Help! Need help getting more admirers...

[MsLadyVintage]

Hello everyone, I would like to first thank you for allowing me to join this wonderful group. I am a newbie to Etsy and have just opened up a shop exactly 1 week ago. I have so much to learn and was hoping to do just that here. I have realized that getting admirers is one of the critical keys to success and I was hoping perhaps some of you could tell me how to go about promoting and getting more admirers for my shop. I don't have any money to pay for promoting, so any advice for free advertising would be wonderful. Thank you!!

P.S. Please feel free to visit my shop sometime and tell me what you think :)

[MsLadyVintage]

Where else do you sell online Mark? Any advice from your past positive experience selling online?

[BarbsBeadedJewelry]

Hi Josee,
I joined Etsy a few weeks after you and see that you have had some sales and have gotten a good number of admirers so far. Congrats! I am like you as don't really have the extra funds to use for additional promoting. Was wondering did you do anything particular to get the admirers? Don't know anything about your items or how much competition you have but your shop offers interesting things. Especially like the cocker spaniel figurine. Very cute.

[Former_Member]

Favor other shops, create Treasury after Treasury, write notes to sellers whose items you honestly like, etc. Join groups...Make yourself and your shop visible.

I, sadly, had to be off Etsy for awhile due to the death of my finance. So, I am rebuilding two shops. But, think of it as fun. You get to know so many really super people.

They will come. You will see! :) Marsha

[Former_Member]

Welcome to Etsy Josee,

I found that joining lots of teams and being active in them really helps with gaining admirers and favorites. I agree with Marsha treasuries are great too.

- Joelle

[BarbsBeadedJewelry]

What exactly is treasuries and how does it work?

[WilliamsGiftshop]

Do you have a marketing plan?
Marketing is determining your target market and then find ways to promote directly to them (but without spamming them).
Don't bother too much about collecting fans on Etsy (many will favorite your shop just so you'll have a look at theirs) and don't waste your time playing treasury games and the likes, unless of course you enjoy them. Instead you want to bring in your own customers from outside of Etsy!
Find out where your target customers hang out, online and offline, and interact with them, so they might get interested in what you do.
And making good use of keywords (SEO, search engine optimalisation) is very important too! It helps your target customers find your products.

[Former_Member]

I have a blog on wordpress, a new blog and I've gotten some followers through it. Also, pinterest. I'm still working on dreaming up my business plan and where I want to go with this online stuff. I'm starting to think I would do better just using Etsy as an online contact point and making shows/local events my main focus. I have a team but am too busy to really give it the time it deserves. People pos once or twice and then they disappear. I don't have time to do treasuries. So I'm thinking real hard abut going local most of the time.

I would definitely add as many items as you can. Some of your prices seem a bit high to me, but I don't do vintage. Just keep adding more nice items and you will get sales/followers.

Rhonda