Featured Product

This weeks 'Featured Product' is this flower bracelet by PegasusAnTheMoon. Great for spring!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/264691077/flower-bracelet-spring-with-copper?ref=shop_home_feat_1

You can find Sue from Pegasus an the Moon on https://www.facebook.com/PegasusantheMoon/ and Instagram too www.instagram.com/pegasusanthemoon 

Merry Christmas from the Dorset Team!

Merry Christmas everyone, we hope that you all have a fantastic Christmas. The social media team are taking a well earned break over Christmas but we will be back with lots of new exciting things in the New Year!

Marketing yourself on Pinterest in the run up to Christmas - Tips for Etsy Sellers

Photo Credit: Beauxoxo who is a member of the Dorset Etsy Team - You can find her shop here  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/beauxoxo

Getting yourself ready for that all important time of the year can be a daunting task, Melissa Drake who is a successful seller on Etsy and also has a huge social media following has put together some Pinterest marketing tips to help you prepare for the Christmas holiday season.

Follow these tips to maximise your Pinterest potential and to reach new customers and hopefully make more sales!

Article: https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/article/8-pinterest-marketing-tips-for-the/22292445664

One of the tips that Melissa gives is to join a group board. We have our very own Dorset Team Pinterest page with lots of different themed boards. All members are welcome to pin, if you would like to be invited to pin please post on the Dorset Team forum and we will add you https://www.pinterest.com/dorsetteam/

You can find an example of one of our Dorset Team Pinterest boards here. This is a selection of items from sellers coming to our Dorset Team 'Etsy Made Local' Christmas Fair.

Follow Dorset Team's board 2015 - Etsy Made Local Christmas Fair - Wimborne by Dorset Team on Pinterest.

We hope that you will enjoy browsing our Pinterest boards and hope that the article is useful.

Do you pin? We would love to hear your Pinterest tips. Please leave them in the comments section below along with your Pinterest links.

Branding Your Shop - Etsy Online Lab

One of the great things about Etsy is that they provide lots of educational resources to help sellers. Today Etsy ran a live online lab about branding your shop. The lab was run by two Etsy admins, Tess (who is also captain of the Etsy Success Team) and Parker and they went through how to build a brand which sets your shop apart, why branding is important, what makes a brand stand out and simple strategies which you can use to enhance your own unique brand.

If you missed the live lab you can catch it with it below:

We would love to know what you thought about the lab, what you learnt from it and what was the one thing you would take away from the lab.

Please either let us know in the comment section below on the blog or head over to our team forum for our branding discussion.

Welcome to the Dorset Team!

A big hello and a warm welcome to the Dorset Team blog!

Firstly to those who don't know, the Dorset Team is a crafting community who have found each other via the wonderful online marketplace that is Etsy (more about this in a future post). 

For those of you who are part of the Dorset Team, I am a fellow team member and am looking forward to spreading the word about our lovely Team.  To find our team on Etsy, simply click on the link: https://www.etsy.com/uk/teams/14319/dorset-etsy-team

In this blog, we aim to communicate news, upcoming events, tips and advice,  provide information about Dorset and to showcase our lovely Team Members.

We very much value feedback so if there is something you would like covered or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch here!