Team 1 Challenge Discussion

[#1]

If you'd like to issue a challenge or announce completion of a challenge go to the team 1 Challenge Board and be sure to read the instructions at the top.

This thread is for discussing your challenges! Why you gave them, what struggles your having, clarification about issued goals, and so on. Pleas

Please only discuss these things on here and NOT on the "Challenge Board" as it's so helpful to see who has a challenge they're working on and who is open for a new one!!

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi GG, how are you? Do not leave our team. Please reply. What happened GG? We made a friendship thru this team. You are so positive, hardworking girl. If you feel anything bad please discuss. It feels so good and encouraging when we discuss with each other. We need that as a team. Please reply.
Banasree

[SunshowerParties]

I'm sorry I offended you GG! I would never try to knock anyone down!! I was seriously asking about that onsie idea because I wanted to order one! If you felt I was doing that to ree... her and I have like over 100 back and forth conversations in private ...i was just bringing up something on here she and I had already talked about. I'm sorry. Being arrogant is not something anyone would ever categorize me as. If I came across that way, it's because I'm bad at writing and explaining myself, not because I think I'm better then anyone else. Promise.

[SunshowerParties]

Ree - I'm going to give you captain role. If I'm making people feel bad, I still want you guys to be a support for each other. I'm truly sorry I got in the way of that for GG or you and campy. (Please don't respond. I've made up my mind and i do not want this to be about me, and ALL ABOUT YOU guys) I wish you all the greatest success!!!!! I believe if you private message G and tell her I'm gone, she'll come back. Again, I'm truly sorry.

[StylishStoneJewelry]

No , Tonya you are the captain of this team. I want you to be there as usual.
Girls, I won’t let any one leave from our team as a team member or I would rather say group friend. I and We need everyone here. When I feel down I look forward to this team and read all posts then I feel recharged. I believe if something happens we should go over it and discuss. We are on a mission. We may not get business but we got friendship instead. To me that you s very important. Girls this team is for helping each other. Please keep friendship on top of everything. Please come forward and keep going as a team. I need you all all all. Let’s forget and focus on friendship and business task. I will be waiting for your reply. 😄😄😄😄😄😄.

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Tonya, GG , Campy and all where r u all😂😂😂😂😂😂. I am waiting here with coffee ☕️ 😀

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Tonya, you are our captain. We want you to be here as a captain 👩‍✈️. We are waiting here for you.
I fixed your picture. Let me know how it is.

[CampysTreasures]

Hello ladies😃,

What's been happening? I read all the previous comments and none of them appeared to be offensive or hurtful? It all looked like suggestions and ideas.

When we joined this team. The goal was to grow our businesses and market our brands. We agreed to constructive peer criticism and to accept that we could be presented with tough and uneasy criticism. When I look at successful Entrepaneurs, they all have had more failures than success, but the key thing is they never gave up until the dream became a reality! This takes a lot of work, dedication and perseverance along with lots of stress. We are all in competitive industries. Jewelry, clothing and paper. So why are we giving in to emotional stress?

I'm a Therapist by profession. I constantly am telling my patients not to give up on themselves and to look at failure as an opportunity to learn. Life is learning, there are variables that we can cntrol and those we can't. I would rather work on things I can control but that does not always happen. I don't like not having consistent sales. That cost me Time to make my pieces and money to purchase my raw materials. However my goal remains the same 100 pieces of Inventory. I'm currently at 64 pieces. I'm more than halfway there. I'm not going to give in or give up!

I will continue to be here for those whom would like assistance or suggestions 🤗


Cheryl-Anne

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Campy, I agree with you 100%. I do not even understand what happened? We are trying to help each other. I am glad that you are here. If something happens we should discuss and go ahead. We are a team. I feel so good to read your post. Keep posting. Let’s come everyone and have some coffee I made for you😀😀😀

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi Campy? How is it going? Our teams feels so empty😢. It was so nice to read each other post.

