WHAT TO BUY (OR BORROW)

Scale

Before you get started selling on Etsy, you’ll need to get access to a scale of some sort. If you have a digital OR non-digital postal or kitchen scale --yay! You’re all set. If you don’t have one of these, here are other options:

● Borrow one from a friend or neighbor,

● Plan to go to a friend or neighbor’s house to weigh your item,

● Run to Walmart or Target and pick up a cheap kitchen scale,

● Click HERE to find a link to a cheap kitchen scale on Amazon, or

● Click HERE to find a link to a postal scale on Amazon.

Note: Whenever you buy anything at all using my link to an Amazon product, I

get a small commission--thanks in advance :)

Here’s what my simple, plastic kitchen scale looks like. I used it to sell my very first item on eBay and it worked fine. I simply added an extra ounce or two to the weight of my item since these scales don’t tend to be perfectly accurate.

White Poster Board

Good quality photos will drastically improve your chances of making sales on Etsy (and eBay). In a lesson coming up shortly, I'll teach you how to take good photos without a huge financial investment.

In preparation for that lesson, please purchase a piece of white poster board (22" x 28"), unless you already own a light box. Usually these can be found at a dollar store, two for a dollar.

WHAT TO PRINT

Worksheet

Below this lesson you will find a worksheet that you can use to keep track of information relevant to your Etsy account and to conduct research on your first listing. Print it out now and keep it handy as we move through the course.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD & PRINT A PDF

To print out a PDF, you must first DOWNLOAD it onto your computer (save it to your Documents).

How to Download & Save This PDF to Your Documents:

• Look up at the Worksheet above these directions and you'll see Download on the bottom left.
• Underneath it you'll see the name of the file in aqua blue. Take note of the name as this is what it will be filed under in your documents. Click on it. A new (small) screen will open.
• Go over to the left of this screen and scroll until you see Documents. Click on it.
• Click Save and you're done.

How to Print the PDF:

• Once you've saved the PDF to your documents, open it.
• Click on the printer icon (upper left), make your selections, and print it out.
• NOTE: You may want to print it in black and white (and perhaps "Draft") if it's a photo-heavy PDF. Otherwise, you'll be using a lot of ink.
• ALTERNATIVE: Download the PDF from your Documents onto a thumb drive, take it to a printer or office supply store and have them print it out for you.