The article on the EtsyNJ street team was published

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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 wasted resource and it's just as easy to turn on my computer and read the news if I want biased reporting (but enough of that)... Since it had been a few weeks since my interview, I thought either the idea had been shot down by the publisher or I had missed the article. On Saturday, I was at the museum dropping off some consignment sea glass jewelry and I noticed the paper sitting on the table. I flipped through the front section and found the article on page 12... http://app.com/article/20090411/business/904110322/1003 The article was centered around one main member who is located near the reporter and he went to her home with a photographer to get some images. The gist of the article was about Etsy.com works and how, through social networking sites, we promote our small home-based businesses. I get a brief mention at the end of the article (which was nice because a few of the others that were available to be interviewed weren't mentioned) Of course, I'm not happy that my age was mentioned (not many women would be...lol) but a link to my shop was included and from the online paper, I had more than a dozen hits at my shop from the paper's online site and the hits have continued to trickle in every day since. I also received a custom request because of the article, which will hopefully result in a sale. My friend's at my J-O-B also either saw the article in the paper, or noticed the link to the article on my Facebook page and now I'm like a celebrity in work because many of the people didn't know I have this "second life" outside of work. Hopefully the link is still live...it's a very good read and with Etsy's growing popularity, the eco-friendly theme that crafting portrays and the tough economy that is forcing people to look for extra income...it would be great to see other Etsians featured by their local newspapers around the country. In all, my 15 minutes of fame ( ) has been a lot of fun!