http://www.winkelf.com/ WiNKELF - Handmade by Thems-Elves http://winkelf.com/favicon.ico http://www.winkelf.com/images/winkelflogo.gif http://www.winkelf.com/ 800 200 WiNKELF - Handmade by Thems-Elves http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=76 Now you can update one some or even all of your listings with the new Bulk Updater. It works just like the edit item form with one exception. You get to choose which listings to apply all the changes to. First you can filter the listings you'd like to choose from to make it easier to find the right items. Choose from your active listings imported listings listings on hold scheduled listings closed listings for relisting or all your listings. Second select the listings you want to bulk edit. Use Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=75 Unfotunately our server was down for some time due to a major network outage at the main datacenter. We were not alone the problem affected several servers and countless websites. o My apologies for any inconvenience. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=74 With spring just around the corner we thought it was the perfect time to dress up our web pages with a splash of color. Goodbye beige o Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=73 Been wanting to change the picture gallery for a while now. with something fresh and different. So I'm pleased to announce that we e testing out a new picture gallery format in the listings. Not only does it take up less space in the listing making it easier for buyers to view but when clicked the thumbnail opens up the FULL SIZED image in a lightbox for easy viewing. Scrolling between images is done right in lightbox mode and is super easy. Feel free to let us know your thoughts. o Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=72 Finally. as promised. the new bulk image uploader is now LIVE in both the selling and edit forms Say goodby to the browse button and picture by picture uploads No more worrying about file size and long uploads or time outs The new uploader allows you to see your file structure in one panel preview your images in another and drag drop your selected images into the bottom panel. Simply click send to upload all images in bulk. And super fast too The new bulk uploader uses Java. In order to use it y Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=71 Now you can automatically import all your Etsy listings right into your winkelf shop with a few clicks of a button. First you'll need to verify that the Etsy account you want to import from is indeed yours. o Much like our feedback importer you'll need to add the verification code provided to the Shop Announcement's section of your Etsy store. In so doing we know you are the account holder. Once verified you'll be able to import your listings from any one of your Etsy accounts. Add a listing num Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=70 The elves were really busy over the holidays and are excited to announce the addition of Revolution Money Exchange to our collection of built in payment gateways. To start accepting RME at checkout go to the Payment Methods section and add your RME account email. Here's the link http www.winkelf.com/membersarea.php page storepayments It will automatically be added to all your listings. And at checkout. Where buyers are then sent to the Revolution Money Exchange website for easy payment. Unlike P Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=69 RSS feeds are wonderful. With a click of a button buyers can subscribe to your feed and have your latest listings delivered straight to their door in real time. And now our newly redesigned feeds customized with your store name and banner allow your subscribers to purchase right from your feed. Take a peek. And when logged in shipping charges to their specific location are calculated right in the feed. Where a US member would see shipping to the United States. A Canadian member would see shippin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=68 The little elves have been busy with the development and testing of. a new image uploader We're now ready to start integrating the new uploader into the selling forms. Say goodby to the browse button and individual uploads No more worrying about file size and long uploads or time outs The new uploader allows you to see your file structure in one panel preview your images in another and drag drop your selected images into the bottom panel. Simply click send to upload all images in bulk. And super Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=67 Wish more customers could see your products Now they can on Amazon.com We've added the Amazon Add to Universal Wish List button to all listings so that your customers can add your products to their Amazon Wish Lists exposing your product line to the entire community of Amazon customers and gift givers. Give it a try. Look for the http www.winkelf.com/itemdetails.php id 52509$75.00Dazzling Pink purple pearl pin VINTAGE from utterlyeclectichttp www.winkelf.com/thumbs/500/img2992_f822c896e7f78bab02 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=66 The elves have been busy adding a few new features throughout the site. Targeted Search Results No need to filter through all those results when you can navigate your way to what you're looking for. Now shoppers can refine the search results by clicking into the results for specific categories and sub categories to narrow down their search. What are you searching for Landing Pages on the Fly The look of our main section landing pages Handmade Goodies Vintage Treasures Craft Supplies and Everythi Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=65 Winkelf Takes Flight with United Airlines Woo Hoo Last month I was told that Winkelf would be mentionned as one of a few noted handmade marketplaces in an article about the online crafting industry in the November issue of Hemispheres Magazine. I've been holding my breath so hard. but it's official and in flight all over the world. For those of you unfamiliar with the magazine Hemispheres is the in flight magazine for United Airlines. exposing Winkelf to millions of readers worldwide during the Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=64 Every year my husband doesn't know what to get me for Christmas and on the spot I usually can't think of a thing. Unfortunately