Membership Update

Along with scads of active Chatters, clicking on the list of Team member names / URLs reveals that there are quite a few members whose shops are closed or on long-term vacation (without a stated return date), who are sellers with no listings and no recent activity, and some whose user names no longer exist on Etsy.

A list of all the inactive shops was put together last week, and it will be checked again at the end of March to weed out any that are still away.

Of course having an active shop isn't a requirement for membership

in our Team, so if you still chat on Etsy even though your shop is inactive, please be in touch by the end of the month, so your name won't be deleted.

If your name and shop are alive and well, there's no need to do anything but carry on chatting!

Images from Etsy shops thebackporchshoppe and uniqueBOWtique09. Thanks!

Time to update your Shop Announcement?

This week I clicked on every one of our Team members' shop links to cull closed shops and be sure all our new members are included too.

Something I noticed while scanning the Shop Announcements is that some are a tad behind the times. I spotted notices about sales that ended last year, plenty of Christmas references, long-past away-for-vacation announcements, and even a mention of Halloween!

In the fine Etsy tradition, there's no "calling out" or naming of names here, but more a friendly reminder that everything from the Shop Announcement to individual listings and Policies needs an occasional review.

Image of a vintage desk calendar from ExpressionsDesign, thanks!