal customer base. It is necessary to have a business plan and to understand the ins and outs of selling and marketing online. There needs to be an understanding of search engine optimization, blogging, the use of social media as an advertising and networking tool and how to keep costs low. TAKING PRECAUTIONSAs a seller, there are several common dangers that threaten safe b usiness practices. These scams can result in a loss of products, loss of money or bad reputation on Etsy in the form of negative feedback from an unsuccessful scammer.Avoiding Common Etsy ScamsThere is a possibility that a after a purchase is made, the buyer may contact the seller and ask to send to a different address than is listed in their Etsy and PayPal account. If the seller complies, they will have to refund the customer if they claim to have never received the item. The scammer will get to keep both the product and the refund amount. The seller will have to bear the cost of the transaction.If the seller refuses to ship to the alternate address, the customer have lash out by leaving negative feedback which is an undesirable situation in an Etsy store. To avoid this, the seller may have to offer a refund or send the item to the different address.In a similar scenario, a customer could claim to have moved and never received the item because the seller refused to send to a new a ddress that was different from the PayPal address. This again leads to the same situation as above with either a bad review or lost money and products.ETSY SUCCESS STORIESDave Conrey compiles a list of successful Etsy shops. The top seller in this list is an accessories store called Three Bird Nest.Three Bird NestWhat is it?Headbands and AccessoriesAverage Quantity Sold per Month2,300Average Price$28Average Revenue Per Month$65,000The StoryAlicia Shaffer started her successful business in November 2011 on a whim. A boutique owner, she decided to create some basic headbands to stock in her store. Following their success, she decided to sell a few on Etsy to supplement her income. Alicia named the shop after her three kids and a tattoo that she had of her three birds in a nest.Her store quickly took off, with Alicia attributing the initial success to Christmas and holiday shopping. Though it was an extremely stressful time with the rush to fulfill handmade product orders, it was also a time of discovery and joy at the warm reception by her customers. She decided to continue with the store and stocked up spring items such as scarves for the next season. Her store continued to thrive until eventually she sold off her physical store to dedicate her time to her successful online store on Etsy.Within 18 months, Three Bird Nest became one of the fastest growing Etsy shops and now has its own online store as well. Alicia employs several full time staff members to both produce the items and run the store operations smoothly.Reasons for SuccessAccording to Conrey, there are several factors that have contributed to Three Bird Nest’s (3BN) success. There include:There is excellent SEO and keyword use and consistency across all 3BN listings, including their headers and descriptions. This creates a network of sorts that keeps the products higher up in searchesThe shop sells a few thousand products a month, which means new products are listed frequently which keeps the stor e relevant during a search.3BN uses captivating people in product shots rather than mannequins which makes the product appear more appealing. The quality and variety of the photos also contributes to this.3BN has created a presence across relevant social media. When the name is entered into a google search, 3BN appears on not only Etsy and Facebook but also an independent site, a Pinterest page and a blog. A combination of these creates a strong presence across channels.3BN has been featured on many blogs that are popular in the fashion and design spheres. These add to the links that lead back to the store and create visibility and publicity.

