Giveaway Contest With CountryCents

Ladybug:  Were you able to play our BNR game last week?  We had such a fun time and can you believe that we had over 20 sales!!  Isn't that amazing?!!  Stop by and share in the fun!  And don't forget to come back on Friday night at 7:30 est and play our trivia game for more fun and prizes.
 
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMTA2Mjg2Nw/open-sfgcteam-bnr-featuring-countrycents

 Spotlight:

Who's in the spotlight this week? Let's check in with our roaming reporter Sunshine to find out.

Sunshine: Our featured member in the spotlight this week:

     CountryCents

Here is the interview that I conducted with Joanna:

1.  What made you decide to open your own Etsy shop?

Etsy is the perfect venue to sell handmade goods.  With all the wonderful tools they have available for use, the low cost of doing business, easy ways to advertise and the wonderful support you receive both from the company and the many members of the Etsy Community, I knew it would be a wonderful way to connect with customers and artists alike.


 2.  Do you have a blog?

Please visit my blog:  www.CountryCents.Blogspot.com   to learn about my latest promotions, coupons, and more!


3.  What is your favorite material to work with?

Since I sew and design for a living, working with all kinds of different fabrics is a real treat.  Whether it's your basic cotton or real silk, velvet or anything in-between. . . I love working with them all.



4.  What are your hobbies?

I have so many!  Love crafting and learning the "old ways" of doing things.  From hand sewing, cooking on an open fire to tending the vegetable garden and my herbs. . . there is always something that captivates my interest and keeps me busy!


  

She has a contest for us

 A gift tote filled with goodies I have made, including my cosmetic wipes and a real balsam sachet. 

 

 

 

Contest Rules:

1. Favorite this treasury Gift Ideas from SFGCTeam:  http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMTA2Mjg2Nw/open-sfgcteam-bnr-featuring-countrycents

 

2. Favorite CountryCents  http://www.etsy.com/shop/CountryCents

 

3. Make a purchase from any shop other than CountryCents and get 1 entry.


4. Make a purchase from CountryCents and get 5 extra entries.

5. New blog followers get 5 extra entries.

6. Leave a comment on our blog saying which ones you did - 2 extra entries.


Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide Book

Order your Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide to learn all about what you'll receive when you join any one of our memberships in the co-op.
http://bookstore.booktango.com/Products/SKU-000602736/SFGC-Users-Guide.aspx

Membership Options:

We now have two promotion club membership options:

Monthly fee $5

Yearly fee $30

Blog Advertising:

Get your Etsy shop mini on our blog for just $7 a month!
For more information contact us at: sunshinefarmgirlcoop@gmail.com

Coming Soon! 

We brought you the Eco-Gift Sampler Bag, now we are bringing you more fun surprises! Select members of our market section will be offering a Gift-of-the-Month Club!


If you are a customer of our Sampler Bag program you will receive 10% off your first month's club price. Just our way of showing our appreciation for you our valued customers.

These clubs will consist of do-it-yourself kits for your fun crafting projects. And also finished products that are useful in every home, and things you just can't live without!

I'll announce here when we get our clubs page ready for your enrollment.

See you all at the Shop Hop and we hope you'll enter this week's contest! Don't forget we now have our Fun Tea Party themed sampler bag on sale on the home page of our website. Supplies are limited so get one while they last!  
Looking for green gifts for a swag bag? Our sampler bag products are green gifts and make the perfect addition to swag bag promotions. 

 

 

 

Back to you Ladybug!!!

Ladybug:  Don't forget to check out our "Member's Classified" section each week for exclusive coupons to the shops in our team.  "See" everyone at 4:00 on Tuesday in the SFGCTeam Meet and Greet Room.

There you have it dear reader's! I hope you have enjoyed this week's episode from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op roaming reporter and narrator!

"It's not easy being 'Green' but someone has to do it!"
Who better than the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op!

Tune in next week! Same Co-op Time! Same Co-op Place!

 

 

Giveaway Contest with CreativedesignsbyDella

Ladybug: Exciting things are happening at the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op!  We have changed the way we play our BNS game. Starting this Monday we will have a daily deal board instead. Mary our Curator will change the shops like in a BNR. When a sale is made in your shop the shop that bought from you replaces you on the board.  Any Etsy seller can participate in our game!

