Lesson Info
28. A Facebook Strategy That Works
Lessons
Introduction to Workshop
04:30 2The Anatomy of a First Impression
15:24 3The Truth About Online Business
06:17 4Etsy is a Tool For Your Business
10:30 5What is Shop Cohesion?
11:56 6Common Etsy Mistakes to Avoid
13:52 7Product Photography Overview
46:09 8Your Product Photography Checklist
02:58How to List Titles Properly
12:37 10Shop Cohesion Checklist
05:39 11Examples of Best-Selling Etsy Shops
22:32 12Get Your Shop Found On Etsy with Tim Adam
13:21 13Etsy Shop Critiques with Lisa and Tim
1:00:15 14The Etsy Buying Process
07:42 15Copywriting for Etsy
15:56 16Find Your Ideal Customer
13:11 17How to Stand Out On Etsy
09:04 18Find New Customers For Your Etsy Shop
20:29 19Intro To "Market Your Etsy Shop"
05:37 20The Etsy Marketing That Matters
12:56 21The Etsy Marketing System
26:44 22Your Etsy Sales Funnel
09:48 23Gain Exposure For Your Etsy Shop
21:54 24Why You Should Create A Marketing Goal
08:39 25What Should Be In Your Etsy Marketing Strategy?
04:18 26Build An Etsy Marketing Calendar
25:38 27Examples of Etsy Marketing Strategies
20:18 28A Facebook Strategy That Works
10:29 29How to Go From 0 to 30k on Instagram w/ Kara Benz
53:21 30Etsy Marketing Review
05:59 31Build Your Own Etsy Marketing Campaign
15:12 32Marketing Plans That Won
16:35 33Boost Your Marketing With Paid Advertsing
17:59 34Advertise Your Etsy Shop
11:48 35When to Add Advertising
13:47 36Build An Ad Strategy
11:17 37What Type of Ad Should You Run?
31:44 38Create Your First Ad Campaign
08:04 39How to Ride a Trend
10:05 40How to Write An Ad
07:06 41Attract the Right Customers
04:51 42Set Your Advertising Budget
11:54 43Example of An Ad Campaign That Won
25:06Lesson Info
A Facebook Strategy That Works
We get to come out of the complex process of marketing and we get to now look at some marketing strategies that win big. So we're getting absolutely a break from building those marketing strategies and build the systems and the goals and all that heavy stuff and we're gonna actually look at some campaigns that are working. So I want you to prepare to be impressed because we really have some exciting stuff to come in this segment. So we're looking at examples of working strategies, things that people are doing really well. And what I love the most about these are that they are low cost or not cost marketing strategies as everything we're covering today is. Everything you can do for either free or very lost cost and that's amazing. And so you can really get your business up and running. In fact, I recommend you don't even add paid advertising until you get this in order and it's converting the way that you want to. So I'm going to start us off with an example of Facebook Mania. I'm going...
to show you an Etsy shop that really does super well on Facebook and the example is from a lady named Kat and I'm gonna show you how she creates sold out success time and time again using Facebook. So her sales, which only happen about monthly generate more than $10, in a 10 to 20 minute span of time. So she has it strategized and planned out in such way is so brilliant. This is Kat. So with great respect I wanna introduce you to the shop Katwise on Etsy. That's K-A-T-W-I-S-E and she makes up cycled sweater coats. She makes these in giant batches. What you're looking at here is a sample of how she starts to promote it on Facebook. She's an Etsy veteran since 2006. She might be one of the earliest Etsy shops that I know of and she gave me an interview one time so I got to go through that journey with her, which I'm gonna tell you more about. And right now she's at nearly 30,000 sales on Etsy. Each coat that she makes is one of a kind. I like this because she's one of the few examples that I have builtin that have that one of a kind strategy or that one of a kind system to their business. I like a repeatable listing, but if you're gonna do one of a kind, Kat is a great example for you of how to do it well. So she has raving fans, raving fans on Facebook. And to find her actual shop you wanna go to Katwise with a K, K-A-T-W-I-S-E dot Etsy dot com and from there it also connects to her Facebook page online. And what you're looking at on the screen now are examples of the presale activity that she creates before the sale actually happens. So this is the way she does it. She announces a sale date and time. So let's say this is happening Thursday at 9 p.m. She does 9 p.m. Eastern time because she tells the time specifically because she knows that everybody is going to be tuning in at that specific time. And then the day of, she lists coats in batches. You'll see three different posts down her wall where she uploads about 20 coats into each batch. Each sale that she runs has a theme. She names each of the sweater coats she makes, so you can see from this example, this is from the Yeats Collection. This is from the Marx Brothers Sweaters Collection. She just did a Pee Wee Herman. It's always a theme and each of the coat has names, so it's really cool. The price point of these coats, the average price point is about $500. When the coats go live she previews them, so she's listing these as samples on Facebook. She's listing 'em up for grabs. She's not putting prices or anything else. It's just to let everybody know what's gonna be activated in her Etsy shop specifically at Thursday at 9 p.m. if that was our example. Not only does she set sales times, but I've seen rules of engagement. There's posts that come with the actual sale like don't be disappointed if you don't get a coat this time, you'll get another chance in a month or so. There will be a new batch. These are literally, I'm pulling these from what I read on her page. If you add a coat to your cart, don't think that reserves it for you until you check out with it with PayPal, somebody else can take it from your cart if they check out first. It's such a scramble. Rather than the seller scrambling for sales, it's the buyers scrambling for the products and she says and after the sale if you didn't get a coat, if you wanna go trade, if you didn't get the right size or get the right style, 'cause they're scrambling to get whatever is in the listing, then they have a trading forum where they can come in and trade their Katwise coat and it's a sight to see. So anytime that