When you work alone at home, you can feel isolated. Sometimes, to move forward, you need someone who can give you suggestions, critiques, share their own hard-won experiences or just offer friendly encouragement. Our Etsy school programme gives you all of this : learn how to improve your shop, connect with new friends, and have fun!
Etsy School consists of a series of educational projects and workshops to participate in with your Team. We’ll have four educational modules with resources and exercises to try with a teamate to improve your shop and four Team projects where your Team can work together on an activity or event. We will give you a global overview of the upcoming school year in early February. Stay tuned or join an Etsy New Year Meet-Up to discover our schedule first hand and connect with your local Team.
Give your shop a total review in February
February will be our first educational module. We suggest you work with a partner in your Team during the month of February on three topics to give your shop a full review. It will be a great month to set up a new shop or give your existing shop a makeover.
Starting February 1st, the programme is divided into 4 weeks :
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First week : Meet your partner, do a shop critique and set goals
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Second week – Photography focus
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Third week – Getting Found : SEO, tags, titles
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Fourth week – Promotion and Marketing with focus on social media
Each student will receive a workbook with suggested activities, resources and exercices to do with her partner for each week of the month.
How to join the Etsy School programme?
Etsy School programme is exclusevely available for Team members. Teams are a community feature where you can gather with peers to socialize, get advice from experienced members, and share information about running a business in your area or about a specific topics.
If you’re already member of a local Team
Browse through the current discussion threads in your Team and see if they are running the Etsy School programme in February. If you can’t find anything in the team, you can also reach out to the Captain or Leaders of the team and ask them if they plan to do one or volunteer to organize it.
If you’re not in a local Team yet
Join a participating Team. You can find a list below. You can also browse our Teams page and find it on your own. To narrow the selection of teams, search for your hometown, region or country. Once you’ve found a few teams that you’re interested in, review their “About this team” and “Who can join?” sections on their main pages. Teams can be completely open to new members or have strict membership guidelines — this information will give you a good idea of what’s expected of their members before joining.
After joining the Team, browse through the current discussion threads in the team and see if they are running the Etsy School in February.
You can’t find anything in your area?
You can create a new Team for your city, your region or your state, start inviting new members from your area and organize your own Etsy School programme!
List of participating teams
- British Emporia
- Cambridgeshire artisans
- Handmade UK
- West Sussex
- Dorset Team
- Craft Britannia
- Brighton Sellers Team
Ireland
For all EU sellers
Elsewhere
- Australia / New Zealand : BrisStyle Team, Custom Orders Australia, ANZ SEO, Australian Wandarrah, Etsy in Australia & New Zealand shop successes, Western Australia Street Team
- Belgium : Etsy Belgian Community
- Bulgaria : Bulgarian Artists
- Canada : Montreal Etsy Team, Eastern Ontario, Niagara Etsy Artisans, Ontario Canada, Toronto Etsy Street Team, Vancouver Etsy Street Team, Winnipeg Etsy Street Team, CraftyCanadians & ABCraftyHandmadeMarket, Canadian Photographers of Etsy, Chatham Kent Etsy Team, Alberta street team, Oh Canada !
- Chile : ChileDisena
- Chypre : Cyprus Street Team
- Finland : Finland Handcrafters Team
- France : Oh Etsy Succès, Team Nantes, Team Bretagne, Franche-Comté, Pop up store Lyon, Team Languedoc Roussillon
- Germany : Düsseldorf Street Team, Etsy Dresden Street Team, FaceEtsy
- Greece : Etsy Greek Street Team
- India : JTInternational
- Italy : EtsyItalia, Etsy Polleria Team
- Lativa : Latvia Team
- Lithuania : Etsy Lithuania Team
- Norway : Made in Norway
- Philippine : Pilipinas
- Portugal : PTteam
- Singapour : Crafty Singapore
- South Africa : South Africa Team
- Spain : Andalucia
- Sweden : StockholmEtsyTeam
- The Netherlands : Zeeuwse Etsy Community, Ka-ching Collectief, Moois uit noord Nederland
- Topical Teams : Vintage JEwelry Sellers of Etsy, Romanian Point Lace, AAHS TEAM, 1busybee, Promotional Frenzy Team, Abeeshandmade Team, Team Serenity, Etsy Knitters
1 Featured Comment
Laetitia Lazerges from LaetiFrenchie said 5 years ago Featured
What a great welcome for the Etsy School program! Thanks! If you're a Team captain or a leader, you can apply here : http://etsy.me/L0bTm1 If you need help to join a Team : https://www.etsy.com/help/article/343
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Aga from AgasJourney said 5 years ago
sounds like really good and inspiring project
Martha Layton Smith from opendoorstudio said 5 years ago
as a team leader... I think this sounds like a wonderful idea!