Here is the link for this weeks BNR (Buy and Replace) http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMzU5NjAzMg/preview-sfgcteam-bnr-featuring-sales-159

Please stop on by and fave, tweet, fb, blog, post on teams and anything else you can do to promote. Lets work together to make this BNR the best on Etsy!!! 

Spotlight:
 
Who's in the spotlight this week? Let's check in with our roaming reporter Sunshine to find out.


Sunshine:  Our featured member in the spotlight this week:
                                                   Creative Designs by Della

Here is the interview that I conducted with Della.

1. What are some things that you use for inspiration when you are designing an item for your shop? 

 I love ribbon and I'll often design a project around it.  I'm also inspired by color combinations that I see around me such as in nature, the current color trends in home decor and in attractive ads.  I'm always thinking about "What makes me buy this product?"  Is it the packaging, color, message?

 2.  Do you ever get custom orders?  If so what advise do you have for other team members on how to make sure that your customer is happy with your finished product. 

Yes.  I do quite a bit of custom work locally.  For my online shops, I offer personalized messages in my cards and color customization on some of my gift items.  Communication helps with customer satisfaction.  To make custom work profitable, I find it helps to have a basic design that you then customize.

3.  What are your short-term goals for your shop?   To have 150 items.  What are your long-term goals for your shop? 

To offer kits with instruction and monthly subscription items.

 4.  Are you currently having any sales? 

Yes, I've steadily increased my sales this year.

 5.  Do you have any current coupons for your shop?

Yes, to celebrate my feature this week, I'm offering 15% off with DISCOUNT15

She has a contest for us

Contest Rules:

1. Favorite this treasury Gift Ideas from SFGCTeam:  http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMzU5NjAzMg/open-sfgcteam-bnr-featuring

  

2. Favorite Creativedesignsbydella:

  http://www.etsy.com/shop/creativedesigns

3. Make a purchase from any shop other than Creativedesignsbydella and get 1 entry.

4. Make a purchase from Creativedesignsbydella and get 5 extra entries.

5. New blog followers get 5 extra entries.

6. Leave a comment on our blog saying which ones you did - 2 extra entries.


Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide Book



Order your Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide to learn all about what you'll receive when you join any one of our memberships in the co-op.
http://bookstore.booktango.com/Products/SKU-000602736/SFGC-Users-Guide.aspx

Membership Options

We now have two promotion club membership options:

• Monthly fee $5
• Yearly fee $30

Blog Advertising: Get your Etsy shop mini on our blog for just $7 a month!
For more information contact us at: sunshinefarmgirlcoop@gmail.com

Coming Soon!
We brought you the Eco-Gift Sampler Bag, now we are bringing you more fun surprises! Select members of our market section will be offering a Gift-of-the-Month Club!

If you are a customer of our Sampler Bag program you will receive 10% off your first month's club price. Just our way of showing our appreciation for you our valued customers.

These clubs will consist of do-it-yourself kits for your fun crafting projects. And also finished products that are useful in every home, and things you just can't live without!

I'll announce here when we get our clubs page ready for your enrollment.

See you all at the Shop Hop and we hope you'll enter this week's contest! Don't forget we now have our Fun Tea Party themed sampler bag on sale on the home page of our website. Supplies are limited so get one while they last!
Looking for green gifts for a swag bag? Our sampler bag products are green gifts and make the perfect addition to swag bag promotions.

Back to you Ladybug!!!

Ladybug: Don't forget to check out our "Member's Classified" section each week for exclusive coupons to the shops in our team.

Remember to join us every Friday at 7:00 pm (est) for our weekly trivia game.  We have lots of fun and you can use the internet for assistance.  http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMzU5NjAzMg/open-sfgcteam-bnr-featuring

There you have it dear reader's!  I hope you have enjoyed this week's episode from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op roaming reporter and narrator!

"It's not easy being 'Green' but someone has to do it!" 
  Who better than the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op!
 
 Tune in next week! Same Co-op Time! Same Co-op Place!



Giveaway Contest With CJWdesignVillage

Ladybug:  Just an FYI for where to send your questions and info:
1.   Any general co-op or etsy team questions? 
Please e-mail  Marsha:   sunshinefarmgirlcoop@gmail.com 

2.  Any updates i.e. to your market page or billing questions for your market page or any website questions?
Please e-mail Joann:  member@sunshinefarmgirlcoop.com

3. Any blog questions or blog features?
Please e-mail Carolyn: sfgcblogcare@gmail.com

4. Any BNS questions or features?
Please e-mail Mary: sfgcteambns@gmail.com

Please do not send convos on Etsy regarding any of these topics. It makes it hard to keep track of them.   Thank you for your cooperation.

