tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post2057709642826364689..comments2023-05-31T07:37:38.948-04:00Comments on Etsy Bitch: How to do a trade fairThe Cranky Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492132798002763761noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-36221957356789669232008-07-17T02:25:00.000-04:002008-07-17T02:25:00.000-04:00hey I made the banner used in the street team shot...hey I made the banner used in the street team shots! Me and my good friend Mary - they are here in Portland Oregon... although they are no longer being used for Etsy booths at the local PDX Etsy craft shows(because Etsy lawyer does not want the name and logo of Etsy being used in public by the street teams anymore.) so now the banners will go dormant. They rock. They are white paint stencil sponge painted on orange fabric. they rock my socks. there are 2 of them, they got split up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-81771572475640414502008-06-21T00:35:00.000-04:002008-06-21T00:35:00.000-04:00you know....i was a member of one of the first str...you know....i was a member of one of the first street teams on good ol' etsy. not only were the "leaders" ridiculously disorganised, they also couldn't be bothered to show up for meetings a goodly portion of the time.<BR/><BR/>hey, at least one of those "leaders" is now a full-time etsy employee! hooray!<BR/><BR/>sheesh. feh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-20638162889573232792008-06-20T12:07:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:07:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214401866072445037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-37033989981722616152008-06-19T10:15:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:15:00.000-04:00wjw, yo.hell, i got a logo banner for my booth at ...wjw, yo.<BR/><BR/><BR/>hell, i got a logo banner for my booth at the local hardware store for like 30 bucks.<BR/><BR/>not difficult.<BR/><BR/><BR/>i get that etsy wants to be "quirky" and "cute" but that just looks like a fucking 6 year olds lemonade stand.<BR/><BR/>so very uncool.Paw and Claw Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290683302056248580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-77349994767517256572008-06-18T19:24:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:24:00.000-04:00I used to do a lot of Etsy promoting in my "free-t...I used to do a lot of Etsy promoting in my "free-time"...**slaps self**<BR/><BR/>But you know...if they could get themselves straightened out, I'd be happy to do it again...just can't back the product right now :(Ladies Auxilliaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988744862218318162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-39869707398946842542008-06-18T17:21:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:21:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214401866072445037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-25527907719893612052008-06-17T23:03:00.000-04:002008-06-17T23:03:00.000-04:00Good point getittogether...about Etsy being a mark...Good point getittogether...about Etsy being a marketplace, not a craft site. That's one of the things I find most baffling, their dedication to spending time on Etsylabs and the Storque, while neglecting the fact that they're an eCommerce site.<BR/><BR/>As for 'looks'...and Anda...sigh...that pretty much says it all.Ladies Auxilliaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988744862218318162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-75964690561037043432008-06-17T22:04:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:04:00.000-04:00There is indie, hippie, and grunge - then there is...There is indie, hippie, and grunge - then there is just flat out trashy.<BR/><BR/>I agree that etsy does not need to be polished, but they do need to be professional. The whole point of branding is to be sure that one image/feeling sticks out in a person's mind when they think about you. With so many different images, it is hard for anyone to not get a confused/mixed impression about etsy. Not only that, but it is very hard to remember a company whose branding is so mixed that you cannot get a true sense of who they are or what they do.<BR/><BR/>Etsy is an online marketplace. It is not a craft site. They need to presenting what they do so that people can then understand who they serve.<BR/><BR/>I would have a very difficult time understanding what etsy is or why I should care just by looking at or visiting this booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-55948335270761776052008-06-17T20:08:00.000-04:002008-06-17T20:08:00.000-04:00radcow said... It just looks to me like etsy is...radcow said...<BR/><BR/> It just looks to me like etsy is trying to appeal to its target market here. <BR/><BR/><BR/>..........<BR/>You give Etsy too much credit.<BR/>There isn't a true knowlegable Marketing professional among them. Their marketing and branding department is so deficient, they don't even know what a true target market is, nor how to expand it.<BR/>They are flying blind. <BR/>Obviously blind.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and another thing.<BR/>They don't have a "look", they have Anda. Her hand and design sensibility [I use this word loosely] was just attached to Etsy when they hired her. It wasn't a strategic move or a branding decision, it was just the flavor of the moment.