Meet Chat Regular jannio

One of our Chat regulars, the team that makes up jannio, visits the Etsy rooms from France, and their creative hats, scarves and bags are always a joy to see when they stop by.

Do you trade?

This Storque Blog article about Trades through We Swap got me thinking about some of the more home-grown trades taking place right here on Etsy. Interest in trades is popular in the Chat rooms of course, and it would be great to hear from some of you who have first-hand experience trading with other Etsy sellers.

Please drop me a convo, or leave a Comment here to help put together a checklist or guide to successful trading. Or add a Comment to let other blog readers know you're interested in trades now, or for the upcoming holiday season!

Chatter FrawgzDezignz has offered a detailed view of Trades on Etsy, based on her own experiences:

• Communication is key, for both sides
• Read Feedback before you start
• Successful trades can lead to future sales
• Check Feedback Left for others too
• Some people are difficult to deal with
• You have a right to turn down any trade
• Wait to leave Feedback
• Package and ship well
• Be honest in all communication

Chat Tip #1 - Avatar Order

In the wonderful world of Etsy chat, we learn to recognize familiar "faces" in the form of their avatars. And the order of those avatars tells us something too.

Here's the same chat room, seen from outside:

And seen from inside:

The difference? When viewed from outside, the avatars are arranged in order of how long the Etsian has been in the room (longest first). From within the room, avatars line up based on how long the person has been an Etsy member with that ID (again, longest first). Cool, eh?

Learn more about using chat in Chat Tip #2 - Names Auto-Complete