[CampysTreasures]

Hi Banasree 😄

I have been doing some edits on my listings as suggested by "Etsy Rank" and I have already seen an Increase in Traffic but No Sales.
I finished that Convertable necklace and it came out pretty good. It's up in my shop 🤗. I have also completed a few other pieces. I now have an Inventory of 64 Pieces 😊yaaaay!....My goal is to have 100 Pieces. I already have ideas for the 36 other pieces 😊.

Yes it does feel empty here on our team 😢! However we still have each other. I'm committed to this team as it does help to have peer support. I'm still confused as to what happened?

How are things with you? Have you tried any of the suggestions from "Etsy Rank" for your shop?

Cheryl-Anne

[StylishStoneJewelry]

It really feels good that you are here. I do not still understand what happened? Even though they shouldn’t have left team. Anyway, I will support and help you and you do the same for me.
I did some edit from Etsy rank. I have to do it more. I added few more items and working on more. I started posting on Pinterest. But without any sell it is worthless.
I like your new items. Keep it up. Thanks

[CampysTreasures]

Thanks for checking out my Items 😃! I noticed you have been modeling some of your pieces 👍that is Awesome! Your shop is looking so much more professional and I love it 😍! I know it is frustrating with no sales, but we have to keep working to make these dreams a reality!

Cheryl-Anne

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi Campy, how are you? How is it going? Last feed days I am not that much active. Busy with my son’s graduation etc.
Nothing is happening. Even I do not have any view. It is frustrating.
Have fun with your light box

[CampysTreasures]

Hi Banasree 😊!

It's great to hear from you! I have been focused on building my Inventory to 100 Pieces. I have now reached 68 Pieces 🤗 yaaaaaay. I made a couple more sales but still not a daily thing, but it does not deter me. I know to get myself really seen in Etsy Shop Ranking. Inventory is the Key! So Eventhough I don't have many sales. I know it takes time to build and market your brand.

How are you doing on building your Inventory? Also how are you doing with "Etsy Rank?" I have followed all of their suggested corrections so I now have "A" rankings on my shop postings and I have seen an Increase in traffic. NOW! I just have to work on converting that traffic to sales 😉!This is a really good tool. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Congratulations on your Son's Graduation 🎓🎓🎓🎓🎓!

Cheryl-Anne

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Thanks for congratulating him.
Congrats on your new sale. I did not check Etsy ranking for long time. I have to do that really. I have 49 listings now. But no sale. Views also gone down. What are you doing for views ? How did you get sale?

[CampysTreasures]

Hey Banasree 😄,

I have been using "Etsy Rank" to help me with my shop. They have really great tools. That is what is helping me drive traffic to my store and helping me to get sales. I use the keyword generator for my listings. So my tags are not as competitive. So it gives me tags to try that people are not using as much. The more common the tag the tougher the competition.

49 Pieces Good work! Try to make more pieces though, that is also an important thing, as it raises your shop ranking the more pieces you have. My goal this week is to get to 70 Pieces. Also, try using Etsy's promoted listings. The minimum is $1per day, so at least people get to see your work!

Cheryl-Anne

[LesleighAhlani]

Hi Everyone

I am new to selling on Etsy and this group, it would be really helpful if you could check out my shop and see if you have any ideas that would help me move forward in selling my items. I really love the items that i have posted and I love what I do but if I need to make changes please let me know. Thanks


https://www.etsy.com/shop/LesleighAhlani

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi Christie, you shop and products are really cute. I really love it. Your tiptoe rags are just fine. My suggestion is add tag like baby girls gifts er, Birthday girl gift idea, cute cool baby girl outfit etc. Also if possible add some cool baby boy items. I hope that helps.

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi Campy, how are you? How is it going? I am making studs earrings now. But nothing is happening? Do you know anything about email marketing? Also where do u get key words generator? From Pinterest or from google?

[CampysTreasures]

Hello Banasree,

I'm doing well 😄. How are you?

I have had an increase in sales but not consistent. I also have consistent traffic. So I have been working on my SEOs and Key Words. I have also been researching other Etsy Stores who sell similar jewelry products to mine for competitive pricing and listing similarities. I have also been building my inventory. I now have 74 pieces in my shop. So I am 26 pieces away from my goal of 100 pieces. The more listings you have the higher your store gets ranked on Etsy.