Hafsa Taher from HafsaCreates said 5 years ago
Looking forward to it!!!
Dayz from CheekyGeeky said 5 years ago
Thanks for including our team in the list, we're really looking foraward to it. :)
Olga Uryvskaya from MiracoliSpB said 5 years ago
Great idea! I want to participate in the school!
Kelly Jones from ARTbyKellyHAND said 5 years ago
Count me in!
Georgia from JewelMeShop said 5 years ago
Helpful and inspiring! I'm anxious to start!
Second Studio from secondstudio said 5 years ago
Really great program!
ASCOLI from AscoliLeather said 5 years ago
sounds like really good and inspiring project!!!!
Betti and Jeno from RealfaerySupplies said 5 years ago
Wow, it sounds really cool! Good idea!
JPeggy Taylor from OakTreesStudio said 5 years ago
This sounds like a really good plan for me - I will check it out
Cooper Collectibles T from CooperCollectibles said 5 years ago
this is awesome :))
Anna from AsNiceAsMice said 5 years ago
How do I find a team????
Marisa Conde from PaperBureaucracy said 5 years ago
Hi, I'd like to organise an Etsy School program for my Team. Do I need to register somewhere and are there any more materials to be handed other than the Partner Guide? Thanks.
svetlana from MedicineRiverSoapCo said 5 years ago
Great idea! Really want to participate!!!
Tiffany Clowes from FeatherDeep said 5 years ago
Great idea...definitely going to participate :))
Pearl-Pearls-Jewellery from PearlPearlsJewellery said 5 years ago
Awesome.. Now, I just have to find a team to get in to.
Lindsey from LindseyLovesUK said 5 years ago
Sounds great, will certainly be getting involved...
Norma from TrueColorsBoutique said 5 years ago
sign me up! truecolorsboutique~ Norma team~Young at Heart team this is a great idea
Klik Klak Blocks from KlikKlakBlocks said 5 years ago
A great project - we have signed up for this activity already! Let's make our shops look better! :)
sharon Minogue from BonnetsnBeads said 5 years ago
This sounds like a really good idea, please sign me up
Kady from ArtsCollectiblesbyKT said 5 years ago
This is an awesome project. I would love to be able to share it with my team. {Please let me know where can I sign up. Thank you.
Kady from ArtsCollectiblesbyKT said 5 years ago
I had already signed up for my team. I'm very excited to share it with them. If anyone would like to join my team. Here is a link for "Promote My Store" team. Thank you. https://www.etsy.com/teams/19252/promote-my-store
Jugosa Poliakov from Jugosa said 5 years ago
great
Joy from JoyfulLinens said 5 years ago
Sounds great. It has always been helpful to me to learn from shop owners who have been on Etsy for awhile. There's so much more I need to learn!
Aella Jewelry from AellaJewelry said 5 years ago
I don't have a team that is local enough for me. I am from Croatia. There would be no point to set Croatian team since there are only few of us, if I am not wrong. I was talking to my captain in Team Serenity Team and we would like to participate, is that possible? Thank you.
Kristy from ScratchMade said 5 years ago
Please provide more information to team captains and leaders about how to sign up. Thanks!
Kady from ArtsCollectiblesbyKT said 5 years ago
Hi Kristy, here is a link for team captains to sign up for Etsy School Program. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1506114/Etsy-School-Feb-2014-Application-form-for-Team-partners
Donna from TwinMountainPottery said 5 years ago
Thank you for this info - I am off to sign my team up.
Donna from TwinMountainPottery said 5 years ago
IS the ETSY School just for United Kingdom members?
Nikki Lorenzini from 3colon7 said 5 years ago
Yes, is there way to sign up other local teams up for this? I am a captain of a local team in the US and am very interested in signing them up for this.
