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Unwrapping delight: packaging for customer connection

By laurasimms on January 17, 2012

Imagine my delight at Christmas when I received about seven gifts from Etsy! All treasures I had marked as favorites and shown to Santy. Of course, the items I received were beautiful and high quality. But most of them were also presented in thoughtful and unique ways. A little card here, a little yarn there. [...]

Posted in Buy You, For You, creating action | Tagged commerce, connection, customers, etsy, laura simms, packaging | 20 Responses

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A career coach for creatives armed with the super power of hearing between the lines, Laura Simms helps passionate creatives discover and cultivate the work meant just for them. Once called a “momentum swashbuckler,” Laura puts the giddy-up in career transition and career strategy. Learn more at createasfolk.com.

do you know the real value of your coffee mug?

do you know the real value of your coffee mug?

By laurasimms on October 4, 2011

I recently ordered a couple gifts for my sister for Sister Day. I’m a big Etsy fan, and I choose to shop there when I can. My sister knows of Etsy only because she’s been charmed by other goodies I’ve gifted from there. This summer she made her first purchase on Etsy, so she’s catching [...]

Posted in Buy You, For You, creating action | Tagged buyers, etsy, expectations, experience, laura simms, sellers, selling, value | 21 Responses

About the Author


A career coach for creatives armed with the super power of hearing between the lines, Laura Simms helps passionate creatives discover and cultivate the work meant just for them. Once called a “momentum swashbuckler,” Laura puts the giddy-up in career transition and career strategy. Learn more at createasfolk.com.

heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart

By plainjane on August 5, 2011

Thanks to the Etsy favorites feature, I have hearts, you have hearts, we all have hearts! Here, we’ll hop from heart-to-heart each week, progressively adding to our heart trail as we follow the favorites from one seller to the next. Back in hot, steamy July we paused our shop hop at …VespertineHollow {Feather Fascinator} who [...]

Posted in heart-to-heart | Tagged etsy, favorites, handmade, hearts, janice bear | 3 Responses

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Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart

By plainjane on July 22, 2011

Thanks to the Etsy favorites feature, I have hearts, you have hearts, we all have hearts! Here, we’ll hop from heart-to-heart each week, progressively adding to our heart trail as we follow the favorites from one seller to the next. Last week we left off with …Witandwhistle {Zig Zag Card Set} who hearts …FlowerPress {Linen [...]

Posted in heart-to-heart | Tagged etsy, favorites, handmade, hearts, janice bear | 4 Responses

About the Author

Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

are you making it hard for people to connect with you online?

are you making it hard for people to connect with you online?

By laurasimms on July 19, 2011

image by MWoodham – click image for more info I’ve been a bit startled lately. I love the Scoutie Girl community, and every week I check out a few websites of people who comment on the articles here. I like to know about folk’s projects, and a learn a bit about who is who. But [...]

Posted in action, Buy You, For You | Tagged about, connection, etsy, facebook, laura simms, online, profile, twitter | 26 Responses

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A career coach for creatives armed with the super power of hearing between the lines, Laura Simms helps passionate creatives discover and cultivate the work meant just for them. Once called a “momentum swashbuckler,” Laura puts the giddy-up in career transition and career strategy. Learn more at createasfolk.com.

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