Jewelry, inspired by Nature
selling handmade jewellery online
Etsy sales fees: what are they? Etsy sales fees which are obligatory fall roughly into three categories Listing fees of USD 0.20 plus VAT of 21%. Which is effectively 0.20 EUR according to the current exchange rate. Transaction fees of 3.5% plus … Continued
A Little Market transfer to Etsy: like a thunderbolt from a clear sky The announcement on A Little Market Transfer came in the first week of July 2017 like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. La Fine Equipe has notified … Continued
How I came to the decision to close Da Wanda shop…. Fairly good selling prospects in 2012 In 2012 I compared my selling experience on etsy.com vs dawanda.com. At that time the prospects of selling at dawanda.com looked bright. In the … Continued
Rings (and to less extent, bracelets) are the only jewelry pieces which need exact ring sizing. Sizes can be measured in different ways. There are Australian/British, US, General European (German), French and Japanese ring sizing scales. I find the General … Continued
In October 2015 Etsy has launched the Sell on Etsy App with a new feature: Etsy Shop Updates. The new Etsy Shop Updates feature has been designed to “make it easier to drive traffic from social media back to your Etsy shop.” … Continued
Google webmaster tools: an extra promotion tool for your website Handmade jewellery market is probably one of the most crowded online markets. Because so many people love making jewellery. If you offer jewellery for sale on your own website, how can … Continued
It’s been quite a while since I visited my shop at zibbet.com. The reasons were multiple. As I wrote in this post the platform’s new policy after the relaunch did not make me happy. The fact that zibbet was going … Continued
Etsy.com has become great and famous as THE market for unique stuff – handmade or vintage. So great and famous that at a certain point its owners were tempted to cash on this business success. In 2013 etsy.com decided to expand its markets by selling “manufactured” designer products.
Zibbet relaunch has been a not pleasant surprise I have had a free zibbet.com account since October 2013. At some point it even seemed that zibbet could become a good alternative to etsy.com and I seriously considered to go premium … Continued
In my previous blog I promised to compare Etsy.com and Zibbet.com. But to compare the two would be like comparing apples to pears. Etsy handmade market was launched in 2005 and since then it has evolved into a full-fledged handmade … Continued