Gorgeous Greens: Treasury Tuesday Themes and Twitter Chat Recap and New Theme

Hello lovelies! It's that time again in the week! Treasury Tuesday theme time and Twitter Chat!

Last week's Treasury Tuesday theme was Afternoon Tea and there were some lovely treasuries created. In case you still aren't sure what a treasury is or what one even looks like, here's a link to an example by our own Rachel of TheDorothyDays. One treasury a week is featured on the blog so why not go ahead and make one this week with the theme Gorgeous Greens? You could be featured! Don't forget to post your treasury link to the forum thread on Etsy and also share it on twitter and other social media with the hashtag #dorsetteam for sharing around social media.

Our Twitter Chat last week, for those of you who were unable to attend, was a social chat. We had a blast getting to know one another, those of us who participated, and it was lovely to just connect on a different level other than just tips and tricks for our Etsy shops. It is just as important to make personal connections with fellow sellers and also with customers as it is to help each other out with tips about selling on our preferred platform. Personal relations are vital to making our businesses flow. My favourite question of last week's chat was 'What is the story behind the name for your shop?" Our answers ranged from being inspired by poetry, to being inspired by names of the past, to realising just who we were making things for and finding inspiration in that (as KnittedbyAuntyEmma did), to finding inspiration in your cultural identity as was the case for our very own MissPajuCraft who originally hails from Venezuela.

All in all, we had a lovely time getting to know one another and more friendships were formed as a result. This week's Twitter Chat theme is: Selling at Events.

If you have done so in the past, are considering doing so and even if you've never sold at an event this Twitter chat is worth checking out and getting in on. I am certain that the veterans of the team who have had lots of experience in this will be most helpful in giving us pointers, helping us know what things are do's and don'ts of selling at events and will be open to discussion on things that are just not easy to wrap our heads around.

So, just to remind you one last time of the themes and schedules for today:

Treasury Tuesday: Gorgeous Greens and you have all day to make yours.
Twitter Chat: Selling at Events; be sure to get on Twitter for 7:30pm and that you are following @DorsetTeam and use #dorsetteam hashtag when replying to questions so everyone can interact.

Look forward to seeing you on there and to seeing your treasuries!

Cheers!

Nadia
WalksInBeautyPaperie

Afternoon Tea and Tweets

Good afternoon lovely Dorset Teamsters! In case you haven't already taken notice of this via the team forum or any of the Facebook pages-groups, today's Treasury Tuesday theme is 'Afternoon Tea'! Still time to get a nice treasury in if you want to participate or go peruse some of the treasuries created by wonderful team members!

In other news, our Twitter Hour this week is a social chat, a chance to get to know other team members, their likes, dislikes, habits and more! Please do join us at 7:30 on Twitter and don't forget to use the hashtag #dorsetteam when replying to the questions/chat prompts.

I was away until late yesterday evening so apologies for posting a bit later than I had hoped. Trying to get back into the swing of things is always a bit tough when one has been away, isn't it?

Last week's twitter chat theme was all about Social Media. It seems, from the discussion, that people are mainly using Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to connect with customers on a regular basis. Are these platforms you use regularly?

Building reach on social media should also help translate into more sales and it seems that those taking part in the discussion last week came to the conclusion that the most effective platforms to do this on seem to be Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Posting product photos as well as work in progress ones are always a good idea as well.

All in all, it seems that we are all learning by trial and error what works best and what doesn't when it comes to social media. This is why it is great to have these twitter chats as it gives us a chance to talk things out and bounce ideas off each other. Please do join in tonight to get to know each other a little better.

Next week's Treasury Tuesday theme is: Gorgeous Greens!

Next week's Twitter Hour Chat theme is: Selling at Events, I am sure this will be a great chat especially for those of us who are a bit newer to this kind of selling.

Look forward to tweeting with you all later!


Afternoon Tea photo courtesy of Pixabay.com

Twitter Hour & Treasury Tuesday: Recap from Last Week and Theme Announcements

Hello all! Sorry for not posting this yesterday. I was feeling a bit under the weather and was a little busy so thought I would get it up today before it was too late!

As you all know, last week's Twitter Hour was a general Q&A sort so I will basically just recap a bit of what members who participated talked about so those of us who weren't able to attend or don't have twitter can see what was discussed and hopefully get some great tips from the discussion!

The questions asked and discussed last week were the following:

Q: Is there anything you are struggling with?
Q: What do you think your strengths are in your business?
Q: What do you wish you could get help with?
Q: Anything you're not sure about on Etsy? This is your chance to ask your friendly team!
Q: What do you wish you'd known when you started your Etsy shop?

Sadly, it seems there was not much of a response or participation in last weeks twitter hour so hopefully tonight's will be better attended. In general, responses of wanting help with making more attractive listings and wishing one had known how much hard work Etsy shops are before starting one I think are probably things we can all relate to or have been able to relate to in the past. What are your thoughts on the questions asked? Comments are encouraged and welcome. This blog is here to help us all learn, get to know one another and support each other as we all grow our businesses. Participation is key and helpful to get the word out about each one of our shops.

This week's Twitter Hour theme is Social Media for Your Etsy Shop. If you aren't already on twitter, please do sign up and create an account. When used efficiently twitter can be a great boost to sales and this week's topic is one that you will not want to miss if you feel that you aren't as social media savvy as you'd like to be. Don't forget, the team's twitter handle is @DorsetTeam, tweet all replies with the hashtag #dorsetteam and the Twitter Hour starts at 7:30pm!

Another great way to participate in weekly team events online is by creating a treasury on Etsy for Treasury Tuesday. This week's theme is The Great Outdoors which is why I have featured a photo I took of Langdon Wood right here in Dorset as a title photo for this post. What items in your Etsy shop feature the great outdoors? Why not create a treasury to discover items by team members that feature this? Find the info on how to create a treasury list in the Etsy team forum or ask our lovely Lynn Davy for some pointers!

Hope to see you all tweeting tonight!

Cheers!