Helpful Links and Resources

* Craftopolis, http://www.craftopolis.com/ - here you can find out if you're included in the Main Treasury as well as Treasury West. You can also find out when these two Treauries open (see the Treasury link in the Resource Section for more info)

* Heartomatic, http://www.craftcult.com/ - here you can keep track of who's "hearted" your shop on Etsy. You can also see screen shots of past Etsy Front Pages.

* Flickr: Etsy Front Page Screen Shots, http://www.flickr.com/photos/28488923@N05/ - here you can find screen shots of past Etsy Front Pages.

*Google Analytics, http://www.google.com/analytics/ - here you can track the traffic coming to your Etsy shop or blog. Find out how many visitors you get per day, where they're from, what time of day they visit, etc, etc.

* Facebook, http://tinyurl.com/kt9fl3 (this link is to the Etsy Alberta Team Page) - here you can make your own business pages and/or fan pages.

* Twitter, http://www.twitter.com/ - here you can network with other Etsy sellers, friends, who ever you want using short 140 character updates.

* TweetDeck, http://www.tweetdeck.com/ - the best application I've found for managing your Twitter account. Much easier to use than Twitter and you can create multiple groups to help organize your followers.

* Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsyalbertastreetteam (this link is for the Etsy Alberta Team group page) - here you can upload pictures and join groups.

* Blogger, http://www.blogger.com/ - here you can create a free blog and share your business and/or personal interests with your readers.

* Etsy Giveaway, http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com/ - if you're having a giveaway on your blog this is a great place to post it. It'll drive traffic to your blog and also your shop.

* TinyURL, http://www.tinyurl.com/ - here you can take a long URL and turn it into a tiny one! Get rid of all the numbers and symbols that nobody needs to see.

* Random.org, http://www.random.org/ - here you can generate a random number. This is a great site for choosing giveaway winners.

* ByHand, http://www.byhand.me/ - yet another social networking site for crafters. Here you can create spotlights of your favourite items from numerous craft sites and share them with friends and family or post the spotlights on your website or blog.

* Treasury, http://www.treasury.com/ - This is Etsy's Main Treasury were Etsy members can curate galleries of handpicked items. (see Treasury info in the Resource Section for more info)

* Treasury West, http://www.etsy.com/treasury_west.php - TW is a treasury very similar to the Main Treasury but it opens at 222 and could disappear at anytime. (see Treasury info in the Resource Section for more info)

* Poster Sketch, http://www.etsy.com/poster_sketch.php - here you can test out selections before you make an actual Treasury. (see Trasury info in the Resource Section for more info)

* Canadian Collective, http://canadiancollective.ning.com/ - here you can network with other Canadian business owners.

* Etsy Fee Calculator, http://www.rolbe.com/etsy.htm - here you can easily find out how much profit you can make from selling online with Etsy.

Check back often for more helpful links and resources.

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