that leaves him to his own devices not a good idea. Introducing wishlists. But not this year. This year I'll be introducing him to all the wonderful handmade gift ideas I love on winkelf. And to make shopping easy they're all bundled together with a bow in one place. My wishlist. At checkout shoppers can specify for whom the gift applies so that others don't accidentall Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=63 I'm happy to announce our new shopping cart which allows buyers with or without an account to add items to their cart calculate shipping charges and see how much they can save with seller coupons before they commit to purchasing. At the top of the page is a quick glance summary indicating how many items are currently in the buyers cart as well as a reminder about any incomplete checkouts that still require payment. Don't want anyone to forget to checkout. o Purchases are grouped by seller for in Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=62 Now when you relist an item buyers that have favorited your items or added your items to their wishlist coming soon will have their lists automatically updated with the current relisted item. When buyers go back to their own favorites list or someone elses wishlist they won't find that the item they wanted has closed or been sold. they'll find the relisted item ready to buy. o Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=61 Now there's a new way to browse the many wonderful listings. Now you can shop all our sellers Special Offers by browsing all items with available coupon codes. Figuring prominently in the new Today's Specials with the daily Editor's Pick the Special Offers page is sure to be a big hit with the holidays peeking around the corner. Shoppers can preview all the discounts available grab a code and redeem it at checkout. Please note that only those coupons codes marked public are published. If you mis Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=59 Every store comes with four extra pages to provide your shoppers with additional or personal information about you and your business. Up until now those extra pages had preset names. And we all know that one size does not fit all. o Now you can give your extra store pages customized names to better meet your needs and personalize your store. If you already use store pages you'll need to login to the members area and add titles to your existing pages to reactivate them. Here's the link. http www. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=58 The next time you list an item you'll probably notice a big difference. Introducing the new selling form. simple organized and one page fits all. o Take a peek. Now you can add your title description keyword tags all your pictures a video your pricing options select payment methods and add shipping costs. all on one page. o Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=56 Since launching the sort order feature for your store listings we've made a few updates Ordering Positions By default your selling page displays only 10 items per page. To move from position 30 to position 3 meant somehow jumping two pages. To address this issue and make it easier to work your custom order you'll now notice a drop down menu at the bottom of the Active Items table where you can choose how many items you would like to display ie. 20 40 60 80 100 and All on one page. the active ite Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=55 Starting today you'll notice a new field when listing and editting your items. The Item Condition. Google has changed the information required for us to submit your items to GoogleBase otherwise known as the Google Product Search. As of June 30th we need to include the item condition new used or refurbished. New Listings Please start adding your item condition now when listing your new items. Existing Listings Rather than have to edit all your existing listings ughhhh please edit only those that Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=54 Now shoppekeepers can determine the order of their listings as they appear in their store.What's your preference Newly Listed Ending Soon Highest Price Lowest Price or. Custom Sort Order Just drag and drop your active items into the order you wish to display your goodies. and set your sort order. You'll love the freedom Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=53 Listings now have a new sleek look that is well organized and super easy to navigate. The picture now pops out to greet buyers as it takes center stage. As it should since most buying decisions are based on first impressions and that all so important picture. Seller details item information and buy out methods are summarized in their own respective blocks right at the top of the page. with extra details available below. Take a peek. If I've forgotten anything please do let me know. o Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=52 Just a few updates and new features. Video Uploads Fix We received a few reports that listing video's were uploading to the wrong listings. As it turned out when a member created a brand new listing the video uploads and attaches itself to the listing. But when using Sell Similar the sell similar listing imports many of the settings from the original listing to the new listing. title description gallery image shipping. and yes. the video too. Most likely overlooked during the sell similar listin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=51 Member blogs have hit WinkElf with a big bang And they're sure to make a big impression with all the features and drag drop widgets you've come to love and know. You can add your Twitters your shop picture galleries. even a newsletter sign up form. The basic theme is completely customizable and more themes will be available real soon. Here's the link to get started. http www.winkelf.com/blogslist.php Enjoy Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=50 Would you join a marketplace just to ask a seller a question I wonder how many buyers have walked away from a potential purchase because they have to join a site just to ask the seller a question about an item they're considering. With junkmail growing daily users are much more conscientious about where they sign up and why. No longer a problem here at WinkElf.Now guests and vistors to the site can contact the seller directly