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Have any of you ever heard of Etsy?

Listen carefully… if you’re creative or crafty in any way, shape or form, and you’re not selling your wares on Etsy, you’re missing the damn boat.

I have a friend who is selling her paintings there (successfully, I might add) for over $400 EACH. Some are going for $650 or higher.

I have another friend who has made over $30,000 in one year, by selling her art dolls.

Others are making thousands selling handcrafted jewelry, crocheted or knitted items, art/altered books, photography, digital paintings, doll clothes, prints, graphics, you name it. It’s amazing, and I’m ready to start trying it myself.

I’ve long been an “artsy” type. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry, crochet… I do it. Now I’ve got more motivation to actually finish my projects, because I’m going to sell them on Etsy. I’ll keep you posted on how I do, maybe with monthly reports, etc.

Bottom line, if it’s made by hand, you can sell it on Etsy, and that includes digital items and graphics.

So what are YOU going to sell in your Etsy shop!?

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It does take some time to sign up, and get all your profile questions answered, but I think this is seriously the most comprehensive online survey taking program out there. You can choose to complete not only online surveys, but also surveys by phone (and get paid for either or both at about $.20 a minute).

I’ve belonged to several online survey programs in the past, but this one seems to actually pay in cash, rather than in “points” or some other system where you have a limited selection of your rewards. I don’t know how many offers I’ll get, as I just signed up, but according to Debt Diet, it seems to actually pay up.

We’ll see what happens, and as always, I’ll keep you posted. Let me know if you have any experience with this one, or if you sign up at Pure Profile.