Scrofano said he is confident the start - up is giving consumers what they want by making every day a good day to «shop small» — a trend that has grown over the past few years with Small Business Saturday, along with the popularity
of sites like Etsy and Amazon Handmade.
And we can already see some hints of reaction to this trend in the current economy: entrepreneurially - minded unemployed and underemployed people are taking advantages
of sites like Etsy and TaskRabbit to market quintessentially human skills.
Not exact matches
For example, consider the amount
of traffic to
sites like Etsy or IMDb.
You can find thousands
of one -
of - a-kind designs on
sites like Etsy.
This would apply to people who run businesses out
of their homes, operate local shops or sell their products exclusively on
sites like eBay and
Etsy.
A variety
of beautiful, handmade wooden toys can be found on
sites like etsy, and other toys made
of natural materials can likely be found in stores in your community, if you look hard enough.
I
like to think
of Etsy as the original Pinterest... a
site I could bop around on for hours, finding new items to lust over and never - ending DIY inspiration.
Just on the surface, it's interesting that a lot
of Etsy crafters purchase their supplies online from
sites like Michael's, Hobby Lobby, and yes, even Amazon, and under the Handmade storefront, those customers could purchase their supplies and then turn around and sell them back through the same platform where they themselves bought the goods.
A lot
of college students these days are also using
sites like Ebay and
Etsy to make extra money thus becoming «Solopreneurs» and probably are not aware
of the things that can trigger an audit.
image by Stefan Baudy Artist Julie Martin wrote in with the following question: I am thinking
of having prints made
of some
of my watercolor paintings and selling them on
sites like Etsy.
Does
etsy have a print - on - demand
like other
site so that I'll only submit my jpg
of my desing to
etsy, they the
etsy will do the printing and ship the print to the customer, then pay me my royalty?
I am thinking
of having prints made
of some
of my watercolor paintings and selling them on
sites like Etsy.
When you visit
sites like Amazon, Home Depot, or
Etsy, is there any doubt about the types
of products and goods you can find there?
Worse, patent trolls are targeting some
of the most promising young start - ups in the country
like hand - craft
site Etsy.