How I finally started to make sales...

[#1]

I started another thread and read some comments from frustrated sellers. I thought, "wow, they sound just like me when I first started."

Here's my secret: http://etsymentors.blogspot.com/p/critique-your-own-shop.html

The above shop critique checklist pretty much saved my shop. It's more thorough than any single Etsy Seller Handbook article and it's very straightforward. No pats on the back or warm fuzzies: just clearly stated info. No, you won't get 5 sales overnight, but it was a great starting point for me.

This helped me put certain things into perspective:
*I needed to work on photos (my bath towel background wasn't working, lol!)
*I needed to re-word all my titles and tags (took me weeks to learn the concept)
*I needed to add more items (I guess only 8 items was not enough!)

I went from 1 sale in the first month (June 2011), to 175 sales by the end of 2011.

Please give this checklist a try! Selling on Etsy is not just about SEO or photos, it's about having the whole package.

[Former_Member]

Thanks for sharing this info. Going to read it now and bookmarking so I can keep checking back. THANKS!!

[Former_Member]

Thank you so much!!
Marked it to read again in the morning. :)

[Former_Member]

Wait, the op has no shop attached to look at

[Former_Member]

Is it bad that I'm getting discouraged and want to take my page down because I'm not getting sales?

[JoArtyJo]

This post is really old- the OP did have a shop, I was just wondering if anyone knew where she has gone?
It was a great shop- and pretty successful if I remember rightly!

[JoArtyJo]

Courtney- look at the original post and visit the link there. This will help you set your shop up so people can find it in searches. At the minute you are not optimising for SEO.

[Plookiss]

i've just found this checklist and will have a good read of it, thanks for sharing.

[Former_Member]

Thanks!

[TheKaties]

Thanks a lot

[Former_Member]

Wonderful guide! Thank you for sharing!!

[TheWoodlifeWay]

really good link especially the google search advice thank you.

[Former_Member]

Thanks Aman, for sharing this. Even though it was shared so long ago, it's so nice we're always able to access great information through these forums. SASsy team, thanks for your continued hard work and dedication.

[Former_Member]

I notice it says you can't put a link to your outside website here on Etsy. I thought you could do that in your about page, it just wouldn't be clickable.

[Former_Member]

thanks for sharing!

[Former_Member]

Wow, this list is awesome. Thanks so much for sharing! I have to get to work now...

[PorcelainJazz]

Thanks for posting this article! I've favorite it to keep it handy. It was a great refresher and reminded me once again why I'm doing what I do in my shop!

[Former_Member]

Thank you for sharing this! It has been very helpful

[HummingbirdCraftsLLC]

Thank you for sharing this. I have found a few things to work on! :) It has been very helpful! :)

[Former_Member]

Thanks for sharing!

[Former_Member]

This is fantastic information. Thanks so much for sharing. You can be assured I will be working my way through all of it.

[itsamyu]

Hello! Thank you for sharing. Just found your post when I feel frustrated.

[DarylArtDigital]

Thank you for this sincere, straight-forward advice :)

[PlummyJewelry]

Glad I found this. Thank you for sharing!

[RuttyRoad]

Wonderful information! Thanks so very much!

[Former_Member]

I was starting to feel frustrated. I've skimmed through the blog post and have already found a few things that could help me. Thanks for sharing.