I'm teaching and I notice one of her sales is running off, I tell everybody that I'm teaching go watch Katwise, she's about to do it. She's about to list a sale. You can watch it go live in her Etsy shop, refresh the page and half of it's gone. Now remember, these are not inexpensive coats. The average price point is $ and she lists between 30 to 40 in an average sale. You can literally refresh the page and watch them disappear, watch them go to the buyers' hands. It is a sight to behold. So there are some marketing triggers. Here's some more examples. You're looking at the 80s Horror Coats. I mean, it's so cool, so uniquely her. And then she did a cashmere line. There's marketing triggers present. There's a sense of scarcity. Of course, you have to get it. They're all limited edition. They're all very unique. There's a lot of social proof. Kat has well over 150,000 fans on Facebook. This is built over time. This is since 2006. But that's not really the point with Katwise marketing. This is a great way to manage a one of a kind shop. This is a great way to manage the demand that comes when your product gets popular and you're still trying to produce it as a one of a kind product. So she also is very much involving the community in her success. They really feel part of it. She has a great blog. She has a lot of different ways to engage her community and she has a lot of different ways that she shows off a very personal style, a very unique brand. So I love the strategy for one of a kind offers and I love the way that she capitalizes on the limited edition and the limited nature of the coat. Remember that this wasn't built overnight. She will have a sale, she will sell out in 10 to 20 minutes. But it is proof that a consistent long-term strategy works and Katwise, of course, has been in business for 10 plus years. I want to thank Kat for giving me the permission to show how she does what she does in this. But before I move on from her, there's something that I really want you to see. She gave me a fascinating interview for my blog. Absolutely fascinating. There's such cool things. I really invite you to go check her out. She lives in this rainbow colored home in New York and she calls it the house that sweaters built and it's named calico cause it's so rainbow and she has this rainbow colored school bus that parks outside, and I don't know what was going on, but I just saw that she hosted this party for hundreds of people and it was like a three-day long party. Everybody was welcomed to come hangout on her grounds with her and her boyfriend and so it was just really cool. And when she's not making coats I know she's traveling the world. She just has this very extraordinary creative life. I absolutely love it. But throughout the interview, she told me that she had finished high school early to follow the Grateful Dead. I mean, I love her. I mean, I love her so much. And that's where she learned to sew. She would go to these concerts and the style was this patchwork coat and she felt like she was bigger or not the same size as the other girls that were wearing this, so she taught herself how to sew so she could wear that patchwork style. And then from there and with those skills, she became a New York City street vendor and during that time she said she had gone to court so much that it lost its charm. Like the judge was not charmed with her anymore. So she was running out of options and that's when she turned to Etsy in 2006. It was a brand new thing and she got onboard with it back then. But what I love here, she said, and she's so creative and so unique, but she said, I am fascinated by economics and marketing and how much room for authenticity and creativity there is within growing a business. I'm feeling emotional about it. That is what makes my soul soar. I love it. I love it. And yes to this, yes to this all day. Marketing is so much more. There's room for authenticity and there's room for creativity. This gets to be a fun part of growing the business and if you really make it your own, you'll really be pleased with your results. So in my world, marketing always goes hand in hand with authenticity and creativity. Marketing creativity is the name of my blog and it's always been about making that authentic connection. And I hope that's how you are receiving what I'm teaching when I'm here with this class. I hope that's how you pick up what I lay down because I'm all about being authentic when you talk to your customers and employing your creative nature at the same time.
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Ratings and Reviews
kathleenc
The course was really practical and organized very well. Each day built on the previous day and had solid, actionable recommendations. I am just starting my Etsy shop and feel like I have a plan for moving forward with some confidence. Lisa is charming and very real and her enthusiasm for supporting businesses is engaging and very encouraging. She wants us to be part of the tribe and I appreciate that! Thanks Lisa and everyone at Creative Live for more great "Mini B-school" lessons that I can use for my online business.
TheRecycledLibrary
Thank you thank you thank you! I have been going about the "daily scramble" for years - with ups and downs along the way and this course has been a true eye opener for me. The message of consistency and brand cohesion as well as deep respect for my customers will surely stay with me and help my business continue to grow. No matter what stage you are at in your creative business, Lisa has something great to teach! Highly recommended!
Kaitlynd B Zimmer
Lisa has so much personal energy and friendly personality its hard not to fall in love with her! Her extensive experience in the industry from ground up growth was a pleasure to relive through her hilarious trial and error comments. Overall what I came away with was taking action is the only way to grow and learn what works for each individual Etsy shop. And to make those actions pay off get your self out of your comfort zone! The section on SEOs was a huge eye opener! Thank you Tim for shining the light on areas I has not even aware existed before. I feel I now have the tools to build the strong and engaging Etsy shop that can become the success I dream of. Thank you! Kaitlynd B Zimmer