My Etsy Teams

Today, I was in the Virtual Labs (imagine that) where the topic was all about teams. Morgan, the admin who led the meeting and is head of teams at Etsy, has some really great ideas for the future of teams and Etsy and how they will work. Anyway, that inspired me to just talk about the two teams that I'm part of.

First, there is my local team, Etsy West Michigan. I joined this team pretty much immediately after deciding to open my shop and I adore it. They're pretty chatty people (that's a good thing) and are a great source of information. It was through this group that I found out about a really great home tour and art sale event that I participated in last fall. I even shared a booth with a fellow team member at a craft show last fall, too. I've been lucky enough to meet a handful of my teammates in person and I'm sure I'll meet more in the future.

My second team is the Lab Rats Team for those people who chronically visit the virtual labs. I started going to the virtual labs frequently right as I started Etsy. I wanted to know everything I could! After a while it was easy to recognize the other regulars and we all quickly became friends. A couple brilliant V-labbers got the idea to start a team based on this sole fact and what a great idea it was. Again, this team is a great resource for information on all things Etsy and we meet monthly in the labs (outside of the typical Etsy scheduled chats.) There is even going to be a spring giveaway soon!

So in conclusion (the line used by every high schooler who has to give a speech),  if you're a seller on Etsy and don't have a team - find one ASAP. There are so, so many to choose from and they're such a great resource and have a great sense of community. I was lucky enough to find that both of my teams are very active. Thanks teammies!