tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78525021049799806802012-02-15T23:09:26.305-08:00my little space in a vast online galaxy where i share my handmade loves. setting up my etsy shop has been crazy.frustrating.fun... but i wouldn't have it any other way... themixlab this is my place to chill out, check out other blogs and gather inspiration. so kick back, relax and chill out here!theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852502104979980680.post-23445209900251192132009-05-04T07:14:00.000-07:002009-05-10T10:22:58.335-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/Sf76PDn7T1I/AAAAAAAAADs/B9DZwody2GQ/s200/craftcult+carousel+ad+may+4+2009+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331974145430998866" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shelling out $15USD for a Carousel Ad for 4 days makes me feel... all businesswomen-y. So here are the parameters of Craftcult Ad Experiment 1.0: The item listed had an initial view count of 10 with no hearts, the ad started on Monday 4th May 2009. I spotted the ad at around 10am (New York time), with a view count of 16. Will be posting more data at regular intervals, so keep a look out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8.50pm (New York time)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View Count: 27</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New Hearts: 0</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7.00am (New York time)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View Count: 33</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New Hearts: 0</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SgAg4okYJOI/AAAAAAAAAD0/ofANKXK50Ac/s200/craftcult+ad+2+5+may+2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332298116141425890" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My featured item has changed, so it's a little hard to track the change in views since I last checked my shop, urgh...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7.00am (New York time)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View Count: 186</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New Hearts: ??</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2nd featured item: Coral Rose Necklace</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9.00pm (New York time)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View Count: 231<br />New Hearts: 2</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Made a sale! It's not the featured item though.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SgGEItY9dmI/AAAAAAAAAD8/LyTNoINc2As/s200/craftcult+ad+3+item+6+may+2009+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332688718941484642" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My third item is up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7.00am (New York time)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View Count: 120</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New Hearts: ??</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8.00pm (New York time)<br />View Count: 135<br />New Hearts: 0</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6.00am (New York time)<br />View Count: 152<br />New Hearts: 0 </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SgcKKXlz6gI/AAAAAAAAAEE/6lWwDmDDyhM/s200/craftcult+4th+item+8+may+2009+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334243456891218434" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 item just posted:<br />View Count: 268 (original)<br />New Hearts: 0</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">12.00am (New York time)<br />View Count: 283<br />New Hearts: 1<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My last item is taken off!<br />View Count: 291<br />New Hearts: 1</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Total New Views:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1st item: 6</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">2nd item: 45</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">3rd item: 32</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">4th item: 23</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">106 views</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: bold;font-size:18px;">3 new hearts</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Hmm...106 views seems like a lot, but then with US$15 will let me renew 75 times, even if I get only 5 hearts each time, I'll still get a total of 375 views. Of course this data is not totally accurate, but another advantage of renewing is getting back on top of the pile, which means a higher chance of getting noticed and featured in treasuries/ front page/ gift guides.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I guess I'll stick to adding new items to my shop for now, plus renewing. </div><div style="text-align: center; ">It'll be a while before I advertise again.</div></span></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852502104979980680-2344520990025119213?l=the-mix-lab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852502104979980680.post-6657935501332355972009-05-02T08:53:00.000-07:002009-05-02T09:02:11.583-07:00<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/Sfxt0fFTj6I/AAAAAAAAADc/IqBQ82wtX0U/s200/belt21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331256807364202402" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/Sfxt0VjkQYI/AAAAAAAAADk/HMgHPXdP4ng/s200/belt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331256804806771074" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Just added a new hot pink peacock stretch belt on Etsy...went to this really traditional craft shop to get more of the plastic floral belt buckles, and to my horror they're all sold out! What a shame...I really wanted to keep a few designs for myself...well technically I could do that and not earn anything, but the capitalist in me wins in the end. Hopefully the new buckles I bought won't be sold out that soon.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852502104979980680-665793550133235597?l=the-mix-lab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852502104979980680.post-7160003858727788132009-01-18T09:54:00.001-08:002009-01-18T10:04:15.960-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Paper Circus with Dancing Pigs</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXNs_cVvN9I/AAAAAAAAADU/D_4cEyNh4Gs/s200/etsy+find4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292693824285390802" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXNs_Dvxf3I/AAAAAAAAADM/R9BFmnW7Dcw/s200/etsy+find3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292693817683705714" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">While crafting, I left Time Machine 2 on Auto Scroll and this cute paper toy caught my eye. The pigs even move when you rotate the flag! This will make a fabulous gift, check out other variations (dogs, hares, squirrels etc) of this toy at </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6050951"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Under The Stairs Studios</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852502104979980680-716000385872778813?l=the-mix-lab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852502104979980680.post-27555911431096862182009-01-18T03:57:00.001-08:002009-01-18T10:32:17.227-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As a new seller on Etsy, I'm really thankful for all the great tips I've gathered from the forums. Hang out there, make a few Etsy friends and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how supportive they all are. So here it is on my blog, a tip every now and then on what I'm doing to improve my shop. It may sound painfully obvious to the experienced sellers, but to the uninitiated, this may be of help to you.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So what's my first Tip? Well, there are actually two. Firstly, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">add your shop name to your tags</span>. You never know who might be googling your shop and hey, there're 14 tags to fill up, don't let it go to waste!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My second Tip: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">do you find it a hassle to keep checking on who has hearted your items instead of your shop</span>? There's </span><a href="http://craftcult.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">craftcult</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> to the rescue! I check Google Analytics once in a while (still trying to wrap my head around it, statistics...argh!) and I'm always curious about where my traffic comes from. And <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">craftcult</span> popped up. Oh. My. God. I'm saved!  I believed a few of my items were featured there for a while. There's a function called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">heart-o-matic</span> in which you feed your shop name and immediately you can track who has hearted you today, how many page views you have etc... even views per heart ratio, which is pretty useful in knowing which items are more popular. Try craftcult, it's the best tool I've stumbled upon!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXMhjXjHAfI/AAAAAAAAAC8/ZYKb4k5mt54/s200/craftcult+screengrab1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292610878590878194" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXMhjecXgpI/AAAAAAAAADE/y8uBMHBIbko/s200/craftcult+screengrab2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292610880441647762" /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852502104979980680-2755591143109686218?l=the-mix-lab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852502104979980680.post-31777267399325324342009-01-17T05:06:00.000-08:002009-01-18T08:05:20.493-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Ouija Board Necklace</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXHYX3wOZTI/AAAAAAAAAC0/y6n4QbclfVQ/s1600-h/etsy+find+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ojVQAy_6O9I/SXHYX3wOZTI/AAAAAAAAAC0/y6n4QbclfVQ/s200/etsy+find+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292248941751854386" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Item available at </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16362723"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TheCaravan</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I fell in love with this necklace the minute I saw it...I thought it was a pendant bought from a supplier at first but it turns out to be handmade from scratch.  Immediately on my favourite list. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Also available as a bracelet.</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852502104979980680-3177726739932532434?l=the-mix-lab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theMIXlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06915305882872228823noreply@blogger.com0