Our New Tag!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yes, the team has voted and we have our new TAG!

It looks like "TRADE ON" is the winner!!! It was quite the race till the end, but we finally have a tag to call our own! So, all etsy traders, please include "TEAM TRADE ON" as one of your tags on all items in your shop that you would be willing to trade - that way we can all find each other easily! And, once we promote the tag, others on Etsy can find and trade with us too!

Thanks to everyone again for voting - and get ready for the Trade And Replace coming up April 20th!!!!!

As always, ready, set, TRADE ON! xoxoxo Ak and Muffin

More Info on Tagging...

Tags courtesy of the fabulous magymai711 on etsy!

FlamingoLady (our reporter on the street) just let me know that there is an article on team tagging on the Storque! Take a look... and when we know what acronym we'll be using, we can all make sure that we're doing it properly - AND in the same way!

http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/howTos/article/team-tip-team-tags/1376/

thanks, FlamingoLady (http://FlamingoLady.etsy.com) !!! and thanks magymai711 (http://magymai711.etsy.com) for making such fantastic tags!!!!

xoxoox muffin

TRADE & REPLACE - the tribe has spoken!

Okay, no one has been voted off the planet - we don't vote people off here at the TradeAHolics!!!!

BUT....

the tribe HAS spoken and our next TnR will start SUNDAY, APRIL 20th, 2008!!!! Ak or I (who ever is up first) will start the TnR thread in the Promotions forum in the early morning, ETSY time (which is Eastern Standard). The list will be made up of the shops that ended the last TnR - unless they are unable to participate. (just convo either one of us and let us know)

So, make sure that you can stay and play, make sure your shop is stocked, and make sure that you are ready to TRADE!!!!!!

A quick reminder - don't forget to vote on the team tag and don't forget to get designing on the widget and the banner!!!!

Ready, set, TRADE ON!!!!!

xoxooxox AK and Muffin

(thanks to cafepress for making the fabulously funny tote bag!)

here is the list that will start the TnR - it is the last list that was posted when we closed the thread.

this is the list from the last pages of the thread:
http://sweetside.etsy.com/ - wonderful beads, fabric and quilting/sewing
notions
http://nhubs.etsy.com/
http://knitandpearl.etsy.com/ - has jewelry and fiber arts!
http://beadsidemyself.etsy.com - great jewelry and cards.

http://unefemme.etsy.com/ - the most amazing fine art prints and bags!http://sarahinflorida.etsy.com/ or http://theknitbrit.etsy.com/
http://beckynot.etsy.com/ - sweet jewelry for pets and humans! Plus a suave new line of "supplies"
http://gloplace.etsy.com/ - has fabulous jewelry!
http://mimisjewels.etsy.com/
http://ginabee.etsy.com/
http://stacirose.etsy.com/ - has lovely jewelry!
http://thepeachtree.etsy.com/ - beautiful semiprecious jewelry!
http://akhotdoggies.etsy.com/

TEAM CHALLENGE!!!! Designing our Team Identity... and Tagging!

Attention all you designers!!!!

We'll be holding two separate Design Challenges this month!!!! Read 'em and weep!

1) Design a banner for the team blog website!!!!

2) Design a team widget. Once the widget has been decided on by the team, we will incorporate code so when the widget is clicked on, the user will be directed to the team website. Team members can attach the widget to their blog or website.

Designs are due in 3 weeks, Monday, April 21st. Email your entries to Ak or Muffin by that date and we'll post them here! Feel free to enter as many times as you wish!!! Two separate polls will be set up so team members can vote on their favorite for each category.

and part two.... TAGGING!

No, we're not talking about a huge team game of tag (but wouldn't that be fun????)

The fabulous FlamingoLady asked, "What about team tagging?" Excellent question! Yeah, so what about it? As an easy search tool for team members and buyers or traders, please identify your tradable items with 'Tradeaholics Team'. A suggestion for non-members of the Etsy Trade-A-Holics Team who like to trade is to tag their tradeables with the tag 'trade'. In the next few days, AK will incorporate a search link from the Team website for all items with the team tag, "Tradeaholics Team" and another search link from the trading list blog for all items with the 'trade tag'. This makes it easier to see what talent is out there... and narrow down your list!!!!

Of course, this just might make your "to have at all costs" list even longer!!!! FYI - creationsbychristina had already started tagging some of her items this way!!!! Yay to our brownie queen!

Ak also just sent around an email asking for ideas about an acronym for our team - Etsy TradeAHolics is quite long to use as a tag, LOL!

Here's a few: THT ( Trade-A-Holics Team)TAH ( Trade-A-Holics)ETT ( Etsy Trade-A-Holics Team)ETAH ( Etsy Trade-A-Holics) Okay, folks! We want to hear back from you. Let us know how you want to tag your items!! Add your suggestion to this post and we'll put up a poll ASAP!

So get designing, get tagging, and as always, TRADE ON!!!!

xoxoox AK & muffin