SoopSee: Turning My Etsy Shop Into a Website

This morning, my goal was to get up and really get my Etsy marketing in order. I'm very pleased with the amount of traffic I get, but I think it could be better, so I looked into this funky new place called soopsee. The way it works, is your Etsy page becomes a website! The thing I love about soopsee is that you can update all your listings with one push of a button. Pretty cool. I consider this an amazing feature since everything on my igottknits website needs to be added manually, which can take several hours of precious time. Integrating soopsee makes total sense because most of my traffic these days is coming from my Etsy page, so it's a no-brainer.

The Pros--Using soopsee is free for a basic account, and as I learned by playing and having lots of fun this morning, there's lots that you can do with just the basic account, so I won't delete igottknits just yet! I also found that with the basic templates they provide, some have more customizable features than others. The template that I chose seems to be the most flexible, and is called: "Rustic." This template allowed me to change my background color to an image, change my font style and colors, and add color blocks. I like to have the ability to strip a template down to a bare screen and add my own elements. Just having a great banner or logo, and good navigation is all you need.

The Cons-- The basic account does not allow you to use your own domain name, and if you already have an Etsy page, it automatically inserts your Avatar on the soopsee homepage, which I find slightly distracting, because it's too similar to my banner. The way I'm going to get around this is to change my Etsy Avatar to something that will really standout on my igottknits soopsee site. I'm thinking a funky little stylized knitting graphic, ball of yarn and needles....we'll play.

The bottom line is the free account seems to be the way to go, because the paid account does not offer too many other benefits other than allowing you to use your own domain, customize your navigation menu, and choose from 2 additional layout templates. So for now, I'm sticking with the free account, and at some point, most definitely move the igottknits domain.

To see the final result, you can check out my new soopsee site here, and feedback is always welcome!