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APES Ecological Footprint Lab In the Ecological footprint lab I had learned that my family uses a lot of resources, goods and etc. In some parts of the calculations for the ecological footprint my family would either use less and in some parts of the footprint my family would use more of. That my ecological footprint is 5. We will write a custom essay sample on Apes Ecological Footprint Lab or any similar topic only for you Order Now 6 hectares. 5. 6 hectares is about 14 acres. Just for the goods, housing, food, transportation, services and waste my family is spending about 56,285. My ecological footprint is high, and my family, including me should not be using as much items, or spending money on waste, when we do not have to.Exactly what is an ecological footprint? An ecological footprint is the amount of biologically productive land and water needed to supply an area with resources and to absorb the wastes and pollution produced by such resource use. It is an estimate of the average environmental impact of individuals in a given country or area. The per capita ecological footprint is the average ecological footprint of an individual in an area. Humanity’s ecological footprint exceeds by about 39% of the earth’s ecological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and to absorb the resulting waste products and pollution.With the United States the footprint per person or hectares per person is 9. 7. Way over of what we are suppose to be using, when a country’s ecological footprint is larger than its ecological capacity, it is using and degrading its cropland, forest, etc. With my family, were using 5. 6 hectares which is almost half of what other people are using. When a country depletes its natural capital, it must either suffer the harmful environmental consequences or import food and other resources from other countries and export its pollutants and wastes to global atmosphere, oceans, and rivers that run through several countries.There are also some other developed countries like ours. Developed countries are countries that have a high level of development according to some criteria. The first industrialized country was Britain, followed by Belgium, Germany, United States, France and other Western European countries. One of the most developed countries in China. China now consumes almost twice as much meat and nearly two and a half times more steel. By 2020, China is projected to be the world’s largest producer and consumer of cars and to have the world’s leading economy in terms of GDP-PPP.If China’s economy continues growing exponentially at 8-10% a year, by 2031 the country’s income per person will reach that of the United States in 2006. If this happens China will need two-thirds of the world’s current grain harvest, twice the world’s current paper consumption, and more than the current global production of oil. Then are countries that are not like China, for instance Africa. Africa would be an undeveloped country. Underdeveloped countries are at the very bottom of the global economy, with widespread extreme poverty and dire living conditions.That is because they usually have little or no infrastructure or reliable health care and other social services. Many have experienced long-term political unrest in the form of civil war or armed conflict with other nations, or have been subject to unstable governments, dictatorships, and/or corruption. In addition, they may frequently suffer environmental events and natural disasters that cause famine, destruction, and displacement of large segments of their populations.According to the UN, the African countries that experienced the sharpest declines in their HDI rankings between 1990 and 2003 are South Africa, with a drop of thirty-five places; Zimbabwe, with a drop of twenty-three places; and Botswana, with a drop of twenty-one places. The main indicators on the human development index include life expectancy and health, literacy and educational attainment, and income. Human Development Report 2005 noted that chances of survival for a person born in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2005 are not much better than those of individuals living in England and Wales during the 1840s.Ways to improve this issues is by trying to help out our underdeveloped countries. With our developed countries we already have more than we need. So we should help transport goods to the countries that are in a more poorer state. With the resources and goods, if we do not need them, then we do not need to buy them. Also people could cut back on much water we use, food being wasted, etc. We could all recycle bottles and anything else that needs to be recycled because those recycle bottles can be reused, that way it does not build up our pollution of waste. People should try to find a way to stop polluting the air. How to cite Apes Ecological Footprint Lab, Papers

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When the war was going on, Britain and the USA were allies of the Soviet Union, but the only thing that united them: Hatred for GER. In 1945, the Big three held two conferences i. e. Yalta and Potsdam, in Feb and Jul respectively. Tensions became obvious after them. Yalta: seemed successful, they agreed to a Protocol of proceedings. 1. RUS would UN 2. Divide GER into four zones for I-JK, FRA, USA, and RUS. 3. Bring Nazi War Criminals to trial 4. Set up a Polish democratic government or a Provisional government of National Unity. 5. Help the freed peoples of Eastern Europe setup a democratic government, by helping them to maintain law and order, carry out emergency relief measures, set up governments, and be able to hold elections. 6. Set up a commission to take care of reparations But behind the scenes, tension was growing, Churchill wrote to Roosevelt about the threat of the Soviet Union. We will write a custom essay sample on Yalta and the Potsdam Conferences or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Potsdam: July 1945 At Potsdam, the allies met after GER surrendered, to decide upon a Post-War peace. But many changes had been made: America had an anti-communist President Truman, after Roosevelt died. When he ent to the conference, Truman had learn that the US had Just tested an atomic bomb, and gave the US a huge military advantage; but Truman did not tell Stalin about this, and when the Americans did use it Stalin got very upset. Woodrow Wilson had Just lost the elections to Attley. Salami Tactics During 1945-47 Stalin made sure that all the countries in Eastern Europe that communist governments would come to power i. e. the countries which RUS had captured in WWII. Directly copied from www. ]ohndclare. net The Hungarian Communist Rakosi described this process as slicing salami gradually getting rid of all opposition, bit-by-bit. In this way, Russia gained control of: Albania (1945) the Communists took power after the war without opposition Bulgaria (1945) a left-wing coalition gained power in 1945; the Communists then executed the leaders of all the other parties. Poland (1947) a coalition government took power in 1945, but Stalin arrested all the non-communist leaders in 1945, and the Communists forced the other non- Communists into exile. Romania (1945-1947) a left-wing coalition was elected in 1945; the Communists gradually took over control. Hungary (1947) Hungary was invaded by the Russians, and in 1945 the allies agreed that Russian troops should stay there. Stalin allowed elections, in which the non- communists won a big majority. However, some communists were elected, led by a pro-Russian called Rakosi. Rakosi now started demanding that groups which opposed him should be banned. If not, he hinted, the Russians would take over the country. Then he got control of the police, and started to arrest his opponents. He set up a sinister and brutal secret police unit, the AVO. BY 1947 Rakost had complete control over Hungary. Czechoslovakia (1945-48) a left-wing coalition was elected in 1945. In 1948, the Communists banned all other parties and killed their leaders.

