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Help get my store going

I am just curious if anyone can help me get my store going. I am creating and administrating this store for my girlfriends mother so that she can sell her hand made, one of a kind creations. I am entirely sure what I am doing here but if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone that is willing to help and I look forward to reading all of the responses.
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I am not sure if she is asking to much for her stuff or what but we have been going for about 2-3 weeks now and I am not seeing much. I have started a facebook page to hopefully help get some more customers but all I have received from that is a drunken phone call at midnight one night from a guy that stumbled upon the page.
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I'm a little confused as to what exactly you're selling and how one would wear it....is it jewelry? or a scarf?...perhaps you can have it modeled to give someone ideas as to how to style it?
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Thanks Janelle, I like the idea of having someone model it!
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Shelley, your items are definitely aimed at a narrow niche. That isn't bad, it's just a fact to work with. If I've got it right, the one I picked as an example, the Queen Victoria, is a recycled drapery tie. It's tulle, lace, and some synthetic pearls combined and upcycled to create a... scarf or necklace, not sure which category it fits into.

And the price is $180.00 for these bits. You need to find the person who will pay that for something that is one of a kind, interesting, upcycled and perhaps a bit Out There!

So this is going to be a learning experience in marketing! Go for it - but be aware of what you're trying to do. I'd emphasize recyclling and upcycling, orignal artwork, and Project Runway if applicable. And work on your titles and keywords - there's the word "Neckless" in the title for example. Is it supposed to be the word "necklace"?

I'd do a bit of brainstorming for original art ideas - because it's *that* buiyer you want. And aimed at her, you need some more inventive keywords and tags, which are important to be found here on Etsy. "Salavage necklace" is misspelled. And you need multiple words / phrases for tags.... "Tulle" by itself is not going to attract a $180-item buyer. One of a kind art - yes. Upcycled artwork, or upcycled OOAK, or... well... I'm not sure of the best keywords.

I truly wish you luck - and I think there's a market for your items.
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This is great and I appreciate your advice, I will be sure taking these into consideration when I start to revamp the store the way it should be to get buyers.
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