Creating a Treasury!

Today I'd like to explain how and why create a "treasury" on etsy. A treasury is what shows up on the front screen of etsy. It's a grouping of listings that look good together, usually with a theme, to help promote those items & shops.

This image is from the current cover of etsy as an example of what it looks like. It is usually a grouping of both vintage and hand made items, as well as a mixture of a variety of items. (and don't worry, this is only something to do maybe once a month)

So why create a treasury? 

It shows you are part of the community and care about the promotion of others as well as yourself. It can in turn bring your shop attention.

Notes before you get started:

-do NOT put any of your items in your own treasury

-only use one item from each shop as to get a bigger variety of sellers.

Okay, so how do you get started? Well on the main page of etsy you'll find at the bottom left hand corner is a list of things one of them being "treasury".

Then to your right will be an option to "create a list"

But go ahead and take a look at some of the current popular treasuries to get an idea of what good treasuries look like. Then think of a theme. I often go through my favourites to see if anything looks good together and come up with a theme from there. 

So give your treasury a title, and possibly even a little description. You should also add related "tags" so that people can find your treasury easier. From there you just put the link of the items into the "listing URL" section and press "ok". The image will then show up. You can re-adjust where each image goes after you've put them all in place. 

Once you are done, make sure to save and publish it. You can then send all of the sellers a quick little message with a link to the treasury. Most sellers prefer a short little message like "I added your item to my "theme" treasury! Enjoy!" followed by the link. 

Here are some lovely treasury samples I have discovered on etsy:

By: Typo Boutique

By: King Fisher Lane

 By: Aroma Candles

 By: Bubsy Ink

All of these examples have a great use of both vintage and handmade items as well as a varied variety of items. Some even mix men's and women's wear into one treasury. This is great for everyone!