Claire Wilson (Claireabellemakes) will be delivering a workshop to help you launch your creative busines online with Etsy.com. Aimed at brand new sellers, the session will enable you to have your shop open within a day!

Etsy.com is a marketplace enabling sellers to sell handmade, vintage or craft supplies. Prior to attending this workshop, please check if your items are eligible to be sold on the platform via www.etsy.com/uk/legal/sellers.

After selling my designs on Etsy for over 5 years, I will be sharing my top tips and advice to enable you to learn about:

• Opening your shop and getting set up on Etsy

• How to list items and get found by shoppers

• Photographing your work (practical session)

• Packaging and Shipping

• Marketing and Branding

We will also look at some successful Etsy shops from which you can view best practices and discuss as a group. The workshop will be a small group allowing one-to-one support and time to interact with the other course delegates.

The course fee also includes a light lunch/refreshments during a 1 hour break at the venue and access to a private Facebook group for advice. Later on, there will be an online Q&A session scheduled which you can opt to attend should you need additional support.

It is helpful if delegates can bring along a laptop or device they can access the internet on. It is expected that delegates will have some level of computer literacy (i.e. use of internet, email etc). A small amout of preparatory work is required before the workshop which will be detailed after booking.

FAQs

Who is the workshop for?

This workshop is for sellers who have not yet set up their Etsy shop. You may already have an existing business that you would like to set up on the Etsy Platform or you may be a complete beginner.

What is the Etsy Educator Programme?

9 Etsy Educators have been selected by Etsy UK as part of a community led initiative to support new sellers on the platform. We have all received training from Etsy in order to support you.

I've been on Etsy a while - can I attend?

If you have already set up on Etsy and have been selling a while, this workshop isn't for you. However, we are interested in hearing from you about future workshop sessions, so please get in touch if you would like training for more established sellers.

I have accessibility issues, what should I do?

The venue is fully accessible, but should you have any additional requirements you would like to let us know about, do get in touch.

I have dietary requirements, what should I do?

Please let us know at the time of booking if you have any special dietary requirements for lunch.

Where is the EDGE Cafe?

351 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3DF. The cafe is located just inside the Brookfields Campus at the bottom of Mill Road. It is a community enterprise for people in recovery and we are very pleased to support them by hiring the space for the Etsy Educators event.

Is there parking at the venue or transport links?

Free parking is available next to the cafe. The number 2 bus stops along Mill Road. The train station is a 20 minute walk or 5 minute taxi ride away.

Do I need to print my ticket?

No, I will have a register on the day.

Are the tickets refundable?

Refunds will only be possible up to 7 days before the event date (14 October 2017).