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Promotion

So that's my next step. Promoting my Etsy shop. One of my customers has done some of this for me, but that can't be the only thing. So I need to come up with a plan. Clearly this could be a full time job (and when would I make new things??), but I'm not sure I want it to be. I think I'd like this to be part time, which means I need a part time 'day job', but that's another post.

My first step was to add Google Analytics to my shop. That way I can track comings & goings and spot trends etc.

Second I've uploaded a feed to Google Base...so I will theoretically come up in shopping searches on Google. This has yet to prove useful, but I'll give it time.

I've also submitted an application to an Etsy team and I hope that I can learn quite a bit from the more experienced folks there.

One thing I still need to decide on with my graphics package is a web graphic. My dilemma is how big or small it should be. I have a very small ad banner already, but this one will be different. Bigger and more geared for a vertical or sidebar presentation on blog or website. Must decide.
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