Where is the best place to advertise stuff sold on Etsy.com?

[tealightshoppe]

Hi there,
Here are some advertising tips that I think will greatly benefit your shop!

1) Online Advertising. Start a blog, facebook fanpage, twitter, and myspace. You can also advertise on the Etsy forums (click on "community" at the top of the etsy page and then click "forums"). All these sites will increase your traffic dramatically if you use it strategically.

2) Set up Google Base. Google base is what gets your items into the "shopping results" you see when people search on Google. There are instructions on how to do so here:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6246383

3) Make some business cards and pass them out to everyone you know. Word of mouth is a great way to increase traffic and sales. Also, since your target market is little kids, so leave your business cards at local daycares and give your card out to as many mommies as you can!

4) If you want to do some cheap paid advertising, take a look at Google Adwords and Project Wonderful.

Hope this helps and good luck with your shop!