Help me to make my FIRST sale please.

[MyLuxuryBaby]

Hi all,
Its great to be part of a forum like this to get ideas and exposure and if anyone can help in how I can get my FIRST sale it would be great.

I design and make all unique one off pieces.

First being delicate wooden friendship bracelets with metal charms.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84609995/shades-of-pink-wooden-beaded-friendship?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84610204/shades-of-blue-wooden-beaded-friendship?ref=v1_other_2



I also design and make one off turbans and headpieces that have been worn by models in magazines and catwalks

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82155110/designer-turban-with-antique-gem

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82144598/silver-stretch-turban-with-antique-gems


And I also design and hand make by knitting and crochet baby and children toys such as Teddy the cutest little monkey. They are all 100% safe for baby. All individual with own character, baby and adults will fall in love.
One off design (no two dolls will ever be the same)


http://www.etsy.com/listing/85598139/meet-teddy-the-cutest-little-monkey

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85597173/meet-chicky-the-handmade-knittedcrochet

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85592116/meet-alice-the-handmade-knittedcrochet


If anyone can help to give me any pointers in how to make my first sale and continue selling please please please help me :)

[MountainlilyFarm]

You should set up shop policies. It makes people more comfortable buying from you. Look at other stores and then come up with what works best for you. I try to buy a few things so at least there is something under feedback. It still looks positive even if you are just buying. I haven't sold much on this new shop of mine but my vintage shop has been opened for a year and done pretty well. Hope this helps!

[MyLuxuryBaby]

Thank you Jackie, that is great advise!

[Former_Member]

Add more tags to your items so more people searching etsy will come across them. I always use the maximum number of tags so a lot of people come see my items which leads to them checking out my whole shop.

[MyLuxuryBaby]

Thank you for the tip TeenyTinyLove, I will do that now. BTW your store is very sweet.

[Former_Member]

thanks :D good luck!

[Former_Member]

i like your store..your items
will sell

[MyLuxuryBaby]

Thankyou Crystal from crystallovinia , I really do hope so, I will keep you posted when I make my FIRST sale :)

[Former_Member]

Hey Brooke!

You've got some really nice stuff! Here are a few of my ideas for improving your shop. :)

1) Your avatar - before I clicked on your shop, I assumed you sold vintage clothing based on your avatar. I'd choose a picture more relevant to your store, or even a picture of your favourite item!

2) Your photography - some of your headpieces are blurry, so I can't really see what they're supposed to look like. This would turn me off of buying them. Also, I noticed that most of your pictures only show one angle of your items. Try to incorporate more than one angle, including a great close-up shot, so that your customers can see exactly what they're buying. Furthermore, I like uniformity in a shop - it looks more professional. Try to take pictures of all your items on the same background. A white or light background is usually the most effective. And use natural light in your photos! Flash tends to alter the colours of the images, or adds shadows. Take your pics outside if you can on an overcast day to eliminate shadows and reflect the true colours of your pieces.

3) Item Titles - You want to make your items easy to search for, right? To do that, you'll want to change up some of your item titles. For example, "Meet Chicky the handmade knitted/crochet cot toy": if I were a customer looking for something like this, I wouldn't type in 'Meet Chicky' in the search bar, right? Make your item titles relevant. For this one, I'd write something like "White Chick Toy Crochet Knitted OOAK Baby" - these are all descriptors a customer might use to search for this type of item. (PS. Is it supposed to say 'cat toy'? I've never heard of a 'cot toy'.)

Hope these suggestions help! And don't give up! Your first sale will come before you know it!