I get my keywords from Etsy Rank. They really are of great help. Especially their grading system for listings. They tell you if you have an A, B,C..etc listing.

E-mail marketing is a good tool if you want to accumulate a list of potential customers so you can market to them by sending out promotions, discounts or special offers. The only thing is you either have to build your list or buy your list..

Awesome! I like that you are trying new products! In this business you have to constantly try new things 😃

I checked out your store. Your listing pictures are looking so much clearer and better. I can see though that your SEOs still need work. I know it's never ending. However if your keywords are used by other sellers, it makes it harder to be seen due to the competition. So you have to look at other shops and see how they are listing and use similar phrases, but not completely the same.

I now spend a few hours a day looking at other shops who sell similar products, write down their keywords, then compare them and create similar but different keywords which has improved my SEOs tremendously. You just have to keep working on it 😅😄!

Let's Keep Going and Building this Dream 🤣!

Cheryl-Anne

[CampysTreasures]

Hi Christie,

I'm Cheryl-Anne 😄! Nice to meet you!

I just checked out your shop. Your products look really great and of a high quality. Your pictures are pretty good too, which is Awesome!

Things I Noticed:

Titles:
You are off to a good start but you will need to optimize your SEOs to be seen. I checked out your "Grey Tutu Dress" How about adding something like Ballet Dress, Ballet Tutu, Grey Ballet Dress, Grey Tutu to your SEOs/Keywords. What that would do it would open your product to a wider range of viewers, which could lead to custom orders 😃.

Descriptions:
Your description should reflect your Title. As a guideline your title should be added as the first line of your description then tell the story of your product. I usually tell the story or process of my product. Remember our customers don't get to see the product before purchasing, so they are depending on our descriptions to give them the wholepicture so they can make a purchase.

Also, in your description mention specifics like packaging, shipping, materials, care of garments, so customers have all of their questions answered before buying.

I hope this helps 😆!

I'm constantly working on building my brand, so I make improvements as I go along. Everyday I work on SEOs, Keywords and Marketing. As this helps me to become a better business woman.

Cheryl-Anne

[StylishStoneJewelry]

Hi Campy, congrats on your new sells!
I am not doing good. My view is extremely low. I have to spend time for it. Sure I will work on seo. Do you see any other problem? I do not understand why there is no sell at all? People are just favoriting but no sell. I need some motivation to keep it going. Actually busy with other things also. Need to spend money re time. Since nothing is happening getting little bit discouraged also.
Thanks for your time and help😄
Banasree

[StylishStoneJewelry]

What do you think about IG? I do not have IG. Where are you getting your views mostly? I have only Pinterest.

[CampysTreasures]

Hey Banasree 😊,

Thank You 🤗! Don't let yourself get discouraged. You Just have to keep working on making your shop better 😊!

SEOs are a big deal. If you don't have good keywords or phrases. Customers cannot find you or your products. I have spent hours looking at other shops and figuring out how to market my products. I have also spent a few hours working on SEOs and Keywords and as a result my shop has moved up the ranks which is giving me more visibility, which is leading to sales.

I get a lot of favorites too, which don't lead to sales. So I look at the favored pieces to see what I can do to make them look better.

I do IG, and Facebook. Honestly though, most of my sales have come from people viewing my Listings and Shop. That is where my SEOs come in and why they are so Important.

I know you mentioned that you were busy with other things, but in order to get results from you shop. You have to put some work into your marketing. Use the free tools available, so you don't have to spend money unless you want to 😊

Try spending at least 1hr a day working on your SEOs and Keywords. It will really help boost your shop ,🤗!

Cheryl-Anne 😄

[StylishStoneJewelry]

I really really appreciate your suggestions. I have to plan for that and I will. I have to work hard.

I am trying to make different things. But I was reading that I should make one main style and one or two different style but that need to compliment my products. I have pay attention to that also

What other free marketing tools you are talking about? Like IG FACEBOOK etc?
I gave a hi sines card to my dentist and I gave a gift with my business info to dentist helper😄
I donated one necklace for a school auction 😄.
Have to work hard though
Thanks