Comments on: Lux, Etsy, a Winner and What’s Next http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html Images and writing about my abstract contemporary textile art by Lisa Call. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Liz Plummer http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15735 Liz Plummer Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:50:04 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15735 Hi Lisa Thanks for that. What I mean is, if people type in www.lizplummer.com they will get to my website and www.lizplummer.com/blog they will get to my blog - but pages will all be under www.lizplummer.com/blog, won't they? Because it is a subdomain or a directory (never quite sure which is which...). So presumably if I made one of the pages within the wordpress setup to be my homepage, it couldn't be www.lizplummer.com, UNLESS I could set up a redirect. But I don't know if I can set up a redirect if that page is a subset of the main domain. Liz Hi Lisa

Thanks for that. What I mean is, if people type in http://www.lizplummer.com they will get to my website and http://www.lizplummer.com/blog they will get to my blog - but pages will all be under http://www.lizplummer.com/blog, won’t they? Because it is a subdomain or a directory (never quite sure which is which…). So presumably if I made one of the pages within the wordpress setup to be my homepage, it couldn’t be http://www.lizplummer.com, UNLESS I could set up a redirect. But I don’t know if I can set up a redirect if that page is a subset of the main domain.

Liz

]]> By: Lisa Call http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15733 Lisa Call Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:17:59 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15733 Daniel - I don't intend on putting any time into selling on etsy. I've sold nothing on guild.com - but have friends that sell quite a bit. Daniel - I don’t intend on putting any time into selling on etsy. I’ve sold nothing on guild.com - but have friends that sell quite a bit.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15729 Daniel Sroka Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:29:36 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15729 Yeah, Etsy's fees are pretty cheap. The hidden cost, like Liz said, is the time you need to spent hawking your goods to get any sales. I think most buyers on Etsy are other shop keepers -- I don't know if Etsy has been too successful reaching outside markets. Lisa, have you had much success with the Guild.com store? Yeah, Etsy’s fees are pretty cheap. The hidden cost, like Liz said, is the time you need to spent hawking your goods to get any sales. I think most buyers on Etsy are other shop keepers — I don’t know if Etsy has been too successful reaching outside markets.

Lisa, have you had much success with the Guild.com store?

]]> By: Lisa Call http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15721 Lisa Call Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:47:39 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15721 Thanks Liz. We'll see how etsy goes. As for the website - I suppose 'straight forward' depends on your level of comfort with the technology. And yes - I'm using pages for the 'static' portion of my website (all of those pages are being redesigned and rewritten). I'm not sure I understand your question about the URLs but you can set any page in your wordpress site to be your home page - doesn't have to be your blog. Thanks Liz. We’ll see how etsy goes.

As for the website - I suppose ’straight forward’ depends on your level of comfort with the technology. And yes - I’m using pages for the ’static’ portion of my website (all of those pages are being redesigned and rewritten).

I’m not sure I understand your question about the URLs but you can set any page in your wordpress site to be your home page - doesn’t have to be your blog.

]]> By: Liz Plummer http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15720 Liz Plummer Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:11:29 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/04/lux-etsy-a-winner-and-whats-next.html#comment-15720 Lisa, is it straightforward moving over your website to Wordpress? Because I've considered it - I assume you use Wordpress pages, do you? Is it possible to redirect your domain name to a blog webpage? (I assume that's what you'd have to do, is it? ie. if I've got www.lizplummer.com could I redirect it to www.lizplummer.com/blog/whatever the homepage wordpress page is called?) I've had an Etsy shop since the beginning of this year and I've found that to sell anything you really have to push it all the time and spend time in the forums and in street teams getting to know people... so far, anyway. I don't know if it'll ease off as I get known. I've had fun getting to find out about other makers in other media anyway in the process! I don't leave comments much these days on your blog but I really enjoy reading your posts. Lisa, is it straightforward moving over your website to Wordpress? Because I’ve considered it - I assume you use Wordpress pages, do you? Is it possible to redirect your domain name to a blog webpage? (I assume that’s what you’d have to do, is it? ie. if I’ve got http://www.lizplummer.com could I redirect it to http://www.lizplummer.com/blog/whatever the homepage wordpress page is called?)

I’ve had an Etsy shop since the beginning of this year and I’ve found that to sell anything you really have to push it all the time and spend time in the forums and in street teams getting to know people… so far, anyway. I don’t know if it’ll ease off as I get known. I’ve had fun getting to find out about other makers in other media anyway in the process!

I don’t leave comments much these days on your blog but I really enjoy reading your posts.

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