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So this one isn't in my shop, but I'm rather proud of how it came out. It was a collaboration with another etsy artist. Her shop is here.
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Thanks! I'm really loving her wings. She also does dragon wings so I see some Targaryen themed flowers in my future!
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Absolute shot in the dark: Would anyone be interested in sharing an exhibitor table with me at Geek Girl Con in Seattle in October? I'm a little annoyed they've doubled their prices from last year but it was a good con and I'm not ready to give up on it just yet.
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I opened my shop a couple of months ago, and I'm having a 50% sale off right now if anyone wants to buy some casual (but nice) jewelry. I want to clear out what's there before I put more things up. It's just beaded stuff and charm pendants right now, but I'd like to get up more of my own metalwork and pearl stringing over the next few months. Goons get free shipping with the code SHINYGOON. My first sale didn't go well, so I think people are a little leery of buying anything from me. 
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ScaryJen posted:I opened my shop a couple of months ago, and I'm having a 50% sale off right now if anyone wants to buy some casual (but nice) jewelry. I want to clear out what's there before I put more things up. It's just beaded stuff and charm pendants right now, but I'd like to get up more of my own metalwork and pearl stringing over the next few months. Goons get free shipping with the code SHINYGOON. Well... dang, that reviewer was an rear end in a top hat. Etsy etiquette is to only rate down if something doesn't get resolved. Honestly, if it were me I might take a look at starting a different shop. No feedback is better than 100% bad. I dunno, it could be a bit of a pain in the rear end with paypal, but...
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Tunicate posted:Well... dang, that reviewer was an rear end in a top hat. Etsy etiquette is to only rate down if something doesn't get resolved. Yeah, I was wondering if that might not be the way to go. I think you can use the same email for a new shop, but I'll let the sale run till the end of the month and see how it goes.
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Mar 7, 2014 07:53
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If you're not horribly attached to the name or if you haven't done a bunch of promotion, starting a different shop might not be too bad of an idea, especially if you're shifting what you'll be listing in any case. I'm at least glad you can comment on feedback. I'm honestly wondering if the person who bought from you even bothered to look at the pictures. Just glancing would tell me that the earrings are not exactly the same size and that the material coloring isn't entirely uniform.
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I'm a rare book and manuscript specialist, and one of my side hobbies is restoring art and illustration from dilapidated old (usually 130-160 years old) books. Basically, I remove the leaves from the volume and run them through a rudimentary conservation process. The purpose of the process is to remove/lessen surface damage, and slow down the natural degradation of paper. I've done some sales of the leaves to friends; they frame up very nicely and are a neat little piece of artwork and history to have.  Here is one of my best sellers, Death on a Pale Horse from the Book of Revelations. It's been a good way to both fund the hobby, improve my professional experience, and also give me some beer money. Anyway, this is all leading up to my inquiry: if I am to sell these on Etsy, do they sell as a vintage item or as homemade or....? The only reason I'm even making this inquiry is because what the person is paying for, in part, is my experience doing conservation/preservation work (and the application of that knowledge to ensuring they receive a good leaf).
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Bitchkrieg posted:I'm a rare book and manuscript specialist, and one of my side hobbies is restoring art and illustration from dilapidated old (usually 130-160 years old) books. Basically, I remove the leaves from the volume and run them through a rudimentary conservation process. The purpose of the process is to remove/lessen surface damage, and slow down the natural degradation of paper. I've done some sales of the leaves to friends; they frame up very nicely and are a neat little piece of artwork and history to have. I'm pretty sure you can sell it as both. I do vintage first then supplies.
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ScaryJen posted:My first sale didn't go well, so I think people are a little leery of buying anything from me.
