timothy adam designs: September 2009

Tuesday, September 29

Handmade Social Marketing Formula

TWITTER WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT :

@Mrsdstahl 120+ tweets

@craftyGAgal 40+ tweets

Handmade Social Marketing Formula

Join me on Craft Cast for a 90 minute class on how to market your handmade goods online using social media. I will be covering Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging. Through out the class you will be able to ask questions. I will also be giving away 3 one-on-one consultations! Click HERE

Twitter Challenge!!!

Alison from Craft Cast is giving away 2 seats for the Social Marketing Formula.
In the next 24 hrs the top 2 retweeters will win a seat in the class!

If you tweet your own tweet make sure you include the #hsmf tag.

Sunday, September 27

Etsy Top 10 (9.28.09) Enter your shop!!!!

Etsy Top 10

This past weeks Top 10 items received a total of 2122 + hits and ONE SALE!!!!

Tune in to my Twitter channel this Monday at 12 pm for the top 10...
The Etsy Top 10 is now being posted on my fan page: HERE (1400+ fans)

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If you would like to have your Etsy shop considered for the Etsy Top 10 Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what item from last weeks Top ten you like best!

Also post your Etsy shop in the Forums >> HERE

These 2 steps must be taken to be considered for the top 10!

!!!Top 10 Twitter Challenge!!!
Each week the Etsy seller with the most retweets about the Top 10 will automatically be given a spot in the Top 10! All you have to do is hit the "Tweet This" buttons below.. The more you tweet the better!!!

If you create your own tweet make sure you add the #etsytop10 tag!
Add #etsytop10 to all your tweets today before Monday at NOON!
GOOD LUCK!!!!
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Help Spread the word about the Etsy Top 10:
Tune in tomorrow and help retweet all 10 winners!!!
Add #etsytop10 to your tweets!!!

If you have been featured in the Etsy Top 10.. you can add this button to your blog. Just copy and paste the code below.... Make sure you grab the code from the week you were featured, and it will send your readers to that week and help increase your traffic to your Etsy shop!

Brought to you this week by :

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Thursday, September 24

Art Fire Saves Sellers Time

ArtFire’s Global Product Editor: Making Inventory Management Simple

ArtFire.com’s new feature allows members to quickly manage hundreds of products

Tucson, AZ – To help members prepare for the busy holiday shopping season, ArtFire has launched their Global Product Editor for sellers. This simple-to-use tool allows ArtFire.com artisans to quickly make mass changes to their inventory to run sales, adjust for changes in cost, and make seasonal changes. Such a useful and time efficient feature has never before been offered by a handmade venue.

With the Global Product Editor Management tool, Pro users on ArtFire will be able to easily change the price for a selection of their inventory to reflect a sale, or change their shipping costs to reflect an increase in postage expenses. They can quickly modify item titles and tags for search engine work and optimization, or move items into different studio categories for better organization. They can even use this tool to change where their items appear on the site, moving them into new gift guides, site categories, changing the primary color to allow for different results in ArtFire’s Search by Color feature, or setting different target genders and age groups.

“This tool will change the way artisans mange their inventory, making it easier for them to have complete control of their business,” said John Jacobs, CEO of ArtFire.com. “Artisans have been asking for this tool for a long time, and we were happy to be the first to give it to them.”

More about ArtFire

ArtFire is the premiere handmade marketplace on the web, and is known for its customer service and consistent innovation. ArtFire runs on a system of Community Directed Development, in which member feedback and suggestions are implemented into the direction of the site. On ArtFire, members have direct communication with developers and influence the types of projects built. This Global Product Editor was designed with member input to reduce the time required for artisans to manage their business during the upcoming holiday shopping season.

Wednesday, September 23

Colorado Conifer - Jewelry Tree - Colorado Trees Series

The Colorado Trees Series was inspired by my trip to Colorado in 2009. Camping and hiking in the wilderness was truly an amazing experience.

This Colorado Conifer Jewelry Tree is designed to show how the Colorado trees are so unique. You will notice the trees laying on the base, and the hand welded roots. This serves two purposes.. to hold rings and to show a glimpse of the mountain terrain.

