The Shapeways X Etsy E-Commerce Integration is a seamless means for Etsy store house owners to handle their orders and success instantly on Shapeways. This thrilling e-commerce integration additionally offers members of our group who will not be present Etsy customers a chance to arrange their very own store and increase their buyer base.
We spoke with one in all our creators who’s utilizing the Etsy E-commerce Integration to develop her enterprise. Ola Shekhtman is the designer behind Cityscape Rings, a high-quality jewellery firm that turns iconic metropolis skylines into distinctive assertion items. Under is her Shapeways story.
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The Freedom of 3D Printing
IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE ME ABOUT 100 YEARS TO PRODUCE 1,000 OF MY RINGS BY HAND. IT ONLY TAKES SHAPEWAYS 2 TO 3 WEEKS TO CREATE AND SHIP THE SAME AMOUNT.
Cityscape Rings: 3D designing offers me three totally different sorts of freedom. The primary: geographic freedom. I can stay the place I would like, I can journey all 12 months lengthy – the one software I must have for my enterprise is my laptop computer.
Then there’s the artistic freedom. As a result of Shapeways’ 3D expertise is ready to seize and render extremely high-quality particulars, I by no means have to carry again in what I design. So many jewelers are amazed by the main points of my Cityscape rings. Prospects adore the miniature columns and statues that I’m in a position to construct into each bit. It’s tough to carve out home windows and but 3D printing makes it simple.
Lastly there’s the liberty of time – it might in all probability take me about 100 years to supply 1,000 of my rings by hand. It solely takes Shapeways 2 to three weeks to create and ship the identical quantity. With 3D modeling, I can design one metropolis’s skyline as soon as after which it’s accessible to order in any amount, perpetually. That enables me to pursue countless quantities of latest designs.
London Ring by Cityscape Rings
Beginning A Enterprise With Shapeways
Once I completed my first 3D mannequin, I did some analysis to see the place I might produce it. Shapeways was all the time the primary title that popped up. I signed up simply, uploaded my mannequin, checked the worth, selected a fabric, made a easy cost and obtained an ideal high quality product within the specified time.
Sooner or later I purchased a big 3D printer with the intention of fulfilling my order on my own. I offered that printer 3 months later. Since I’m the proprietor of my enterprise and its solely worker, I play a variety of roles. I’m the designer, I’m the 24/7 customer support, I’m the advertising and PR specialist, in addition to the accountant, analyst, and planner. I’m completely happy to have Shapeways deal with the manufacturing, that means I can no less than get some sleep.
Shapeways was my first expertise and I nonetheless belong to Shapeways. I keep due to the continued high quality of the product and the customer support – the shopper assist is sensible!
“The Etsy E-Commerce Integration is Magic!”
The Etsy market is massive. It’s the tenth largest on-line market. Etsy guests are prepared to purchase – they’re looking with the intent to buy. All you want are some high-quality pictures, a charming description, the suitable title and tags, and your buyer will discover you.
Earlier than the Etsy integration, it took some time to position orders on Shapeways for my clients. The Etsy E-commerce integration is magic! Now I’m in a position to place an order with no single click on. I’ve extra free time to work on new concepts.
I even have a store on the Shapeways Market, which is basically a stream of passive earnings. All I do is add fashions on the web site, add some pictures and descriptions, after which as soon as a month cash instantly seems in my PayPal account. What could possibly be simpler?
This 12 months, Cityscape Rings began to seem in some bodily reward retailers. My subsequent plan is to overcome wholesale.
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