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Funhilde posted:I do all my shipping and labeling through Etsy/paypal. They don't take a cut of my shipping fee as I just charge what Etsy/paypal charges me. If you don't ship through them directly then you should be able to just "mark as shipped" and not pay anything. I'm sorry, I feel like a total dummy but could you explain this a bit more to me because I am obviously doing something wrong. When I set up a listing under the shipping cost within the US for example I list the price of priority flat rate. When I sell something I go into the receipt and select print shipping label and print it off through there and the price for the label is the shipping price on the listing. Etsy is treating that $5.25 as part of the price of the item and taking their ~3% or ~6% for direct checkout out of that amount as well. I know it's not a huge quantity of money but I only make a couple of dollars per sale ScaryJen posted:I opened my shop a couple of months ago, and I'm having a 50% sale off right now if anyone wants to buy some casual (but nice) jewelry. I want to clear out what's there before I put more things up. It's just beaded stuff and charm pendants right now, but I'd like to get up more of my own metalwork and pearl stringing over the next few months. Goons get free shipping with the code SHINYGOON. Okay I am sorry if I sound like a horrible jerk but this is hopefully in someway helpful critique. In your response to that reviewer (which is awesome you can respond to reviews now btw) you blame the issue on the supplier. In looking through your other items I see some things that look very similar to jewelry sold through ebay for less than a dollar. The rose quartz bracelet in particular is what I am thinking of as it reminded me of something I purchased http://www.ebay.com/itm/NATURAL-ROSE-QUARTZ-GEMSTONE-925-SILVER-PLATED-BRACELET-8-1-2-/351019907124?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item51ba6ab834 for about $6 and that included shipping. What I am getting at is the impression people could be left with is that you are reselling premade items at a large markup. Especially since that is not uncommon on etsy hello octopus necklace. I'm not saying that's what I think you are doing, I assume you buy the supplies and then create the jewelry? I think you should try and talk about that in the listings. I love stone jewelry and would definitely have no problem paying more for a well put together item, I think you just need to let your customers know that's what you are selling.
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Queen Elizatits posted:I'm sorry, I feel like a total dummy but could you explain this a bit more to me because I am obviously doing something wrong. When I set up a listing under the shipping cost within the US for example I list the price of priority flat rate. When I sell something I go into the receipt and select print shipping label and print it off through there and the price for the label is the shipping price on the listing. Etsy is treating that $5.25 as part of the price of the item and taking their ~3% or ~6% for direct checkout out of that amount as well. So I thought you were saying that you were double paying for shipping- doing it both in Etsy AND Paypal somehow. Direct check out is going to be a fee for the entire transaction. Basically it is the cost of accepting credit cards. I've contemplated stopping that from being a payment method and just sticking with Paypal. I need to do a good look at the fee difference there- how much money am I losing by using each. Both options cost money and both options are taken out of the full price of doing business on Etsy. If I wanted an option with less of a fee I could always stop doing business on Etsy but I don't think that is the best option. I do add a bit to the shipping price for my customers. Etsy charges me 5.05 for flat rate envelope and I charge the customer $5.15 Every little bit helps I suppose. https://www.etsy.com/help/article/2144
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Queen Elizatits posted:
You don't sound like a horrible jerk, this was something else I had guessed might be up. I do buy the supplies and make the jewelry myself, but I buy charms, chain, and beads already made. I don't get my stuff at wholesale prices, so I'd actually not make/lose money if I sold them for much less. I make sure all of my stuff is nickel-free, and that jacks up the price a bit on metal. I'd really prefer to make my own charms and findings, which is another reason I'm likely going to close/go on vacation and re-open in a couple of months with more unique things. I love polished gemstone and Czech glass, so those will continue to be a staple. Originally, the store was going to have more types of accessories and some clothes, more of a bridal/antique stuff bent, and one or two people besides myself making things. Which totally fell through. I'd like to reopen with more of a "hey I'm this person, this is my store, and I make stuff" type of profile. I did some research before opening, but I'm a total etsy noob and it shows. I didn't even buy anything there until after I opened my store.
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My wife has been developing a line of herbal products (salves, teas, deodorants) and now has an Etsy shop. Check it out: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RitualHerbs
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Mar 17, 2014 04:33
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quote:Copper has long been used in magic rituals to amplify and direct physical and mental powers. Sounds pretty cool.
