Is it possible to network and have fun at the same time? HELL YES!

If you are an Etsy seller, you need to head over to the Forums. You may think it’s a waste of time to sit around with other sellers gabbing about low sales, critiquing other shops and chatting about your Starbucks coffee (which I did this morning!) but in actuality, these moments increase your exposure, sales, hearts and you will gain valuable advice at the same time. Did I mention my very first Etsy sale came from a forum conversation!

Take Friday for example. I had the most visitors to the Etsy Business blog after I spent a little bit of time starting new threads, responding to help questions and chatting away about various things happening in Etsy land. Today I have already set my highest visitor record thanks to my morning forum chatter. The photo below shows that in the span of 30 minutes, 11 out of 20 clicks came from forum visitors:

One thing worth mentioning, DO NOT go into the forums if you have any major work to do first. Get that stuff out of the way or use the forum for break time. It can become so addictive that people forget they are suppose to be crafting, photographing, listing and SELLING.