Quick Tip #25 - Quick Discounting in Etsy

No weekly inspiration this week because I just came across a wonderful Greasemonkey script for Etsy. Those of you who already use the EtsyHacks know about Greasemonkey, it is a wonderful add-on for the Firefox browser that lets to install scripts that modify how you can use websites (I also use some for gmail, squidoo, and a few other sites).

Today's useful script is by Etsy seller krtwood and lets you bulk discount all items in your shop by a percentage and adds a quick edit link under the price in your currently listed item list.

Download Quick Price Edit Here

Notes: 
1: % is set as that % of original price 50% of $10=$5, 80% of $10=$8. So 10% of $10 would be $1 not $9.
2: To reverse your discount do 10000/% used. So 10000/80=125%

Quick Tip #10 - More Etsy Hacks

A few months ago I did a review of Etsy Hacks and since then they've released a lot of improvements and new scripts. To use Etsy Hacks you need to install the Greasemonkey addon for the Firefox web browser and then install the scripts. Some new or improved scripts that I love are:

• Buyer Notes - This hack extracts the "message from the buyer" (if any) from each order and displays it on the Sold Orders page, underneath the order's section, so you're less likely to miss important requests from your customers. *I love this one, notes are very easy to miss in the email notification and on the receipt page*
  
• Contact Buyer - Adds links to email and convo a buyer to the Sold Orders page
• Order Convo Enhancer - When you start a convo from the receipt page (using the buyer info or contact buyer hacks), this hack adds "Etsy order #123456" to the subject, and a link to the receipt to the body of the message. *I convo each buyer so this is very useful.*
  
• Bulk Image Uploader - This hack adds up to five image upload fields to your "create listing" and "edit listing" pages, so you can upload your listing images more quickly.

Make sure you head over to Etsy Hacks and see the full list of scripts, there are so many useful tools there.

Etsy Hacks Review

I know I've recommended Etsy Hacks before but now I want to give a rundown of what I think are the best scripts. To run Etsy Hacks you need to use Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on installed.

fast tagger: Add all your listings' tags at once. Makes tagging much faster, especially for users with slower internet connections.

bulk image uploader: Upload up to five images at once when editing a listing. Maybe not the best option for slower connections but a time saver for broadband users.

renew listing: Renew a listing from the View Listing page.

copy listing: Quickly create a new listing based on an existing one. The single most useful Etsy Hack if you have a lot of similar items that only need minor editing to make the listing unique. This hack doesn't copy images but covers title, description, tags, price, and shipping.

shop tools: Adds a links to shop configuration pages to your shop and listing pages.

edit this item: Adds "edit item" and "delete item" links to the View Listing page when viewing an item in your shop.

Useful FireFox Add-Ons

FireFox is a great open source web browser. If you aren't already using it you should really give it a try.

One of the big benefits of FireFox is it's customizable nature, there are hundreds of addons for firefox. Here are a collection of extensions that are useful for a handmade business.

Etsy Hacks - Collection of Greasemonkey scripts that extends Etsy functions.
Greasemonkey - this extension lets you run a large variety of 3rd party scripts such as Etsy Hacks.
Etsy Search Add Etsy search functionality to your search bar.
Paypal Plugin Use Paypal on sites that don't support paypal by generating a temporary card number.
Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures Automatically inserts HTML signatures into your gmail messages (e.g. linking to your shop)