Comments on: The Secret to Selling on Etsy

By: Eda

Eda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:43:58 +0000

I put my items to my shops. But they goes to back pages very quickly. What can I do for this? how can I carry my items to front pages. What is the secret
Thank you..

By: karen

karen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:33:32 +0000

Hi Tanya— check out “Pounce” http://www.etsy.com/pounce.php

lets you see items that have just sold-
hope this helps??

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:42:02 +0000

I haven’t found that I need to budge from ny aesthetic in order to make a living. My art is not a hobby. The secret, for me at least, is not changing what I make, but finding the people who want to buy what I make. Sure, it’s harder. For me, it’s worth it.
I am not judging other people’s choices: do what feels right to you. But to say, “No one is going to pay you to do only the things you like,” well, that’s just false. People DO pay me, to make only the things I like to make.

By: Autumn

Autumn — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:20:11 +0000

Thanks for the solid advice, I appreciate your candor.

By: natalie

natalie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:14:06 +0000

AWESOME. You’re a great writer who knows what needs to be said and how to say it. Smart, funny, no crap…just good all over. Thank you. Really.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:49:24 +0000

So much of this is common sense. Always makes me wonder how people make money out of selling Etsy secrets, you know those Etsy Selling Guides. No secrets as far as I can see.

By: Beccy

Beccy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:18:55 +0000

Lori, that’s true, but we all need to make money.
One way is to have your $100 version that all your research, time, effort goes into (and is paid for) then a smaller $30 version based on the $100, then a $10 item, a distilled version of both. That way you aren’t putting too much mental effort and research time into the small item, and if people buy the $10 item because they can’t afford the $100 item they love, if they ever can afford it, they have the small item to remind them you exist.
We all have to have our bread-and-butter items – a good example is painters making prints, cards etc. as well as selling their paintings.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:18:51 +0000

so, you’re saying stirrup pants are a bad thing?

just kidding!

thanks for reminders of good marketing!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:49:25 +0000

I found a link to this post on Curbly and I’m so glad I did. So much fantastic info. I’ll be linking to this.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:29:31 +0000

I am surrounded by geniuses! Yes Kimberly You have found your niche! Someone somewhere in these forums today said something about a polymer clay garden sculpture and damn if I didn’t forget to go back and remind people that exposure to direct sunlight will over time cause the piece to become brittle.
Well.
I suppose since my daughter is a photographer, I should send her the files and have her give a little polish…
I have a vampire to sew!