Friday Favorites

It's time for Friday Favorites. Every Friday I'll feature 3 of my favorite Etsy stores. As I've gotten more involved in the Etsy community, I've met some wonderful people who have amazing work! I love their art and would like to dedicate both Fridays and Sundays to them : ) So stay tuned for our Sunday Spotlight!
Now onto my Friday Favorites : )

Who's more beautiful than a peacock? Nobody :P Meet Captain Peacock!

Danny from Maximonstertje has wondrous travel photography, vivid colors, magical captures, her shop is a traveler's dream come true! But there's more, nature, animals and foooood! Yumm : ) Make sure you visit and get a taste of the beautiful world we live in!
Along her Etsy shop, Danny has a flickr account where you may also view her wonderful work: www.flickr.com/photos/maximonstertje
Don't forget to like her page on facebook! www.facebook.com/MaximonstertjePhotography



Susan Christensen from ChicksPhotoGraphics has a wonderful fine art photography shop that is 'aiming to stir the soul'. Her art is beautiful and diverse, and includes everything from landscapes, animals, automobiles and nature!
And all proceeds from now through the end of 2011, will be donated to aid in the Somalia famine relief. So make sure you go, check her work out and help those in need!

A Tisket a Tasket is one of my all time favorite photos. There is so much sweetness in it : )

From the descritption: This little girl had a basket full of her beloved friends all going for a walk. Barefoot and in a sundress, she knew just where she was going ~ oh the thoughts and plans of a little girl!
To see more of Susan's amazing work, visit her website: www.ChicksPhotoGraphics.com
And to keep up to date with her work, like her page on facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Chicks-Photo-Graphics/337969674579


Georgia from ThruALensPhotography lives in France. The result? Beautiful photographic images from everything French. Venture through the French countryside, have coffee at a wonderful street cafe and get mesmerized by the architecture. One of my favorites:

Summer Lovin' is a gorgeous sunflower. Sunflowers are my mother's favorite flowers and I love them because of that! 

Georgia has another website at: www.georgia-fowler.artistwebsites.com 
And another Etsy shop: TranquilityPhotos
She also has another one in the making, so for a sneak peak visit: www.photographsfrance.org 
Like her on facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ThruALens/143101939105326 
Twitterrrrr: http://twitter.com/#!/jorjaclare
And I save the best for last: 25% off all prints in her shop! Use coupon code ALEL25OFF during checkout. And for free worldwide shipping make sure you purchase before the end of the month! 


Shopping on Etsy is always a pleasurable experience. You know when you see something you like that you are only a message away from the artist who made it. You may ask questions about where the photo was taken, what's the story behind it and so on. I'm always reminded of this when shopping on Etsy and it puts so much more meaning into the art I'm purchasing.
My Friday favorites shops have beautiful photographic images for sale.  So when the time comes for some new art for your walls or if you're thinking of what to buy as gifts, go visit them! I'm sure you'll find something that you will love : )

And don't forget to come back on Sunday for the Sunday Spotlight! 

Bentleyed Up!

I have to get in the habit of featuring the beautiful treasuries my prints get featured in!
I'm starting with my Bentley shot taken in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Deep Red:
 http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ3MzEzNzF8ODQyODQ2MTcw/deep-red?index=1

Burgundy Dreams of Teal and Feathers
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQzODEwMjR8ODY5NTIwNDEx/burgundy-dreams-of-teal-feathers?index=0

 Enjoy!
With Love,
Zoe

How to Increase Your Facebook Fan Base

Social networking plays an important role in business marketing. There are vast numbers of people who use these networking sites for both personal and business matters and so to reach potential customers and have a platform through which to showcase your business it is essential that you network online. After creating a facebook fan page for 'Zoe, with Love', my fine art photography shop on Etsy, I needed fans. I asked friends and family to join, but how many of us have 10,000 family members? I wanted more exposure on facebook, and one day came across the best way to get it! Promotion pages. There are pages on facebook that are created specifically to help business owners or fan page owners to increase their fan base.

Here is how it's done:

Create your business page. Invite friends and family, if you'd like.

'Like' the promotion pages (I have provided a list below), you may like however many you want, the more the better as they each hold 'liking ladders' at different times.

When you come across a liking ladder event, read the instructions, most will ask that you share the event on your wall, and then tag your page's username/link in the comment section under the event announcement/invite.
You tag by placing an @ sign in front of your username, it then turns blue.

Make sure that you are using facebook with your personal username (not your fan page or business page as the likes will not count) then start liking all the other pages.
An easy way to do this is by hovering over their business tags and a small box pops up that has the 'like' button on the lower left corner. Simply click on it and you've become their fan. They'll like you back and that's how you get your new fans!

It may seem strange going on a liking spree, but it really does work, I went from 100 family/friend likes to 600 by simply joining these liking ladders. It does take some time and you do have to sit there clicking like after like but in the end you get fans and expose your work to more and more people and that is the point of advertising.

Talk about your work, announce sales, be active and engage your fans. It's your page and so make it whatever you want it to be!

Here is a list of some business promoting pages. Like them and start the liking game : ) You may also like me on facebook: ZoeWithLove  : )
Post your facebook business pages as well as blog links here in the comment section so I like you back!