ZOE leggings from ZOEleggings said 5 years ago
Great Idea :) We are in :)
Mandy Morgan from MandysMuses said 5 years ago
Thanks guys....just what I need!!
JewelsbyTrish from JewelsbyTrish said 5 years ago
Looking forward to this!
Kady from ArtsCollectiblesbyKT said 5 years ago
I am local in the USA and my team is located in the USA with the members all over the USA, and International countries. I was able to sign up without any problem, and also already downloaded a book in the pdf format. Here is a link again for the team captain to apply. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1506114/Etsy-School-Feb-2014-Application-form-for-Team-partners Hope the information helps.
Hamtaro Handmade from Mixpoppyboy said 5 years ago
very good..I love it.
Laetitia Lazerges from LaetiFrenchie said 5 years ago Featured
What a great welcome for the Etsy School program! Thanks! If you're a Team captain or a leader, you can apply here : http://etsy.me/L0bTm1 If you need help to join a Team : https://www.etsy.com/help/article/343
Josien from JeTrouve said 5 years ago
I joined with the Belgian team Looking forward to it!
Kristy from ScratchMade said 5 years ago
Thanks Kady and Laetitia for the links! I signed up and we'll be encouraging members of our topical team (Recycle Party) to participate through their local teams, but if they can't we will have ways for them to "study" with other members online.
Nikki Lorenzini from 3colon7 said 5 years ago
My team has been signed up as well. It is a PA local team called Etsylvanians. If you live in PA you are more than welcome to join us!
Shawna Mayo Barnes from JSBArts said 5 years ago
It says that you had to have the application in by January 24. Is it too late to apply to join this module? I am a leader for the Etsy Maine Team.
Dianne McFarlane from mcfarlanemetal said 5 years ago
Just what I need! Thanks etsy.
Suzanne Curtin from BennyBoos said 5 years ago
Exactly what I need at this point!... Great timing... Thanks Etsy!
Jenn from JennMaruskaDesign said 5 years ago
I see that you need to be a member of a Team that is local to you - is it required to meet in person in order to take the classes?
Elin Smith from esmithdesigns said 5 years ago
Is there anyone in the US that is going to take the school?
Elke Fontillo from oceangirlcollection said 5 years ago
I am in the U.S and would also like to take the school- where do I find the team?
Adele Boese from DerBayzVintage said 5 years ago
I would love to participate but I don't see any US teams. Is there one?
Jenn Surprenant from BraceletsByJen said 5 years ago
Why are there no US teams?
Liezel Graham from NoahandNoo said 5 years ago
Brilliant! I have signed up through my South Africa Team. Thank you!
Guatyen Koh from Mettaville said 5 years ago
WOnderful! Just what I needed for this year! Looking forward to class :)
boxerlovinglady from boxerlovinglady said 5 years ago
There are some other teams participating including the VJSE Team. I believe the Etsy Success Team might also be participating? I am really looking forward to this wonderful learning opportunity as well as collaborating with other Etsy shop owners.
Lizzy Love from OddballArtCo said 5 years ago
This sounds really fun and exciting, I just signed up my team Etsian Artists, I just wish I would have found out about this sooner so I would have had more time to organize it with my team, even still I think it will be a really great learning experience for everyone!!!! Thank you for putting this together Etsy!!!!
Natasha Heredia from poppysseeds said 5 years ago
THank you so much, this should be perfect for me! I'm looking forward to this!
Sallyann from LittleSweetDesigns said 5 years ago
I'm in. :) x
Shelly Wason from AnInspiredLens said 5 years ago
love this idea! looking forward to it!
H C from MalieCreations said 5 years ago
I'd like to participate!
KENNETH McGUIRE from SalonMaquette said 5 years ago
Thanks Laetitia. I thought I had joined the team for Eastern Australia. The February school is what I need. How do I participate? I draw, and my work is based on pen and ink design with colour and oddments thrown in.
Kika Pika from Otwist said 5 years ago
This is great. It is just what I realy need. I would like very much to participate.
Lisa Wray from PaytonCreativeArts said 5 years ago
Great idea, thanks for the new team ideas.
Lisa Davis from NoDittoDesign said 5 years ago
I need the promotion bit. British Emporia Rocks!