3 Appositive Errors

3 Appositive Errors 3 Appositive Errors 3 Appositive Errors By Mark Nichol Confusion often arises as to how or whether to punctuate appositive phrases, which are descriptions that identify someone or something named in the same sentence. Here are three statements with punctuation problems that illustrate the peril of improper punctuation, with explanations and suggested revisions. 1. â€Å"The fog arrived unannounced ‘on little cat feet,’ as the American poet, Carl Sandburg, put it.† Framing Carl Sandburg’s name with commas implies that he is the American poet the only one. The accurate revision is â€Å"The fog arrived unannounced ‘on little cat feet,’ as the American poet Carl Sandburg put it.† (In this case, the, preceding the epithet, is optional and American is included only because the source sentence is from a book published in the United Kingdom, where Sandburg’s name is not as well known as it is in the United States.) 2. â€Å"But he had another particular passion, and that was water, ‘especially dramatically moving water,’ writes his biographer Robert Jones.† It’s quite possible for a famous personage to have more than one biographer, but in this context, only one, the source of the quote, is referred to, so his name should be set off in apposition to the epithet biographer: â€Å"But he had another particular passion, and that was water, ‘especially dramatically moving water,’ writes his biographer, Robert Jones.† (In other contexts, â€Å"writes biographer Robert Jones† which from its lack of commas denotes that more than one biographer exists might be correct.) 3. â€Å"Here’s what the CEO of World Wide Widgets John Smith said to his employees in a blog post.† The identification of the subject of this sentence is incorrectly ordered. Four solutions present themselves: â€Å"Here’s what World Wide Widgets CEO John Smith said to his employees in a blog post† is journalistic style, in which the simple affiliation-title-name syntax erases the need for punctuation, but formal writing favors a more relaxed arrangement. â€Å"Here’s what John Smith, World Wide Widgets’s CEO, said to his employees in a blog post† helpfully sets the subject’s affiliation and title off from his name, but it’s better yet to reverse the order to title, then affiliation; either that combination or the name can come first (â€Å"Here’s what the CEO of World Wide Widgets, John Smith, said to his employees in a blog post† or â€Å"Here’s what John Smith, the CEO of World Wide Widgets, said to his employees in a blog post†; in the latter example, the is optional). Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Grammar category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:100 Words for Facial Expressions15 Types of DocumentsAffect vs. Effect

Lucky Expressions

Lucky Expressions Lucky Expressions Lucky Expressions By Maeve Maddox Reader Emma requests a post on the expression lucked out: The †¦ times Ive heard people using [lucked out] to mean youre out of luck as opposed to expressing good luck or fortune is bordering on ridiculous. The expression to luck out is an American coinage dating from 1954. It means to succeed through luck. Specifically, according to the OED, it is to succeed in a difficult, testing, or dangerous situation. For example: He really lucked out on that exam; every question he had studied for was on it. The expression to be out of luck means to be unfortunate. For example: Youre out of luck: the last train has left the station. Two other uses of luck as a verb are: to luck into: to acquire by good fortune, without effort on ones part. Example: He lucked into a sweet deal on that car. to luck upon: to meet with, to find. Example: He lucked upon some old clothes he had wanted to give away†¦ The noun luck entered English in the 15th century from a Dutch word meaning happiness or good fortune. Its related to German Glà ¼ck, fortune, good luck. The multiplicity of expressions with the word luck, incorporate associations with Chance and Fortune in the sense of the powers that arrange the uncertain fates of human beings. One can have good luck, bad luck, or ill luck. My father used the expression If he didnt have bad luck, hed have no luck at all. People say that its good luck to find a four-leaf clover, but bad luck to break a mirror. Some people are said to have good luck, meaning that they are generally fortunate, while some are said to have no luck, meaning that they are generally unfortunate. Here are just a few more of the many expressions that employ the noun luck: Good luck! said to someone setting off to some uncertain undertaking like an exam or an audition. Better luck next time! said to someone who has failed to achieve some goal. Just my luck! said by someone who has missed out on something desired. To be down on ones luck to be in straitened circumstances, for example, jobless. Luck of the Irish a contradictory expression that can mean either bad luck, or extraordinary good luck, depending on the context. The Best of British luck usually meant ironically, the way Americans might say Good luck with that. The sense is go ahead and try, but youre probably not going to succeed. Trust to luck undertake a difficult task with insufficient preparation, hoping that all will go well. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Expressions category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Regarding Re:Time Words: Era, Epoch, and Eon7 Proofreading Steps