Hello everybody,
I just opened up my shop a week ago and I'm all new to this and still try to figure things out. I have a couple of questions for now.
1. Shipping. I have done one sale so far so I know a little bit about it BUT I was wondering how it works when people get multiple items?. Does Etsy just automatically add it up or is there an option that I can put in shipping costs and then people pay? Currently I offer two different sizes of prints including mats and my shipping costs are focused on the larger print. First I wanted to ship worldwide but when I saw what a difference it was in postage for the smaller print (Its not much for the USA buyers but for everybody else..) I changed it again just to ship inside the USA (plus worldwide shipping seemed a little bit complicated for the beginning). Maybe somebody can help me and explain this to me about shipping.
My second question: How many items should you have to make some sales? Is there a general rule or does it just depend? I just have 13 at the moment but of course I want to add more in the future. I also thought about doing something customized to (hopefully) attract more buyers. I also would like to offer some items where I donate part of the sales price to good causes and also do some originals. So at the moment I have some ideas what I want to do but I'm waaaay at the beginning. So I'm thankful for any advise I can get about how to get things moving or just general beginners tips.
Thank your for your time.
