Anyone Else experiencing this??

[PonsonbyVintage]

Since I re-opened my shop a while ago, things have been hopping, but then out of nowhere, since the beginning of July, Nada, zip. Anyone else experiencing a major slow down??


Feeling a little down in the dumps,

Leah Judith

[Former_Member]

I'm feeling the same, Leah.
Jan, Feb made lots of sales and now... snoozeville. Im trying to figure out how to get them back and it's very discouraging :(

[xoxocrocheted]

YES. 1 sale in July. I've heard that summer was the worst, but I didn't know it was this bad!

[PonsonbyVintage]

oh ok, that is a bit of a relief to hear. I thought something was majorly wrong with my shop that I was not seeing. But you both have wonderful shops so it makes no sense for things to slow down aside from the fact its just a trend that happens

[Former_Member]

I've had that on and off in June and July but it seems like things have picked back up and I'm thankful for that.

[GirlpowerKnits]

Been slow, SUPER slow for a couple months. Starting to pick up a bit.

[23rdHorizon]

I get most of my business closer to the holiday's. Most of mine are custom orders, so it doesn't show up in my sales number, but I do sell quite a bit during the holidays. Just not much during the summer. So, I go to local festivals, and sell a lot there. People are just busy traveling, playing, and occupied with kids home from school. It also doesn't help the market is so bad. Cheer up. Things will pick up soon. You have a great shop.

[ecarlateboutique]

Slower than usual here too.

[Former_Member]

I've found over the past number of years that my shop traditionally starts to slow down in May and continues to be slow until about mid August before it picks up again.

Its just the nature of my business.

But during this time I'm busy stocking the shelves so that I can be ready for the holiday 'rush' that comes every year.

I'm also continuing with my marketing so that when people are ready to buy again, that they remember where they saw that 'must have' item.

[Former_Member]

It's been slow for me, too. I took the month of April off and it has been hard to catch the momentum my shop had prior to the break.

While I am hoping for more sales, I am taking advantage of the down time to do a lot of prep, planning, and spread sheets. Next I'll start taking some new photos and work on tags and titles. There is never lack of stuff to do!

[SesenDesign]

June and July have been incredibly slow for me this year, so I have spent this time starting to stock up for Xmas and introducing a few new lines. I remain optimistic! :-)

[Former_Member]

Yup I have only had 1 sale this month. Then again I am new so not too shabby I'd say.

[izyandoly]

July seems to me that it has been the slowest for sure!! It is definitely rattling me a bit too. I am working on many new things and some major rebranding. So I am staying busy, but oh boy!

[CurlicueCreations]

Both June and July have been super slow for me, too. I keep on plodding away. I'm sure things will pick up again. Have a super day!