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Название: Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies

Автор: Gatski Kate

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The registration page appears (see Figure 2-2).

      3. Type your first name in the First Name field and your last name in the Last Name field.

      Note that filling out these fields is strictly optional. If you do fill them out, your name will be publicly displayed throughout the site. If you want, you can add simply your first name or a nickname or your initials – whatever. If you decide to leave both of these fields blank, your username is the one that other Etsy users will see.

      tip You can save a few steps by clicking the Sign Up Using Facebook or Continue with Google button to create your Etsy account. If you do, some of your activity on Etsy – for example, when you favorite an item – may be posted on your Facebook page. This section walks you through signing up for Etsy the old-fashioned way: by entering your info directly on Etsy’s site.

      4. Type your email address in the Email field.

      5. In the Password field, type the password you want to use to access your Etsy account.

      Create a password that’s at least eight characters – one that you can remember easily but that won’t be too obvious to anyone else.

      6. Retype the password in the Confirm Password field.

      7. In the Username field, type the username you want to use on Etsy.

      This name must contain fewer than 20 uppercase and/or lowercase letters or numbers (no spaces). Etsy notifies you if someone else has selected your username. In that case, try another one until you find one that’s available.

      remember You can’t change your username, so make sure that the name you choose is something you can live with as long as you’re on Etsy and that you’re cool with everyone you buy from and sell to seeing the username you choose. (In other words, “WinonaForever” may not be the way to go.)

      8. To read the terms of use, click the Terms of Use link, and to read Etsy’s Privacy Policy, click the Privacy Policy link.

      You find out more about the Terms of Use in the next section. Flip to Chapter 6 for more on Etsy’s Privacy Policy.

      9. Click the Register button.

      Etsy creates your account and sends a confirmation email to the address you supplied in Step 4.

      tip If you don’t receive the confirmation email right away, check your spam folder to make sure it wasn’t intercepted.

      10. Open the email from Etsy and click the link that it contains to confirm your account.

      You’re ready to go!

      Source: Etsy.com

       FIGURE 2-1: Etsy’s main page.

      Source: Etsy.com

       FIGURE 2-2: The registration page.

       Accessing Etsy’s House Rules and reviewing its Terms of Use

      Before registering with and using Etsy, take a moment to access the site’s House Rules and review its Terms of Use. Follow these steps:

      1. Click the Help button in the bottom-right corner of any Etsy Marketplace page.

      The Help page appears.

      2. Scroll down to the Still Have Questions? section and click the Read Our Site Policies link.

      The Our House Rules page appears.

      3. Click the Terms of Use link.

The Terms of Use page appears, as shown in Figure 2-3.

      Source: Etsy.com

       FIGURE 2-3: Review Etsy’s Terms of Use.

      Etsy’s Terms of Use page is kind of like the site’s constitution. It sets out your rights and responsibilities on the site. This 14-point document covers maintaining your privacy, content requirements, proper use of services, termination, warranties and liability, indemnification, handling disputes, and other important legal-type stuff.

      remember Maybe you’re wondering why you need to read Etsy’s Terms of Use. Here’s our answer: Violating any of the policies spelled out in the Terms of Use is grounds for expulsion from the site. The “But I didn’t know it was a policy!” defense doesn’t fly.

      In addition to its Terms of Use, Etsy has several more House Rules. We cover these in a bit more detail in Chapter 6.

It’s a Sign: Signing In

After you’ve created your Etsy account, signing in is a snap. Just go to www.etsy.com and click the Sign In button in the upper-right corner of the screen. (You can see this button in Figure 2-1, just to the right of the Register link.) Then, in the pop-up window that appears, type your email address or username in the Email or Username field, type your password in the Password field, and click the Sign In button (see Figure 2-4).

      Source: Etsy.com

       FIGURE 2-4: Use your username or email address and your password to sign in to your Etsy account.

      tip Notice the Stay Signed In check box in Figure 2-4. If you select this check box, you can navigate away from the site and return without having to sign in all over again. However, we don’t recommend you choose this setting if you’re on a public computer (for example, at a library or Internet cafe). Otherwise, a complete stranger could access your account!

      What about signing out? That’s even easier than signing in. Simply click the You button that appears in the header bar when you’re signed in and choose Sign Out from the menu that appears.

High Profile: Setting Up Your Public Profile

      Everyone who joins Etsy has a public profile page. Why? A couple of reasons. For one, being able to check out other Etsy members helps to inspire СКАЧАТЬ