Who's in the spotlight this week? Let's check in with our roaming reporter Sunshine to find out 


Sunshine: Our featured member in the spotlight this week:
                                                                  CJWDesignVillage
                                                                               
Here is the interview I conducted with Cynthia:

1.  How do you encourage your customers to leave feedback for your shop?

I ask my customers to give me feedback by putting it on their receipt.  I also ask if they would leave feedback when they receive their purchase.  I have gotten feedback from all of my sales but one, so I emailed them asking again for feedback and I got it!

2.  I absolutely love your idea of having a weekly special!!   
Has having a weekly special item in your shop helped to increase your sales and is there anything else that you have done that has been successful in increasing sales?
I have only been doing the weekly special for 2 weeks. I choose an item that has high stats and then I either lower the price or offer free shipping.  It hasn't been long enough for me to tell how it is going to work, but I think that when people catch on it is going to be a good thing. The Weekly Special is something that I will continue to do.

3.  Do you have a blog? 
If so could you please share your blog url address?

Yes I have a blog it is http://cjwdesignvillage.blogspot.com/


4. The photos in your shop are so professional looking. 
Could you share one or two tips with us on how you take your pictures?
I like to take my pictures where there is natural sunlight, this shows the true colors and textures of what I am photographing.  I have a window seat in my dining room and that is where I shoot my photos.  I have wanted to be a photographer so that helps too.  I have many photos on my walls that I have taken myself that people think I bought. I use my IPhone to take my pictures, but if you use a camera tripod it helps to get a steady picture.

She has a contest for us:

Casual Dress Agate Earrings by CJW

Hanging at a 1/2 inch long is a cute round agate bead with a gold decorative spacer on the top and bottom. Very stylish and dainty.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/94688661/casual-dress-agate-earrings-by-cjw

 Contest Rules:

 1. Favorite this treasury Gift Ideas from SFGCTeam:  http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMDk5NzE3MQ/shop-hop-with-sfgcteam-featuring

2. Favorite CJWDesignVillage:
  http://www.etsy.com/shop/CJWDesignVillage?ref=seller_info

3. Make a purchase from any shop other than CJWDesignvillage and get 1 entry.

4. Make a purchase from CJWDesignVillage and get 5 extra entries.

5. New blog followers get 5 extra entries.

6. Leave a comment on our blog saying which ones you did - 2 extra entries.
  

Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide Book



Order your Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide to learn all about what you'll receive when you join any one of our memberships in the co-op.
http://bookstore.booktango.com/Products/SKU-000602736/SFGC-Users-Guide.aspx

Membership Options

We now have two promotion club membership options:

• Monthly fee $5
• Yearly fee $30

Blog Advertising:

Get your Etsy mini on our blog for just $7 a month. In addition, get one feature article on our blog by offering a contest for our readers.
For more information contact us at:  sunshinefarmgirlcoop@gmail.com


Coming Soon!
We brought you the Eco-Gift Sampler Bag, now we are bringing you more fun surprises!  Select members of our market section will be offering a Gift-of-the-Month Club!

If you are a customer of our Sampler Bag program you will receive 10% off your first month's club price. Just our way of showing our appreciation for you our valued customers.

These clubs will consist of do-it-yourself kits for your fun crafting projects.  And also finished products that are useful in every home, and things you just can't live without!

I'll announce here when we get our clubs page ready for your enrollment.

See you all at the Shop Hop and we hope you'll enter this week's contest! Don't forget we now have our Fun Tea Party themed sampler bag on sale on the home page of our website. Supplies are limited so get one while they last! 
Looking for green gifts for a swag bag? Our sampler bag products are green gifts and make the perfect addition to swag bag promotions.

Back to you Ladybug!!!

Ladybug:  Marsha applied for the Etsy Fellowship Grant at the end of September and we were approved to receive help from Etsy!   Yay!!  
This is a great opportunity for our team.  It helps to get us in the spotlight of the Etsy Admin. team members. We are no longer just another pretty face to them.  It also goes to show you that if we keep trying eventually things will take off in the right direction.  Our team captain, Marsha, is  always looking for ways to get our co-op noticed, which will bring in both traffic and sales to all of the members. 