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Added a bunch of new cat ties to the shop. https://www.etsy.com/shop/sewsmooth   
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Somebody finally bought my crazy expensive item! It was funny, yesterday I was thinking about doing paid promotion for it, because it had been listed for quite a while and gotten lots of favorites, but not sold...decided to wait on it, and this morning I woke up to an email saying someone had bought it. 
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I've had my shop open for a little over a month. I'm seeing a decent number of people like my stuff, but I haven't made a sale beyond friends/family. I think I'll try a small paid promotion next week, but I'm concerned that will only bring in views without sales. Is it better to advertise all shop items or just focus on a couple? I'm also worried that people would prefer to see photos of the decals on real hands. If anyone has any feedback I'd love to hear it. Here's a coupon code for 15% off too: HELLO15
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Night Gaunt posted:I've had my shop open for a little over a month. I'm seeing a decent number of people like my stuff, but I haven't made a sale beyond friends/family. I think I'll try a small paid promotion next week, but I'm concerned that will only bring in views without sales. Is it better to advertise all shop items or just focus on a couple? I would suggest maybe some photos of a hand with one of the decals on it. I've found just having a cat in at tie on my listings is helpful even if it isn't the exact tie in the picture. Also if the 4 sales you have had are from your friends and family tell them to give you positive reviews. It helps when you have those so people can know that your product is cool. I've never done one but I think that making treasury lists could possibly help your sales- maybe do one with the bunnies and find other bunnie/easter/spring/kawaii style items that will compliment that item. I've had good results with Facebook, twitter and instagram. I think pictures of items outside of just the etsy page is a good way to have exposure.
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Funhilde posted:I would suggest maybe some photos of a hand with one of the decals on it. I've found just having a cat in at tie on my listings is helpful even if it isn't the exact tie in the picture. Thanks for all the awesome advice! I'll work on getting more decals on my hands for pictures first. I did set up a Pinterest a week or two ago. I haven't seen any traffic from there yet, but that doesn't surprise me. I think I'll try tackling Instagram next.
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I would agree about it needing to be on real nails. Your picture is what sells your item. Right off the bat it looks like fake nails, if I'm not in the market for fake nails I'm not even going to bother reading the title to realize it's not actually fake nails, but nail decals. Make sense?
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Rathina posted:I would agree about it needing to be on real nails. Your picture is what sells your item. Right off the bat it looks like fake nails, if I'm not in the market for fake nails I'm not even going to bother reading the title to realize it's not actually fake nails, but nail decals. Make sense? Yes it does and thanks! That was something I was a little worried about so it's good to get confirmation. I'm starting to switch the main photos over to pictures of people wearing the decals.
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I made some earrings for my mom to replace a lost pair, and I figured I'd make a few extras. Chili peppers!  https://www.etsy.com/shop/vorpalsamovar Happysafer fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Apr 10, 2014 |
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Repostin' my shop because I have ~branched out~ into polymer clay animals. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ACraftForCrows?ref=si_shop 
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Radio! posted:Repostin' my shop because I have ~branched out~ into polymer clay animals. Love them!
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Radio! posted:Repostin' my shop because I have ~branched out~ into polymer clay animals. These are insanely cute! I love that little Ferdinand the Bull a LOT.
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I changed my shop name to make it more searchable and get a simple URL. It's now called "A Bit Wrong" since most of my items are, well, just a little bit wrong. In addition to listing a couple of paintings and sculptural items, I've started offering antique books from my personal collection. I own way too many old books that are just filling my house with clutter and dust.
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https://www.etsy.com/shop/TaurusAntiquities My Etsy shop is a work in progress that I just started yesterday. I've had a lot of luck selling my jewelry at local art markets, but I just don't have enough free time to spend sitting at a booth all day anymore. There's boxes of jewelry that still need to be photographed and listed. What's the best method for listing items, a dozen at a time or a few per day?
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candywife posted:https://www.etsy.com/shop/TaurusAntiquities A few per day, probably. Otherwise people following you get one big spamlist and then nothing.
