Product Feature - Do a Little Dance

This weeks product feature is this beautiful hoop art from Do A Little Dance which is run by Sojung Kim McCarthy

Wouldn't this be so perfect for spring?! You can find this adorable bunny embroidery art in Sojung's Etsy shop 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/270102381/do-a-little-dance-baby-bunny-rabbit

Community News: Changes to Etsy Search and Sellers Advisory Board

Photo Credit: Dorset Team member Caz from Seemingly Possible

Changes to Etsy Search

Etsy are doing another round of tests with a view to 'tailoring' search results to the individual shopper based on their Etsy browsing and purchasing history. This means that the search results seen by one person will not necessarily be the same as those seen by another, even if they both use identical search terms. 

At present they are not suggesting we need to make any changes to our titles and tags but if you have been used to checking where your own items appear in a search, you won't necessarily get meaningful results any more. The best you can do is to log out of your own account and use the search 'incognito' so the results aren't affected by your browsing history... Read more in the Etsy announcement here: https://www.etsy.com/teams/7716/announcements/discuss/17343108 - this post has links to further resources and information.

Seller's Advisory Board

Congratulations to Team Captain Rachel on being asked to be part of the 2016 Seller Advisory Board - only 15 sellers worldwide were selected to be part of this group so it's an amazing achievement! Rachel will be heading to New York in March for her first meeting. Read more about the new Advisory Board here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/article/introducing-etsys-2016-seller-advisory/37704589529

Dorset Team Treasury Tuesday: A Day at the Coast

Photo Credit: Sand and Seagulls https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SandAndSeagulls 

Thank you so much to everyone who made 'unique style' treasuries last week. Was fantastic to see many members getting involved and finding out more about you all and your style!

This week's theme is 'A Day at the Coast'

We would love to see your coastline themed collections. 

Please remember to tag them with 'dorsetteam' so we can find them on social media

How to make your own beaded necklace - Tutorial by Lynn Davy

This month we are exploring different Dorset Team member's blogs and sharing some of their blog posts.

Dorset Team member Lynn Davy from Nemeton has written and shared this wonderful tutorial on how to make a beaded charm necklace. It has a step by step guide to making the necklace which you can find here on Lynn's blog:

http://lynndavybeadwork.co.uk/?p=577

So, if you fancy getting creative and want to try jewellery making this is a great way to start!

Would you like to see your blog featured? Please share a post from your blog on #DorsetTeam and we will pick another blog post to be featured next week

Be an Expert - Achieve your goals!

Photo Credit - Lindsay from SlumberMonkey who is a Dorset Team member

Happy New Year!

This week our 'Be an Expert' post is all about goal setting for 2016 and achieving your goals. Setting goals is a great way to keep motivated throughout the year and keep track of your progress.

There is a fantastic resources on how to set your own goals for this year here:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/article/ready-for-etsy-success-start-with-an/22665600045

 https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/article/how-4-sellers-achieved-their-goals-in/36568397091 

This article from Etsy also goes through different goals and share resources for how to achieve those goals. There is something from Etsy sellers of different expertise from total newbies to those more established.

What are your goals for 2016? We would love to hear.

Please share them by adding a comment below or by sharing on #DorsetTeam

Be an Expert - Planning for 2016

We know you are all really busy with the run up to Christmas but if there is a spare minute why not start thinking about what you would like to achieve in 2016. Perhaps a goal for your shop that you would like to set or something new that you would like to learn.

Has been exciting to hear lots of you talking about 'relaunching' your shops in the New Year, bring out new products and expanding into new ventures!

Good luck, we would love to hear what your goals are for 2016. Please let us know in the comment section below.

If you are looking to improve your shop, the Etsy seller's handbook is a fantastic place to start. 

Here's a link to the seller handbook:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook

We also have some fantastic threads in the Dorset Team to help you kick start your shops in 2016.

Need to help identifying where you are going wrong? and how you could improve your shop? Why not check out our shop critique thread https://www.etsy.com/teams/14319/dorset-etsy-team/discuss/17180536

Are you a new seller? We have a Newbie Sellers thread in the forum here https://www.etsy.com/teams/14319/dorset-etsy-team/discuss/17143226

Community News: Inspiring Workspaces

We always love seeing posts about inspiring workspaces. Today we wanted to share with you all this blog post from the Etsy blog about a printmaker in San Francisco called Jen Hewett. Jen works from her tiny but beautiful workspace. We hope that you will find this blog post inspiring! 

You can find the article here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/article/inspiring-workspaces-jen-hewett/35075630942

We would love to see your workspace photographs whether you have your own shedio, workshop or work from your kitchen table! Please share your workspace photos using our team hashtag #DorsetTeam 

Featured Product - Kawaii kitten mirror by Emelie Jensen

Our second featured product this week is this adorable kawaii mirror by Emelie Jensen from the shop Tomodachi Island.

This cute pocket mirror is perfect for keeping in your handbag or makeup bag and is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face every time you use it!

The kitten design was drawn by Emelie who is based in Bournemouth and part of the Dorset Etsy Team

Emelie says "Tomodachi Island is a little part of my imagination that I have decided to share with the world. It is and ever growing project of mine and this little Island never stops growing. I make little creatures and build stories around them. This is my way of expressing my creativity and I hope that by sharing my stories and fantasies I can bring a smile to your face."

If you like all things cute and kawaii head over to Emelie's beautiful shop to have a browse!

Shop Link: Tomodachi Island

Shop Updates - A new marketing tool from Etsy

Photo Credit: Etsy.com 

Exciting news this week from Etsy, they have introduced a new marketing tool for sellers which is being rolled out to make sharing on the Etsy sellers app earlier. It is called Shop Updates and will make sharing from the app onto social media much easier and quicker and works as a 'in house' social media feed. 

Etsy say "Buyers using the Etsy shopping app will see these updates on their homescreen from Etsy sellers they’ve interacted with through favoriting or purchasing. Buyers will also see updates on a seller’s shop home. "

Do you have the new Shop Updates feature? We would love to hear what you think about it in the comments section below!

For more information on the update please see the Etsy community news: https://blog.etsy.com/news/2015/shop-updates-a-new-marketing-tool-for-etsy-sellers/

Introducing #DorsetTeamTips - Tips for running your Etsy shop

Have you always wanted to set up your own Etsy shop or currently run an Etsy shop but feel like you need some more tips on how to improve it?

The Dorset Team are running a new series called 'Dorset Team Tips' where sellers from our team will be sharing their tips for running an Etsy shop/ small business.

You can find the tips by searching #DorsetTeamTips on social media (particularly on Twitter).

Do you have a fantastic tip or idea which has helped you with your business or your craft that you could share to help other sellers? Please post your tips and include the hashtag #DorsetTeamTips in your post so that other members can find it. You can post this on any social media platform including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

See the #DorsetTeamTips posted to Twitter by clicking here

More to come soon....!