creationsbyrobin

@creationsbyrobin (3071)

United States • Age 55

Joined myLot 18 years ago

CreationsByRobin.etsy.com

Discussions (95)

creationsbyrobin's Discussions

Can a new payment processor compete with Paypal, AlertPay, etc?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 10 Sep 10

There is a new payment processor that has just begun to promote their future site, and they are making quite a fuss on the internet. Since eBay's Paypal dominates the scene, followed by a quickly growing AlertPay, do you think...

payment processors

paypal

pre launch

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Craft show this past weekend.... What a difference a year makes

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 7 Jun 10

Over the weekend, I did my first spring/summer craft show over the weekend. (actually it was an outdoor festival) I did this show last year, and it was a pretty good show. This year, it seemed to be much slower as far as...

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All Of A Sudden- Multiple Ads Each Day!!!

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 23 May 10

Hey Hits4Pay members, check your account if you have not logged in for awhile. Several days over the last two weeks, I found multiple ads waiting for me when I logged in. It was so good a few days this week, that I checked 2 or 3...

earning extra money

making money online

ptc sites

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Etsy Shop Owners- How Is Your Year Going??

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 19 Apr 10

Wow, it's been about 3 months since the last thread was started for Etsy! So how has your shop fared in 2010? I'll start... My 2009 ended much slower than previous years, and in hindsight, a slow holiday season should have been a...

making extra money

sea glass jewelry

selling handmade

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IM ReportCard Policy Change....certainly not for the better

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 23 Feb 10

This morning I received an email from IMRC concerning a important announcement. According to them, because of fraud, they are no longer allowing cash payouts. Instead the credits earned can be used to purchase things like e-books...

im report card

making money online

policy change

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Triple Clicks-- I just made my 2nd sale there...Has anyone else had success ?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 21 Jan 10

I've been a member with them for quite awhile, but never did anything with them until recently (when I figured out how to get some free listing credits for the site) I listed a few items and waited....and waited, but no sales. I...

affiliate programs

making extra money

making money online

selling unwanted items

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Craft Fairs... does anyone have a success story to share from a recent show?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 29 Sep 09

I have done a few shows recently and I've found that the shows exceeded or met my expectations. That doesn't mean my expectations have not been reduced a bit because of the state of our economy, but I have been seeing signs that...

craft fairs

craft shows

crafting

selling handmade items

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How do you attract potential referrals to your sites?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 25 Sep 09

This question has been asked over and over in these forums and everywhere else. Finding referrals is kind of like fishing in a barrel filled with fish....you know you'll catch one, but will it be a keeper? There are proven...

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August Earnings...

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 4 Sep 09

I'm only half way to a myLot payout, but i will receive money from an article submission site, 2 paid survey sites, Clixsense, and BigCrumbs and I've already reached payouts from two survey sites in September. Who else is getting...

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2 people

Have some of the older PTC sites become much busier the last two weeks

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 28 Aug 09

I've noticed that a the two PTC sites I am a member of have become quite busier during the last two weeks, offering more opportunities to earn money. The ads don't seem to have a large number of views available, so they...

clicking ads

increased opportunities

making extra money

making money online

ptc sites

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1 person

Earnings and Page Views...Has Anyone Noticed Anything Strange?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 26 Aug 09

I logged into my AC page over the weekend and found that I had earned a little over $3 for the month. A few minutes ago, I went to the AC site to look at the Calls for Content offering and noticed that my page views and earnings...

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3 people

Are survey sites slow this week?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 14 Aug 09

I usually receive a handful of surveys each day, but have noticed that many survey sites have been very quiet this week. Maybe everyone took an end of summer vacation, or maybe all the companies needing surveys have spent their...

making extra money

making money online

survey sites

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Promoting Your Etsy Shop on Other Sites...

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 7 Aug 09

I wanted to share a way I have picked up many views promoting my new listings with all the Etsy shop users. Etsy members that aren't aware of or have not been using the "Bookmark & Share" link on the item pages should look into...

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What is your newest creation?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 3 Aug 09

Other than my handmade sea glass jewelry, I haven't done very much creating. I still have a couple of scarves in progress, but very desire to get back to them right now. I have lots of sea glass that isn't jewelry quality. I...

crafting with sea glass

handmade crafts

recycling

sea glass mosaics

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Craft Show- follow up on results....

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 23 Apr 09

About a month ago, I started a thread on doing an early spring craft show. I wondered if any of the myLotters from the craft forum had participated in any shows and if they were successful. A few of us were about to do a show, and...

craft shows

economy

making extra money

making money with crafts

selling handmade crafts

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The article on the EtsyNJ street team was published

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 17 Apr 09

A few weeks ago, a newspaper reporter interviewed a few local Etsy members for an article on how the internet has helped handmade artisans market their products. I don't get the newspaper because I feel the use of the paper is a...

crafts

handmade sea glass jewelry

making money online

promoting handmade items

Has anyone been doing Craft Shows?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 14 Mar 09

It's been quite quiet here on the myLot crafts board. Is that because everyone has been busy doing their crafts ... maybe for an upcoming craft show?I have a show coming up next weekend and it's a donation to a local natural...

craft shows

crafts

making extra money

making money selling crafts

selling handmade

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The local newspaper interviewed me for an upcoming article about Etsy....

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 10 Mar 09

A fellow EtsyNJ team member alerted me this past weekend that she had been contacted by a reporter that wanted to do an article on handmade Etsy crafters in the area and she gave him my contact info. When I got home from work...

eco friendly

etsynj team

handmade sea glass jewelry

newspaper interview

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CPSIA... a new law that will likely end handamde items for children...

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 7 Mar 09

For those of us that create items with children in mind... there is a law already on the books that had good intentions when it was created. The law stemmed from the all the toys that were tainted with lead a couple of years...

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Survey Spot is offering surveys without mentioning cash payouts?

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 21 Feb 09

I just happened to try a $2 survey on Friday and the company had already received enough responses. I clicked on the next survey because it was for video games (my oldest son was in the room, so he helped) and after a 20 minute...

cash prizes

cash rewards for surveys

earning money online

making money at home

survey spot

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3 people