<BR/><BR/>Like most of Etsy's public face and presentation, it's haphazard and sloppy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-68076305136960362842008-06-17T19:44:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:44:00.000-04:00jen said... I don't know, radcow--it must be a ...jen said...<BR/><BR/> I don't know, radcow--it must be a matter of personal taste. At every show I've done, there are at least a handful of very edgy, very hippie-ish booths that still look cohesive. Those are the ones that I'm drawn to. I hate to say it, but not having covers that reach the floor is something that I've always mocked as the sign of an amateur seller.<BR/>-------------------<BR/><BR/>yeah, thats true jen. I guess youre right, on second thought.radcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554014302906154907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-60872032122461344022008-06-17T19:31:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:31:00.000-04:00Wait a minute (and I'm gonna say right now that wh...Wait a minute (and I'm gonna say right now that while I am glad a few brave souls have posted dissenting opinions here, I'm just not in agreement with you)...I'm a creative thinker-out-of-the-box-er, with an arts degree no less, but somehow I was unimpressed with their presentation...does that mean I'm not a real artist? Here I go into another existential dilemma...<BR/><BR/>"Like it or not, Etsy has settled on a 'look' "--Are you kidding me? If they would just settle on a look I'd be delighted. That's the whole point of this thread...they HAVE NO LOOK. Not in the effective self-promotion kind of way anyway. For example, they have one logo on the front page...then they have a bunch of t-shirts that have other logos and looks, depending on which shirt we're talking about...then there's different booth set ups with different logos and looks depending on what market you're at or what city you're in...and stickers that are all different logos and styles...<BR/><BR/>I would think their various 'looks' were cute if they were attributed to one individual item. The problem is that various looks tend to be less effective when you're trying to promote a business. Honestly, without a consistent look they're likely shooting themselves in the hiney and wasting their money sending ambassadors to fairs to promote them.<BR/><BR/>The street team booths pictured have one thing in common...THE ETSY LOGO that Etsy themselves don't even use.<BR/><BR/>But really, I could forgive it all, if I had actually been GREETED by an Etsy staffer in the booth. Maybe they were shy. Maybe they think they're cooler than everyone else. Maybe they just have no social skills. No matter the reason, I was surprised that no effort was made. Combine that with signage that I have to work past all the "cute" ness to even read, and...I guess I'm not as creative as I thought ;)Ladies Auxilliaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988744862218318162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-90130586248661337932008-06-17T19:23:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:23:00.000-04:00I don't know, radcow--it must be a matter of perso...I don't know, radcow--it must be a matter of personal taste. At every show I've done, there are at least a handful of very edgy, very hippie-ish booths that still look cohesive. Those are the ones that I'm drawn to. I hate to say it, but not having covers that reach the floor is something that I've always mocked as the sign of an amateur seller.<BR/><BR/>I think some of the suggestions early in the thread are, admittedly, *too* corporate (the printed canopy, the vertical signage...)--I think it should look more handmade. But at least make it well-designed and cohesive. As so many others have said, I would never stop at that sloppy Etsy booth.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm confused as to who they are targeting with this booth--it must be sellers, because as a buyer, why would I visit their site? To see more pins and lipbalms? I think every front page treasury looks so much better than this hodgepodge of a booth.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't especially anger me, but it seems silly, and a waste. I don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-47729050844106119102008-06-17T18:55:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:55:00.000-04:00refreshingly lame.refreshingly lame.Impetuoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610001567002716942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-35895592577370945652008-06-17T18:53:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:53:00.000-04:00It just looks to me like etsy is trying to appeal ...It just looks to me like etsy is trying to appeal to its target market here. Hippies/artists/free thinkers/people who color outside of the lines are pretty much etsys bread and butter, so keeping that in mind, I think they did a darned great job creating a display that draws in that type. Im a hippie ...