Monday, March 30, 2015

Spring Sales Event - Participating Shops

Shop the SPS Team's Spring Sales Event on Etsy April 6-12, 2015



The Strategic Promotion for Success Team's Spring Sales Event on Etsy will be held April 6-12 and you can get some great discounts from all of these participating shops by using coupon code SPST0415.



Click on any photo to visit the shop on Etsy

20% off
Free shipping
15% off
15%off
20% off
20% off
10% off
ChickenJungle 25% off + free shipping on 2nd item
Free US shipping
20% off
15% off
35% off
15% off
15% off
20% off
15% off
25% off
10%-30% off
25% off
15% off
25% off

Find hundreds of items from participating shops on our Spring Sales Event board on Pinterest.




PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR LEADER :

My name is Ellen and I LOVE to design and create things. I find it deeply satisfying to start with nothing more than an idea and finish with a tangible, beautiful, functional piece of work. I enjoy learning new techniques that I can incorporate into my creations. I practice a variety of different art forms, but find I always have at least one knit, crochet or sewing project in progress.


thechillydog on Etsy

For free craft pattern's, tutorials and inspiration visit my blog, The Chilly Dog.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Getting Started with Google+


Google+ is joining Facebook and Twitter as one of the most popular social networks on the internet. Even though it is one of the newer platforms, I find that it is fairly user friendly, even for social media newbies.

Many of our SPS teammies have Google+ pages, but they aren't quite sure how to use them, so I'd like to share some very basic information for Google+ beginners.

Your Profile and Settings


Before you start posting, I highly recommend you take a moment to visit the "Home" button on the top left of your Google+ page.

When you hover over the "Home" a drop-down menu appears.

The two tabs you should explore carefully before posting anything are the "Profile" and "Settings tabs. Here you will get to decide personal information you would like to display on your page. Use a little common sense and be careful about what you are telling the entire world.

Once you have completed your profile and settings, you'll want to share your very first post. Posting on Google+ is very similar to posting on Facebook.

Creating a Google+ Post

On your Google+ page you will see a box that looks like this.




Here you can share text, a picture, a link (maybe to an item in your Etsy shop) and more. Click where it says "Share what's new..." and the window enlarges.



If you are sharing a photo or link, it's always good to tell your followers a little bit about it.



Next, decide what type of attachment you will be sharing.



I like to share links to our team blog!




Here's the link to a post I wrote about our SPS Team Community on Google+, http://strategicpromotionforsuccess.blogspot.com/2015/02/sps-team-google-community.html. This is the URL I am sharing.



You can choose to make your post public. If you do this, it will appear in all of your follower's streams. (A stream on Google+ is the sane as your feed on Facebook.)

Or you can share your post privately with a specific person or a circle of friends.

Getting Fancy with Your Posts

Sometimes it's helpful to mention other people in your posts. For example, if you were sharing a link to an item in someone else's Etsy shop, it would be nice to give them credit. 



And, let's not forget to use #hashtags.



If you are still new to the idea of using #hashtags, Google+ has a very helpful feature that the Facebook and Twitter don't. At the very bottom of your "Settings" you can check the option fror Google to automatically add hashtags to your post.



Putting the "Social" into Social Media

Everyone likes to get noticed on social media. Here's a post I recently shared in the SPS Team's Google+ Community 


There are three ways you can tell someone you like their post.

  • +1 it: clicking on the +1 button is similar to "liking" on Facebook
  • Share it: Click on the arrow button to share a post on your Google+ page
  • Add a comment... Interact with others by leaving a comment on someone's post. (More common sense - your comments are public, so it's best to keep things friendly.)
Once you are feeling comfortable on Google+, I hope you'll join the SPS Team's Community. It's a great place to find other team members, add them to your Google+ circles, share your shop items and more.


PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR LEADER :


My name is Ellen and I LOVE to design and create things. I find it deeply satisfying to start with nothing more than an idea and finish with a tangible, beautiful, functional piece of work. I enjoy learning new techniques that I can incorporate into my creations. I practice a variety of different art forms, but find I always have at least one knit, crochet or sewing project in progress.


thechillydog on Etsy

For free craft pattern's, tutorials and inspiration visit my blog, The Chilly Dog.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Items Of The Hour 3/22- 3/28

Items Of The Hour is a weekly thread on the Strategic Promotion For Success Team. Each day 4 items are chosen to be promoted by the other team members.  The purpose of the thread is to bring in new views and hopefully some sales.

Shops can promote the 4 items any way they choose.  Team members can promote by adding the 4 items to their favorites, making a treasury, sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest , other social media, and any other way they can think of.  Team members who have promoted the other shops have an increased chance of their shop being chosen for the next round.



Items Of The Hour 3/22-3/28

Strategic Promotion for Success Team Items Of The Hour 3/22-3/28
Turquoise elastic choker round pendant 18 inch acryic woman teen gift OOAKHandmade Jewelry
$9.00
Lithograph Medusa like animals 1911
$7.00
Rainbow Doily
$7.50
Bunny Bottom Cupcake Toppers (One Dozen)
$12.00
Needle felted animal cat felted wool white Cat.needle felted cat Soft sculpture original design by LinenWoolRainbow
$100.00
Bright Gold Second Stud Earrings Small Ceramic Flower Posts Modern Fashion Jewelry
€10.00
Archie Comics Betty Veronica Handmade Standard Pillowcase Pillow Case
$18.00
9 Mini Maltese Dog Ornaments
$16.25
Large square silk scarf hand dyed in shades of pink and magenta, 35” square, ready to ship
$34.95
Decorative wicker basket with a Leaf motif
$10.00
Knitted MacScarecrow Clan The Scottish Scarecrow Family Book
$20.00
Lilac Paisley or Drip Dots Swirl Card Holder Case Your Choice of one
$4.00
Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners - Children's Book, Story Book, Easy Read
$7.00
Felt finger puppets Zoo Mates - set of 5
$16.00
SALES 30% OFF Spring fall knitted peter pan, Hand Knitted Collar Necklace, Collar With Bow, Detachable Collar, Collar Bib Necklace Knit
€20.00
Shield Necklace Oval,Oval Silver Necklace,Metal Necklace ,Silver Brass Turquoise Necklace,Presh Necklace,
$31.00

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PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR LEADER :

Hi I'm Amy. In my shop I offer a variety of crocheted items and occasionally I list vintage crochet & knitting pattern books. I enjoy working on custom orders. My customers often come up with the best creative ideas; and sometimes offer me the challenge of creating something I've never done before. It’s always satisfying to take a piece of yarn and create something new from it.