Our Tool Box

One of the blessings of the internet is that help is always just a few clicks away! Our community of Upcyclers is proud of our willingness to share information, encourage growth and knowledge and to lend a hand to others who are dedicated to selling handmade goods. Here are some of our favorite 'Tools' We Love 2 Use--- Feel free to borrow them!

Help Home on Etsy, The First Place to Go For All Etsy Questions!!

The Etsy Seller Handbook: All Of Our How-To's About Selling

Helpful Links for Sellers from Etsy Admins

Etsy:: Community Resources 

Starting an Etsy Shop? Eight Things You Must Read First!

Your SEO Manual

Apps: Useful and Interesting Tools Built Using the Etsy API

10 Resources for Taking Better Photos

Big List of Photography Tips from Handmadeology

Free Photo Editing from Picnik.com

Photo Collage Tutorial~ Make the most of your Five Etsy Pics! 

Blog Secrets from The Cutest Blog on the Block

Crafty Biz- How to Optimize your Shop for Seo and Google

How to Better Engage Your Facebook Fans

Facebook Ads: Secrets From a Facebook Insider

Craftopolis: Track Your Shop Lovers & Hearts & Views

The 5 Foundations of Social Media Success That No One Talks About

How To Use Video To Market Your Business Online

How Do Colours Affect Purchases by Kissmetrics

Bounce Rate DeMystified by Kissmetrics

Copyblogger: Resources for marketing and bloggers

How To Properly Place Keywords... by Handmadeology

Smaller Box Blog for Indie Entrepreneurs

Blogussion: 10 Ways to Find Post Inspiration Without Even Leaving Your Blog

Photojojo: Shoot to Sell

12 Video Tutorials for Improving Product Photos by Mashable

Tools for Etsy Shops by Craftcult

Seller How-To: Banner Tips

Use All 14 Etsy Tags...Excellent Ideas for Tagging Your Items from Handmadeology 

Success on Etsy: A Discussion Thread on Upcyclers' Forum 

Tutorial for Customizable Etsy Widget for Wordpress

Working with Upcycled Materials~ Trademark Information from Legal Experts 

10 Things You Haven't Thought About And Should!

10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) NEWS

A Beginner's Guide to Google Analytics 5

10 Twitter Tools Used by Social Media Experts

Putting Your Shop on Top: Etsy's Most Relevant Search

How Can Blogging Work for Your Etsy Business

Pricing Tips for Your Etsy Business

Handmadeology's Top 40 Low Budget Promotion & Advertising Ideas for Etsy

Everything Etsy's 10 Secrets of Successful Blogging

BNS and BNR Tutorial: How to understand and use them