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Five Things I Learned from Etsy’s Inaugural “Etsy Up” Conference

As you may know, Etsy held its first annual conference for sellers last month in New York City. The conference was called “Etsy Up,” and was designed to provide Etsy sellers with opportunities to develop professional connections and learn about a variety of topics related to selling handmade and vintage items on Etsy. Only a small percentage of the 1.6 …

Six Steps to Networking with Success

Last July, I moved to Raleigh from Northern Virginia and started my new career a week later. Not only was I new to my marketplace, I was new to my industry as well. I had started a business that was based on building relationships and I didn’t know a soul. Even though this was somewhat daunting, I approached it with …