I am a collecting, crafting, curating, learning, and sharing enthusiast. My blog intends to focus on a few of my interests: life as a short person because I'm 4 feet 11.5 inches tall, coastal home decor because I love the ocean, college education because I parent a college student and am an educator, family ties with cousins because they are my best historical friends, holidays because they are fun, and perfect gifts from my Etsy shop CousinCircle because I organize, craft, declutter, repurpose, and downsize for hobbies. Disclosure: some of my links may be affliate links in the future. --vcoliasj at CousinCircle
I currently use Etsy for my vintage sales because of the traffic it gets; however, it is mostly for crafters and makers. Vintage is a small part. Getting started with Etsy is easy with this compact guide by Etsy. Etsy gives my CousinCircle storefront a cohesive look, and its ecommerce features are excellent. On the down side, Etsy's fees per sale went up in 2018. In addition to paying close attention to the listing tags, I promote my listings by pinning their photos in my business page on Pinterest, and I have a Pattern website through Etsy which made claiming my cousincircle.shop domain easy. It cost $38 to claim the web address, and Etsy charges me $16 per month. I'm not sure it was a good investment, but half of the visitors to my Etsy listings originate on the website. Other choices abound. For high value antiques and vintage, you probably want to look at RubyLane.com . While my journey with reselling vintage online actually began when working full-time as an
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