right from the item listing. Don't worry we won't be giving out or pub Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=49 Searching just got a whole lot easier. and a bunch more fun too Type click and select your way to results that follow your fingertips. Start with a keyword and then refine or broaden your search using more keywords including tags and categories. all without having to start all over again. The results will change as you type. Let your fingers do the shopping. Searching just became window shopping. o Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=48 MAKE WINKELF YOUR ONE SHOP STOP. Let your shoppers know where to find you on the web by sharing your website blog photo sharing and social networking sites right from your storefront. Add links to you favorite places and social media sites right from the My Details section of the member's area. http www.winkelf.com/membersarea.php page preferences Just fill out the My Networks section and watch as your links go live in your store and in your profile. Available to both free basic stores and feat Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=47 My apologies for the unexpected downtime today. The service provider that hosts our server experienced technical difficulties which resulted in the site experiencing some unexpected and unwelcome o downtime. But we're good to go now o Samantha Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=46 Woo Hoo Look for seller blogs to be making an appearance in your members area soon. Don't worry we'll let you know when it's ready. But not just plain old simple blogs. These are fully functional blogs. Just take a peek at these sneak peeks. Each blog is equipped with an easy to use dashboard. You can create a new post manage past entries and comments set your user and blog preferences choose a theme add extra pages and a blogroll. That's right. THEMED templates are available You can even create Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=45 TAG. you're it A new tagging system has been introduced allowing sellers to tag their items with relevant keywords. In addition to the keywords in the title tags will be included in both the basic and advanced search functions. Look for the tag field just below the description field in the selling forms. On a similar note the advanced search page has been revised. Now buyers can narrow down their search by combining a number of criteria. Search by category Search by item type. handmade vintage c Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=44 Thank you to all those who reported a bug when listing items today. We're adding tags to the listing process and search functions which caused a bug unknown to us. It's been fixed and listing is back in working order. o Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=43 Introducing the new Vintage Craft Supplies sections Now when you list your items you can classify your items as either Handmade Vintage Craft Supplies or Brand Name to be featured in their very own section. Each section is independent of the other with their own featured items new arrivals ending soon sections and category browsing. This means more exposure for your vintage treasures and craft supplies. and a better way for buyers to browse and find what they're looking for by targeting the righ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=42 It's here Now sellers can create and issue their own individual discount codes which can be validated and redeemed automatically at purchase. Discount codes and gift amounts are a great way to build sales develop new clientele and bring back repeat buyers. Issue special codes to specific users as a thank you gift or to a group. like your mailing list. Best of all you don't have to follow the crowd with pre set group discounts. Sellers can set their own terms. Designate your own special codes Set Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=41 Now that the auto relist feature has been in place and working well with no known issues for a few months we have increased the total number of times a listing can be set to auto relist. Now you can set your listings to auto relist up to 12 times and not worry about them. leaving you more time to create. o Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=40 Now you can use the power of Google to get your store stats. Get the goods on page views visitors traffic sources and referrals to your store pages and listings. Find out what's hot and what's not. Best of all many venues are using Google Analytics as a comprehensive and easy way to get you the stats you want. This means that you can compare the results your getting with one venue compared to another. Skip the hype and get the facts We think you'll be surprised at the results. Just look at my sh Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=39 Often times buyers can not complete checkout and make easy payment for their purchases. The problem is not the system sellers are forgetting to enable direct payment methods. Have you enabled your accepted payment gateways Buyers can not check out and pay for their purchases if you haven't enabled direct payment gateways. Several gateways are built in to our system including PayPal and Google Checkout. But you have to provide us with the information to process the payments on your behalf. If you Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=38 Great News Now you can add you store to the sidebar of your blog with our newest widget. Now just a showcase. buyers can browse search purchase and checkout without ever leaving your blog. The one thing I have always hated about marketplaces is that they are filled with all your competitors. I work hard to build my business and develop a following. Not only do I spend hours of my own valuable time marketing my shop but I pay good hard earned money to advertise on Project Wonderful. Yet the trut Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=37 If you ship internationally you know how difficult it is to lump charges to different countries. Costs to one country can vary dramatically compared to those of another. Everywhere else just doesn't cut it. Now you can specify country specific shipping charges to as many countries as you desire in the listing and edit process. The shipping details outline the country specific charges to any countries specified. Any countries