Downdoggy and Statsy

Thought I would pass along some information...

Downdoggy.com offers domain names for $8.50 a year.  This means you can have your own website name, such as http://www.yourname.com/, and you can forward this to your etsy store.  That way your customers don't have to remember to add etsy into your website address.  There are many other features included in getting a domain name with downdoggy.  You get a free email address, and you can even direct people to your FB fan page.  I'm not sure if this will help you with your SEO - need to research that.

Statsy.com has a feature that will send you an email letting you know if any of your items make it to Etsy's front page.  Just give them your etsy store name and your email, and they do all the work.  Also, they have a neat feature that tells you who your biggest fan is, based on how many hearts they have of your items.