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flutterbyblue posted:So this one isn't in my shop, but I'm rather proud of how it came out. It was a collaboration with another etsy artist. Her shop is here. This is ridiculously pretty.
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Thanks 13Pandora13! And good luck candywife. You seem to be off to a good start. It takes a while to build up stock slowly (and it can definitely be aggravating when you have a lot waiting in the wings) but it does get you more visibility. Edit: Finally got something similar up in the shop!  flutterbyblue fucked around with this message at 05:40 on May 18, 2014 |
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Radio! posted:Repostin' my shop because I have ~branched out~ into polymer clay animals. By the way, there's another shop on my feed that does polymer animals and I just wanted to let you know that yours are way cuter 
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Just found this thread and had to post my shop! I make nail polish and lip balm. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ALIQUIDLacquer
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RazorBunny posted:By the way, there's another shop on my feed that does polymer animals and I just wanted to let you know that yours are way cuter Hahaha thanks! 
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Ugh, having trouble deciding on what to do with my shop. Right now it's all abstract marbled patterns, but I have a bunch of fandom related stuff I made for cons (mostly Game of Thrones and comic book stuff) and I'm not sure if I should add it to my shop and be careful about keeping everything in sections, or open a second shop just for the fandom stuff of dubious legality.
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Hey there. First time post here (as I'm a lazy, talentless goon who can't make anything.) Buuut... my girlfriend has just started to put some of her handmade jewellery on Etsy and I'm looking to give her a hand marketing it properly. It's early days (she opened the shop this afternoon), but could anybody give me some pointers on what could help? The link is: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/kedja
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Solenna if your stuff that is fandom is also jewelry I'd say add it to your current shop. I think it'd all blend pretty well. Heck, even if it isn't just jewelry I think it could work since your nail polish stuff isn't so blindingly specifically stylized that it'd clash. And Convexed as neat as the background in the photos is, I would recommend she go with a more neutral backdrop that really draws attention to the jewelry. The cork board in the second pictures is really nice actually. As for marketing, I'm kind of balls at that as I just keep a facebook fan page and pretty much rely on my items to do the rest for me. The big thing is to remember that it takes time to build a customer base and the first few months can be very, very slow.
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Hello again! I recently updated my shop, changed prices and changed the appearance of things. Got some better photos up and stuff but I'm not sure how to actually...get people to buy I guess? I have a price range from 15-90 and I'm constantly trying to offer more things and switching the search words and such. What am I doing wrong? Is my stuff just too expensive? Do people on etsy just dislike 'fine art'? As in, stuff that has to go on your wall? Teach me your Etsy secrets https://www.etsy.com/shop/InklingForDesign
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Amaya posted:Hello again! I recently updated my shop, changed prices and changed the appearance of things. Got some better photos up and stuff but I'm not sure how to actually...get people to buy I guess? I have a price range from 15-90 and I'm constantly trying to offer more things and switching the search words and such. What am I doing wrong? Is my stuff just too expensive? Do people on etsy just dislike 'fine art'? As in, stuff that has to go on your wall? I would redo your titles and search keywords. It loving sucks and is a pain in the rear end, but it helps. Etsy uses your titles for search results, not just your tags. For example, using your ram skull print because it's awesome, if I search something like 'black and white ram skull' it doesn't show up in the search results, even without any quotation marks. I'll guess that if you changed the title to something (admittedly awkward and long) like "7x7 Linocut Black and White Ram Horn Skull Limited Edition Print" with tags like "horn skull" "black and white art" "animal skull" and "linocut print" it would help things show up better. Multiple word tags tend to do better than one word tags for being found, I'm not totally sure why. More specific and less competition maybe. And the "art" and "printmaking" are on there twice, probably once from Etsy and once from you. The other thing I would do is search around for stuff similar to your own that seems to show up in search results better, and look at what tags and titles they use. And see what Etsy's autocomplete search ideas are too. And for the love of everything unholy put "cthulhu" and "lovecraft" tags in your tentacle pictures. I hope this helps! Solenna fucked around with this message at 22:52 on May 25, 2014 |
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