left unspecified will be grouped under Everywhere Else. When shoppers a Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=36 Good news just arrived in my inbox In a couple of days our WinkElf listings will be cross listed on Oodle. For those of you unfamiliar with this marketplace Oodle.com ranks in the top 3 500 of all shopping marketplaces with over 2 million unique visitors in October. That's a lot of extra exposure for your goodies In addition to being listed on Oodle.com our listings will be syndicated throughout the Oodle network which is made up of over 250 leading local and national brands including MySpace Co Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=35 There's something new brewing in the categories and search results. a whole new look with lots of options. Now you can browse the categories and search results in gallery view and list view. The choice is yours Whether in gallery view or listing view shoppers can order their results by title by date listed and by price to help them narrow down their search for those handmade goodies. And category featured items arre now showcased in both for the main and sub category sections for even more expos Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=34 Now you can take your WinkElf store with you wherever you play anywhere and everywhere with our Shops on the Go widget. Not just a showcase. This widget comes complete with shopping cart and checkout so that your guests never leave your webpage. Get yours. http www.winkelf.com/shops2go.php Shop sell play. with WinkElf Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=32 Members from around the world will now be able to view WinkElf in their language of choice thanks to Google Translate Beta a service which automatically translates and displays WinkElf in a multitude of languages. including English default Arabic Chinese Dutch French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Portugese Russian and Spanish. While not always perfect translation it's a wonderful addition that makes shopping on WinkElf more user friendly and help lessen miscommunication due to language b Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=33 By popular request sellers can now import their current feedback rating from both Etsy and DaWanda. How many times have you seen or added I have a feedback rating of XXX at. in listings to establish a sellers global merchant reputation Our feedback rating importer checks and verifies the sellers and buyers current feedback rating at other venues. Our members are given a special code that can be added to their profile pages at other venues. Once the special code is verified the current feedback Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=31 WinkElf is happy to announce that buyers no longer need to become members in order to purchase from our array of wonderful designers. Introducing the new Guest Cart system Here's how it works. When viewing listings buyers will notice that an account is no longer required to make purchases. While buyers are still encouraged to enjoy all the features offered by joining as a member now making purchases is as simple as clicking on Add to Cart. All guests will be directed to the login screen where yo Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=30 Have you noticed the new link in our header It's official. Come take a peek at the new WinkElf blog where we'll be sharing our Editor's Pick's of the day crafting videos from the web that are sure to add some inspiration to your week announcements and a little this and that. Stop by http www.winklef.com/blog If you have a special or contest that you'd like us to post send us the details at blog at winkelf. com. We'll also be offering reciprocal links to our member's blogs soon. More info to foll Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=29 I'm happy to announce that a new image uploader has been added to the selling forms. The new uploader allows you too preview your images before submitting them. Replacing images is made easy just click the picture and go. Most importantly the new uploader handles larger pictures. up to 2MB or 2 000 kb. If your pictures are larger than the maximum upload we recommend resizing them first. Just click on the resizer icon provided. You can also download some fantastic free image editors. Google's GIM Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=28 Making the buying and selling process as easy as possible is a high priority and we're busy fine tuning the buying and checkout process. Now buyers can add a Note to Seller with every item purchased A copy of the Note to Seller will be available in the buyers Shopping Cart And in the sellers Invoice Manager And the Note to Seller will be included in the confirmation emails which are automatically sent to the buyer and seller along with other pertinent information. the item information picture c Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=27 A guest shopping cart and guest checkout system is coming to WinkElf this fall. Just in time for the holidays Soon buyers will be able to choose whether to sign up and enjoy the benefits of membership. Or guest shop and checkout without an account. Never lose a sale by requiring sign up again. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=26 Need to get a message out to all your buyers Perhaps you're going on vacation and in addition to the Vacation Mode want to let your customers know when you'll be back. Perhaps you have ongoing special promotions and want to announce them to buyers visiting your store and listings. NOW YOU CAN And here's how. From My Store select Enable Global Message enter a title and your announcement. Then Save Now your message will appear in both your store pages and all your listings. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=25 Every seller knows that one key to a successful store is advertising and marketing. Driving traffic to your store is essential. whether it's your own website an eBay store an Etsy shop and here on WinkElf too. But who wants to drive traffic to a site that is venue branded and houses other businesses. your competitors perhaps Now you have two custom url's available to use The first leads to the default branded storefront. The other to an unbranded version Branded Storefront URL http www.winkelf. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700