SOTW- Fibrous

This weeks shop of the week Fibrous, is run and owned by the fabulous Thea. In this adorable shop you will find quirky little animals out of wool, up cycled pincushions, and unique things for your home. These items a great gifts for any women, collectors,people who like quirky and unique thing. You will find that each of her little animals have their own personality.

When Thea and I talked about advice to give to our fellow twitters she told me "Spend at least 5 minutes a day looking at your twitter stream and chatting with all the awesome people on there. No one likes to be ignored, so spread a little love and say hi to people. "

I asked Thea Who was the most influential person in teaching you your craft and why.?

My great aunt. She taught me how to knit and crochet, which eventually introduced me to felting which transitioned into needle felting.

One thing I love about Thea is how big her heart is. I asked her the $1million question and her response was "I give it to a organization that fights world hunger."

This week only:

10% off with coupon SOTWTIME

(yes, she ships internationally)

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Etsy Shop: fibrous.etsy.com

Twitter: twitter.com/fibrousarts

Facebook: facebook.com/fibrous

Blog: www.fibrouscreations.com

Twitter Advice from the Etsy Twitter Team

You read a lot about using Twitter to bring traffic to your shop, but HOW do you do it successfully? It's not as easy as it sounds, but here is some advice from some veteran Etsy Twitter Team members that may make Twitter a more effective tool for you:

Thea of Fibrous offers three pieces of advice to those new to Twitter:

1. Fill in your profile. Mention your hobbies and your interests. Many people, including me, don't automatically follow back, so the profile is something I look at to determine if I want to follow you.

2. Do at least 10 tweets before you start following tons of people. How will people know that you're an interesting and helpful person and that they'd like to follow you and listen to what you have to say if you haven't actually tweeted anything yet?

3. Don't just talk about yourself. Retweet (RT) what others are saying, and start chatting with others!

Follow Thea on Twitter at @fibrousarts

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Suzanne of Threepeats
suggests:

1 Spread your marketing tweets out during the day to reach people who are not on Twitter 24/7 (there are a few!).

2. Personalize your marketing tweets, try to “catch the eye” with the tweet’s opening words. Don’t just send the tweet “as is” using “share” buttons available on many sites including etsy.

And most importantly,
3. Intersperse your marketing tweets with personal ones, retweets and replies.

Join Suzanne on Twitter at @threepeats!

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Valerie
of Crochetgal on Etsy was inspired to write a blog on the topic. It is so thorough, I encourage you to visit and read it through. Not only does she include some basic terms and definitions for the true Twitter novice, but also her take on best practices! Check it out!

Follow Valerie on Twitter at @crochetgal

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Check out the Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week blogs each week for other Etsy Twitter Team member's advice for effectively using Twitter, along with an in-depth interview on their Etsy shops and what works best for them!

Written by Judy of WellspringCreations