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[Last updated: July 12, 2007]

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Welcome to the Tranquil Beading Oasis (TBO). This is a team effort by all of us Oasians. We appreciate you a lot on the bay and we appreciate you just the same here. This is a pretty laid back group. We are here for each other and help promote the group as a whole so more people (buyers) will see that this is a trusted community of beaders. And the most important thing of all is ... have fun!

Here are some answers to common questions that we've been getting. It is a collective effort by all of the TBO moderators. (Jaclyn, Stacy, Steph, Sus, Donna, Cindy, PS, Nath, Terry, and Cyndie at your service.)

Q: I would love to join, how would I go about that?
A: TBO began at the bay. Here is what you will need to do as a member of the group here at Esty:

  • Heart the TBO account and it will heart you back. Hearting each other is no longer required, but feel free to!
  • Put TBO in your tags and a little blurb about TBO on your store page and in each listing. You can also add TBO to your title if you like, but that's not required. Here's a sample blurb: "Happy member of the Tranquil Beading Oasis, a group of jewelry and bead artisans. Search TBO on etsy to find the creations of our many talented artists."
  • Come and go as you please.
  • If you like, try to grab treasuries and feature any TBO members creations that you like.
  • Promote TBO whenever and whereever you can.
  • Have fun!

    Q: I've seen LMJA linked with TBO. Who are they?
    A: The Laughing Muse Jewelry Artisans (LMJA) are a group of 10 people (listed above)...the bay's 10 TBO moderators. We formed this group to "test" being and selling on Etsy before we suggested to our members to assemble here. The LMJA is a closed group, but we are all TBO members and are here to help members wherever and whenever we can.

    Q: How does a treasury work?
    A: In a word: FUN! A treasury is a display of works by 12 artists and 4 alternates. When on Etsy's home page, click the Treasury button slightly down and to the left. There, you will see over 200 new treasuries.

    Here is the treasury tutorial if you get lost in this explanation.

    You will need to wait until a treasury opens up. Several will open at a precise moment and you'll need to be ready when it does. It's all about timing. The magic number that it needs to drop below is 222, see the caption at the bottom of the page. To learn when a treasury will open, sort the list by the expiration date. Once the treasury opens, you will have a limited (very brief - matter of seconds) time in which to type in your treasury title and then click the save/lock button.

    Once that is done, enter the subtitle at the top with TBO in it, and the numbers of each featured item in the boxes. (Do not include any of your items, not allowed.) My advice is to have the item numbers already determined before you try for a treasury. You can find the item number on each item for sale at the bottom right of the seller's description. Copy & paste to (then from) a word processing program file is probably the quickest way. Try to put together an opening comment for others to understand your selection theme (if you have one) or just a friendly greeting. Be sure to add TBO to the title and/or to the subtitle so buyers can learn about our group. Even if you decide to have an unrelated theme, including TBO will show comradery to all the members.

    Q: What needs to be done in order to post treasuries in the TBO Street Team thread?
    A: We would like to promote TBO whenever possible.

  • Type TBO in the title or subtitle of the treasury.
  • When featuring jewelry-related items and beads, only feature TBO members.
  • When featuring a non-jewelry item theme with non-TBO members, please include TBO in your title, subtitle or comments before posting in the TBO Street Team thread.

    Q: How do I qualify to be in a member's treasury?
    A: That's basically up to the treasury curator. The curators will normally search for items tagged with TBO and pull from that list. So be sure to put TBO in your tags and you will be considered for those treasuries.

    Q: What is the SNS and how does it work?
    A: That is the Saturday Night Specials! Here are some fun facts and you can also read up on your own in these threads for more information.

  • Info
  • Here is a previous SNS to give you an idea of what to put in your ad.
  • each week Etsy will have a Companion thread in the Etc. forum that will be for chatting, secrets, and other discussions not directly business related. Here is one from a previous week that will give you an idea of what it's about.
  • A "Super Special" is when a seller puts one item on sale at a radically discounted rate to move it out of their shop. It is usually for a limited amount of time (such as one or two hours). Those will be posted in the main thread.

    Q: What is the FNHH and how does it work?
    A: The Friday Night Happy Hour is an opportunity to submit your temporary discounts and/or specials you'd like to offer. It's usually just for that evening beginning at 3:00pm EST through to 9:00pm EST. If you are unsure, I would just watch it for that Friday and try it the follow week.

  • Here is an example of a previous FNHH.
  • Here are the rules.

    We will give you any more updated information when we have it. We hope this helps you with some sales! Happy selling! Welcome Aboard!

    Sincerely,
    The TBO team!

    Please post your questions and comments in the TBO Street Team thread.