I wish you all the best with your business!

With Love,
Zoe

Like 2 Like 
Promote, Like, Share 
Silent Tagging Fan Page

Silent Tagging for WAHPs
The Silent Tagging Circle 
Perth Silent Tagging 

Fan Page Promote 
Promote my Etsy
Promote your page for free 

Promote my fan page 
Network Now 
Network your business here
Addicted to Networking 

Congratulations A Little Etsy Love Winners!

Thank you Betsabe, Michelle and SarahLearns for participating in my September giveaway! I have written to each of you, please check your emails and respond with your choice of 5x7 print and mailing address!
Do check back often as I hold contests and have giveaways for special occasions : )

For EVERYBODY who participated in my giveaway I am extending a BOGO offer, buy one, get one FREE! For my giveaway participants ONLY!

Offer valid until December 31st 2011

Message me for details!

With Love,
Zoe

OFF50!

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”

Enjoy 50% OFF prints 16x20 and larger, valid until October 1st! 

Check out Zoe,with Love for details & coupon code.

Etsy Photographer Spotlight

I've been featured! Check out Photographer Jennifer Jackson's blog .PiXELGRiN. and her interview with several photographers (including moi!) You can read the interview at this link:

Etsy Spotlight

Check it out!

With Love,
Zoe

WINNERS!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Mahsa, Rosewendy and Lynda got it right! I'll contact you individually for your addresses.
This was a fun giveaway, every time I'd read an answer I'd say noooooo, where are fans of yellowwww?!

Apart from the winners, my favorite responses are:
Hot pink with white polka dots, magical colors of the rainbow and orange : )
For those who didn't win, A little Etsy Love is hosting another giveaway on September 19th, this time there is no contest, you just have to enter your name and email address and 3 winners will be chosen randomly to win a print of their choice!

Thank you all for your warm wishes and for participating. Follow the blog for updates, more contests, giveaways and all sorts of good stuff!
And stay tuned, a new set of 4 5x5 prints will be coming our way! Check out Zoe, with Love for new listings!

With Love,
Zoe

Chica : )

"God made the cat in order that humankind might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger"
Fernand Mery

We Are All Unique

'Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.'
Margaret Mead 

Is that an oxymoron? I wrote a long and winding monologue and then realized the image really says it all (all and anything really!). While it's true that we all have our special traits to make us unique, we are in essence all the same. But then again a different approach could be that while we all look the same, we are indeed different :P What is your take? 

New listing over at Zoe, with Love!

We're still playing guess the color over here and here. Try your luck and win a free print!

With Love,

Zoe

You, Me and Infinity

New print up at Zoe, with Love! I hope you like it. Keep going guys, if you have guessed the ribbon's color here, guess on facebook as well to increase your chances! Also, have you picked your favorite photo yet? You may 'heart' more than one!

Check out the post below for a chance to win a free print of your choice!

With Love,
Zoe

~Ribbon Cutting Opening Ceremony Contest~

We're Open! Or just about to, I need your help in cutting the ribbon! Now here's the fun part, you get to guess the color of the ribbon and win a free 5x7 print of your choice from Zoe, with Love!
3 lucky winners will be randomly chosen using random.org

Here's what you have to do:

-Enter your answer as a comment (you have one try), leave your name and email, for more privacy, send your email address to zoewithlove(@)hotmail(dot)com

-Go to Zoe, with Love, the official store on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/zoewithlove  find a print you'd like, 'heart' it if you wish!

-Deadline: August 28th.

Good luck and have fun!

With Love,
Zoe

Knock on the Sky and Listen to the Sound.

Welcome welcome welcome! 

Friends, family, strangers (who are just friends waiting to happen!)

I'm so glad you're here, I'm so glad I'm here! So I've finally taken the plunge and set up shop on Etsy. What is Etsy? It's this great marketplace for all things handmade. And vintage too. It's my favorite place to shop as it's one-of-a-kind-stuff heaven! I knew it almost instantly. This is where I want to be. This is where I want to show the world my art. There are those of us who write in isolation, words flowing in the dark recesses of our mind, giving us solace about what is. And then there are those who want to make that connection to the other,  spread a little wing, inspire something within. I've found a comfortable place in between. My photographs have been for the most part adorning my computer files, some have the pleasure of being hung on friend's and family's walls, yet others smile at me from not too far a distance. It's time to set them free!

Here's a little about me:

My camera and I are the best of friends, it goes wherever I go and sees what I see. It's my gateway to life, that lens. Photography has helped me really 'see', to truly 'look' to stop, frame, click, wonder, reflect. 

And now with the encouragement of friends and family I decided to start Zoe, with Love so that I share my art photography on a more public platform and it is through that process that I wish to learn more, have fun and share the magic with everyone!

Please visit me at Zoe, with Love over at Etsy, I would love to hear your thoughts on my photographs and cozy little shop. This blog and my group over at facebook will be my main form of communication with you regarding Zoe with Love's updates, promotions, contests and lots of other goodies! 

I welcome you once again, see you soon! 

With Love,

Zoe