Dave from thenosuchdisco said 5 years ago
this does sound cool, got the email this morning :)
Krysthle Poitras from KrysthleDesigns said 5 years ago
AAHS TEam on board and ready! Still room to join us and sign-up :D
Krysthle Poitras from KrysthleDesigns said 5 years ago
All About HAving Sales! (AAHS)
Filthy Rebena from filthyrebena said 5 years ago
Hi ya'll. I am seeking a fellow etsy shopkeeper to participate in the Etsy School during the month of February. I am located in the Toronto area. Please shoot me a message if you know anyone that may be interested. Thanks.
Crystal Ho from TripleStudio said 5 years ago
Handmade Canada just joined :) Hello everyone!
Tina Hanks from ontheedgedesigns said 5 years ago
Another US resident curious about the teams available to me
Susannah Tucker from SusannahTucker said 5 years ago
This looks great!
Katrina Dzerkale from Dominna said 5 years ago
This sounds really amazing!!can wait for this to start!!
Wendy Boey from foong said 5 years ago
Erm.. my country name is Singapore, not Singapour...
brisingr from brisingr said 5 years ago
Does this cost anyting?
zeynep Ateş from GALLERYATES said 5 years ago
Hello, wonderful project.It's important to me .I'm waiting to your support.
Heart of Gold from ScentOfGold said 5 years ago
Great idea! when do we start?
HOLMESTIES from HolmesTies said 5 years ago
Hi! Great idea! My name is Alina, I'm from Ukraine. I want to join you how to do it?
Tola Laseinde from DetolaAndGeek said 5 years ago
Just applied to join the Etsy school with the "Craft Britannia" Team Fingers crossed xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IKA PARIS from ikabags said 5 years ago
this is awesome :))
Meirav Niv from StudioMeme said 5 years ago
Looks like a realy great idea!
Meirav Niv from StudioMeme said 5 years ago
Any Israeli teams are on it?
Katarzyna Skraburska from TheJourneyOfDesire said 5 years ago
I can't wait! great idea:)
Carol from HarrachGlass said 5 years ago
Is it also available to shops in the USA?
wiresNpliers from wiresNpliers said 5 years ago
We have a team member from the Netherlands that would love to join up for the School but needs a partner. We can't locate an International team that has the same genre as we do. Anyone want to partner with her? She sells clothing and she knits and she has a 2nd shop Here is her clothing shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PlanetNathalie And her 2nd shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlanetNathalie2 She would like to join the Etsy School.
Mary from BelleRiverNaturals said 5 years ago
How do we find where this available in the USA? I checked all my teams and nothing. Please let us know soon so we can participate.
Brenda Watts from CattailsWoodwork said 5 years ago
I would LOVE to participate in this, my Canadian team is not listed, is there any way to attend, have looked at the other Canadian teams that are not local but cannot see if they are taking advantage of this.
Sissa Collections from Sissacollections said 5 years ago
Great :)
kary xie from Toyapartment said 5 years ago
Really want to participate!!!
Strongbeads from Strongbeads said 5 years ago
I want to participate! Pls can I get an invitation from someone! Thanks for all the good work here on etsy! Love to work in this community ❤️
FRAN from FransUniqueTreasures said 5 years ago
Our team in the US has an team . We are taking late members for a couple of days. Look for the thread to sign up and fill out app in team www.etsy.com/teams/19589/aahs Fran
Linda Subenko from Lindsay30 said 5 years ago
I am really looking forward doing this, we have a great team in Stockholm!
Dierdre from BrightAtHome said 5 years ago
How do I get another copy of the workbook without re-registering? I lost my printed copy, and didn't save an electronic file. But I can only find a link to the registration, not a place to sign in if you're already registered. Help please?
Deborah Connor from RandomOasis said 5 years ago
Is this only for UK people? I'm in Los Angeles, and I would LOVE to participate. Thanks!
Tina Hanks from ontheedgedesigns said 4 years ago
I participated in Etsy School last year and it was GrEaT!! I was partnered up with a super gal from Montana (where I once lived for a couple years!). She offered me a lot of information and tips (she has over 500 items for sale!!). And I was able to provide her input for photography. We really hit it off and stay in communication with each other. I would love to participate again. How often are there Schools??