It takes all of us doing our part no matter how small it may seem to keep the wheel of progress turning for our team.  
Next year, Marsha will be applying each quarter for grants, so we need to have another great fundraiser for them to get excited about and help us out with.  That is why our participation is so vital for all the activities that we are doing in order for us to succeed. 

 

There you have if folks!  I hope you have enjoyed this week's episode from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op roaming reporter and narrator!

Tune in next week!  Same Co-op Time!  Same Co-op Place!



Giveaway Contest With Delecto Art!

Ladybug:  Wow! Did we get hit hard this past week in the tri-state area.  We were with out power for 3 days and the internet finally came back on today.  Lots of people are still without power.  As far as we know everyone on the team affected by Sandy is safe. 

Great news everyone!.......drum roll please.............
Our greatly anticipated e-book entitled  Best of Sunshine Farmgirl Coop Recipies, Tips and DIY Projects is finished and will be available for purchase at the end of the month.  The purchase price is $20.00 and will include a complimentary Buyer's club membership good for 1 year. (A $20.00 value)

Who's in the spotlight this week? Let's check in with our roaming reporter Sunshine to find out 

Sunshine:  Our featured member in the spotlight this week:
                          Delecto Art formerly Reflections of Kayla

Here is the interview I conducted with Kayla:

1.  I noticed that you changed the name of your shop.  What was the motivation behind the name change?

Well I wanted a name that fully reflected my love of drawing, and the name delecto is a Latin word meaning "to take delight in something".  Since I take such delight in drawing I felt that Delecto Art was the perfect choice.

2.  Do you take custom orders in your shop?  

Yes, I do.  Sometimes I have a customer who requests a specific drawing or even a specific style of drawing.  I will spend some time with them to get a better understanding of what they are looking for and then I will draw up several samples for them to aprove before I start on their order.
 

She has a contest for us: 

 A $10.00 gift certificicate for her shop

Also available for purchase in her shop is a $25.00 gift certificate.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DelectoArt?section_id=6272211

Contest Rules:

1. Favorite this treasury Gift Ideas from SFGCTeam: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NDU3MjR8MjcyMDk2NDk3NQ/shop-hop-with-sfgcteam-featuring?ref=pr_treasury

2. Favorite Delecto Arthttp://www.etsy.com/shop/delectoart

3. Make a purchase from any shop other than Delecto Art get 1 entry.

4. Make a purchase from Delecto Art and get 5 extra entries.

5. New blog followers get 5 extra entries.

6. Leave a comment on our blog saying which ones you did - 2 extra entries.
   

       
 Order your Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op User's Guide to learn all about what you'll receive when you join any one of our memberships in the co-op.http://bookstore.booktango.com/Products/SKU-000602736/SFGC-Users-Guide.aspx
               

Membership Options:

We now have two promotion club membership options:

• Monthly fee $5
• Yearly fee $30

Blog Advertising:

Get your Etsy mini on our blog for just $7 a month. In addition, get one feature article on our blog by offering a contest for our readers.
For more information contact us at: sunshinefarmgirlcoop@gmail.com

Coming Soon!

We brought you the Eco-Gift Sampler Bag, now we are bringing you more fun surprises! Select members of our market section will be offering a Gift-of-the-Month Club!
If you are a customer of our Sampler Bag program you will receive 10% off your first months club price. Just our way of showing our appreciation for you our valued customer's
These clubs will consist of do-it-yourself kits for your fun crafting projects. And, finished products that are useful in every home and things you just can't live without!
I'll announce here when we get our clubs page ready for your enrollment.
See you all at the Shop Hop and we hope you'll enter this week's contest! Don't forget we now have our Fun Tea Party themed sampler bag on sale on the home page of our website. Supplies are limited so get one while they last!  
Looking for green gifts for a swag bag?  Our sampler bag products are green gifts and make the perfect addition to swag bag promotions. 

Back to you Ladybug!!!

Ladybug:  Did everyone remember  to send your DIY project along with your classified ad and coupon to Joanna.  

Hope is everyone working hard on your Gift of the Month Club projects.  I can't wait to unveil mine.  Remember the deadline is January 2013.