( or at least thats what people have been calling me since elementary school)... and I would be way more attracted to that kind of get up than a "professional" jobbie. Its refreshing.radcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554014302906154907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-47582588502351898092008-06-17T18:27:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:27:00.000-04:00Don't insult hippies...I know some that can run ci...Don't insult hippies...I know some that can run circles around Etsy for setup and professionalism.The Righteous Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282022935228225565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-89016002357525745572008-06-17T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:21:00.000-04:00I must be a low down dirty hippie because I think ...I must be a low down dirty hippie because I think their site was cute and fun. my bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-2564638296923809202008-06-17T17:32:00.000-04:002008-06-17T17:32:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214401866072445037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-82956948129826772632008-06-17T16:49:00.000-04:002008-06-17T16:49:00.000-04:00Don't insult the mentally handicapped and low inco...Don't insult the mentally handicapped and low income by comparing them to this crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-82708506950546407142008-06-17T15:48:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:48:00.000-04:00we're complaining because we ARE paying and seeing...we're complaining because we ARE paying and seeing nothign for it.<BR/><BR/>Etsy is amazing for what it's built, and the traffic it gets, it's the biggest of the lot of handmade storefronts. BUT we're pissed that the biggest is not the best. And it should be. It should be a no brainer to be on etsy if you craft anything, instead the no brainer seems to be leaving because they don't care.The Cranky Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492132798002763761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-91649590257405074182008-06-17T15:43:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:43:00.000-04:00Don't get so worked up Rokali. We love your buxine...Don't get so worked up Rokali. <BR/>We love your buxiness plan.Impetuoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610001567002716942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-10068342220371951392008-06-17T15:11:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:11:00.000-04:00The etsy booths in these pics have the same vibe a...The etsy booths in these pics have the same vibe as many of the Etsy front page items chosen from the treasuries. Like it or not, Etsy has settled on a 'look' -- a consistent image that appeals to its target market of immature privledged young people who may have some small skill in assembling ugly useless items from supplies manufactured in 3rd world sweatshops. But they have little talent, and next to no aesthetic sensibilities. Not to say there are not thousands of wonderful shops on Etsy, which have very much disappeared into the background after Etsy jumped the shark. Etsy got capital because they are doing a good business in separating kids from dollars, both as buyers and sellers. Etsy has succeeded, doing just what you see in the pics. If that's not to your taste, or doesn't fit in your buxiness plan, then vote with your credit card and, uh, leave? Or, keep paying Etsy, stay and complain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-38712559362352266532008-06-17T15:01:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:01:00.000-04:00that is kind of pathetic. etsy has all the resour...that is kind of pathetic. etsy has all the resources... they just seem to lack the knowledge and/or motivation to really make this business work. <BR/><BR/>presentation is everything! why not actually tell people something about etsy, rather than just trying to peddle the random crap you waste time making at the etsy labs?<BR/><BR/>it seems like laziness is a major problem among etsy admin... they would rather do something useless but "fun" (felt moustaches, anyone?) than do any actual WORK to make etsy a better place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-45298337781211779692008-06-17T13:44:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:44:00.000-04:00has the "Suggestions For a New Etsy Booth" admin p...has the "Suggestions For a New Etsy Booth" admin post started yet???Impetuoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610001567002716942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-70179380627032552972008-06-17T13:41:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:41:00.000-04:00The really frightening thing is that they think th...The really frightening thing is that they think they are qualified to give business advise.<BR/><BR/>And people listen to them.<BR/><BR/>*shudder*<BR/><BR/>They really need to get some qualified help in there. An actual and properly trained customer service rep would be a great start at some damage control.<BR/><BR/>Do the people they have in their "marketing" department have any idea what they are doing? Do ANY of them have a marketing background or ANY education in the marketing field?<BR/><BR/>Honestly, this isn't a high school play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-37970571017622533742008-06-17T13:34:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:34:00.000-04:00I agree with 'confushush', seeing those pictures m...I agree with 'confushush', seeing those pictures makes me want to close my shop and run a million miles away - I'm a painter, I like selling on etsy, but I seriously don't want to be associated with anything as amateur looking as those booths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com