{"id":1296,"date":"2010-05-22T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gingiber.com\/it-was-one-year-ago-today-happy-etsy-birthday-to-me-2\/"},"modified":"2010-05-22T12:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T12:27:00","slug":"it-was-one-year-ago-today-happy-etsy-birthday-to-me-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gingiber.com\/?p=1296","title":{"rendered":"it was one year ago today (happy etsy birthday to me!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S_fTB2__vDI\/AAAAAAAABWU\/3S2SbuOKa3E\/s1600\/happybirthday_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S_fTB2__vDI\/AAAAAAAABWU\/3S2SbuOKa3E\/s400\/happybirthday_large.jpg\" width=\"335\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Happy Etsy Birthday to Me!!!!!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I remember a year a go, nervously deciding if I should list anything at all on etsy. The online world seemed so daunting, and I felt like I would just get lost in the crowd. My sweet husband encouraged me to just doodle, list some items, and see what happened.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My expectations were too high. I thought people would snatch up my drawings so quickly! It took months before a had a sale. Now, 1 year later, even though I have only sold 33 items, I am fairly happy with the progress I have made.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>My 1 year highlights:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My first sale: &#8220;The Pretty Peacock Print&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S_fLWbLQ0tI\/AAAAAAAABWM\/lxmcfKVSe_o\/s1600\/Picture+5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"515\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S_fLWbLQ0tI\/AAAAAAAABWM\/lxmcfKVSe_o\/s640\/Picture+5.png\" width=\"640\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Being featured on <a href=\"http:\/\/decor8blog.com\/2010\/03\/09\/etsy-take-five-tuesday-41\/\">decor8<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>One of my prints &#8220;Oh, Deer&#8221; being listed on Etsy&#8217;s blog &#8220;The Storque&#8221; under Etsy Find&#8217;s: Undiscovered Territory!<\/b> Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/storque\/spotlight\/etsy-finds-undiscovered-territory-7240\/\">here<\/a> (it is the first on the &#8220;related items&#8221; list).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S9sQOc1mOcI\/AAAAAAAABQM\/P0kJmw_u-3o\/s1600\/Mother%27sDayStorque.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QUKI7v2vaF0\/S9sQOc1mOcI\/AAAAAAAABQM\/P0kJmw_u-3o\/s400\/Mother%27sDayStorque.jpg\" width=\"392\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Being featured AGAIN on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/gingibersnap.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/etsy-storque-must-like-me-my-print-has.html\">The Storque<\/a>&#8220;, this time as the main Mother&#8217;s Day image! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/ny-image0.etsy.com\/il_fullxfull.144176636.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/ny-image0.etsy.com\/il_fullxfull.144176636.jpg\" width=\"282\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Love that this little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/46920840\/alphabet-nursery-art-turquoise-owl\">Owl Alphabet Poster <\/a>has received since I created it!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Making new friends online! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Sponsoring some incredible blogs over the months! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racheldenbow.blogspot.com\/\"><span>Smile and Wave<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thompsonfamily.typepad.com\/thompson_familylife\/\">Thompson Family Life<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prudentbaby.com\/\">Prudent Baby<\/a><span>! <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Thanks so much for all of the support, nice faithful readers. Here&#8217;s to an even more awesome year at my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gingiber.etsy.com\/\">Gingiber Etsy<\/a>, full of smarter business decisions, better products, and making even more friends! <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Oh, and be sure to come back later for a little giveaway to celebrate this special occasion!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Happy Etsy Birthday to Me!!!!!!! I remember a year a go, nervously deciding if I should list anything at all on etsy. The online world seemed so daunting, and I felt like I would just get lost in the crowd. My sweet husband encouraged me to just doodle, list some items, and see what happened. 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