With every purchase from the Colorado Trees Series you will receive a FREE high quality 5x7 photo taken on my hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains in 2009.

Tuesday, September 22

New Twitter Background

After I lost my Twitter background a few days ago, I decided to design a new one!
Here it is! @timothyadam

What do you think... good.. bad.... ?

Sunday, September 20

Etsy Top 10 (9.20.09) Enter your shop!!!!

Etsy Top 10

This past weeks Top 10 items received a total of 2065 + hits and ONE SALE!!!!

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Tuesday, September 15

Timothy Adam Designs - As Seen OnTv

You can also view the video on Youtube HERE

Cleveland's own Robin Swoboda sent her camera crew to my studio for a segment featuring me.

The show titled "That's life with Robin Swoboda", airs on Fox 8 Cleveland. This particular show featured me and a few other business around my town

Saturday, September 12

Etsy Top 10 (9.14.09)

Etsy Top 10

This past weeks Top 10 items received a total of 1934 + hits!!!!

Tune in to my Twitter channel this Monday at 12 pm for the top 10...
The Etsy Top 10 is now being posted on my fan page: HERE (1300+ fans)

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If you would like to have your Etsy shop considered for the Etsy Top 10 Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what item from last weeks Top ten you like best!

Also post your Etsy shop in the Forums >> HERE

These 2 steps must be taken to be considered for the top 10!
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Help Spread the word about the Etsy Top 10:
Tune in tomorrow and help retweet all 10 winners!!!
Add #etsytop10 to your tweets!!!

If you have been featured in the Etsy Top 10.. you can add this button to your blog. Just copy and paste the code below.... Make sure you grab the code from the week you were featured, and it will send your readers to that week and help increase your traffic to your Etsy shop!

Brought to you this week by:

Found-Handmade

Finding handmade good so you don't have to.

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Tuesday, September 8

Art Fire Sellers Can Now Accept Amazon Payments

ArtFire Partners with Amazon Payments to give Shoppers Safe Secure Payment Options

ArtFire Integrates payment system used by 88 million people to better serve Artisans

Tucson, AZ – In an effort to make shopping on ArtFire.com more convenient in time for the holiday shopping season, ArtFire has added Amazon Payments to their payment options. With PayPal, Google Checkout, Revolution Money Exchange, check, money order, and now Amazon Payments, shoppers have more ways than ever before to buy from artisans on ArtFire.com.

Within more than 88 million people already using Amazon Payments, this partnership will allow new shoppers the chance to make purchases off ArtFire using a payment service they know and trust. With Amazon Payments, shoppers don’t have to worry about signing up for a third party payment service so long as they have an account on Amazon. Amazon’s A to Z guarantee for buyers is well known throughout the ecommerce industry for providing safe, secure online payments and insuring transactions.

“We want customers shopping on ArtFire to be able to use the payment system they’re familiar with,” said John Jacobs, CEO of ArtFire.com. “This new payment method coupled with ArtFire’s no registration needed to checkout makes it easy for buyers to purchase handmade, vintage, media, and supplies from artisans on the site.”

More about ArtFire.com

ArtFire is the premiere handmade marketplace on the web. Since its launch less than a year ago, ArtFire has accumulated more than 30,000 sellers and storefronts from all about the world. On ArtFire, members can design their own customizable studio storefronts and list their handmade items for sale with no fees involved. Members have full control over their studio policies, including the payment methods they accept. By interpreting Amazon payments into the site, members will be able to choose to offer it as a form of payment to give buyers additional ways to checkout and purchase.

To learn more about using the Amazon Payment system click -- HERE

Check out Art Fire's new Costomer Coupon system -- HERE

And the Amazing Art Fire Facebok Kiosk-- Here

Monday, September 7

Handmade Tweets Come Together!

Attention Handmade Tweeting community... Now we can come together all in one place. I have set up two Tweet Knot Communities... One for "Etsy" and one for "Handmade".

Keep up to date with all the tweets that are happening in the handmade community... Find handmade news from the Etsy and other venues all in one spot.