I'm in the 200-500 range but I don't put much stock in it anymore. I used to check it constantly but I stopped that. I've had days with 120 views and 10 sales and days with 500 views and 3 sales so there's no rhyme or reason.
I have 5-10 views ! also my other shop has few views I don't know why! it is almost 3 months with 3 sales ! :| it seems no one is truly passionated for art and handmade stuff , my other shop is https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisThink
I opened my shop in January. I have had 189 views since I opened. They have dropped off in the last view days. I had many views the first week and I was happy with the amount of people that made my shop and listings a favorite. That seems to have slowed down as well now. I'm still learning and open to advice. sounds like 189 is a slow day for many, I've had that many views total in 3 weeks. I am still learning and looking forward to making my first sale.
Wait. I was told in other teams (and maybe even this one), that getting hearts helps to move your items up in the etsy search. If it didn't than why all the team hearting games??
My views are low during the slow time, but my sales have been average. I have only been averaging 50 views per day, but 4-5 sales per week. I'm working on getting more.
i get 15 - 35 a day and have noticed that promotional adds didn't have any impact on this number... i would greatly appreciate if anyone had any suggestions but i also accept that i haven't been running this business for a long time and there is still an awful lot i need to learn from experience
I too thought that 'hearting' games etc bumped up your appearance in Etsy searches? I am getting around 20- 50 views a day. I try and post on social media, although I admit that it is sometimes sporadic. I do find I get more views via etsy search and sometimes google. Would appreciate advice from those that have 200+ views a day, how did you make the leap up to those numbers?
Jessica, 'fake' views and favorites, from teams, games, etc., do nothing for search ranking. Only relevant views and favorites, from people who actually searched for your products/shop, say through Etsy Search, Browse, Google, etc. help a little in search results. Again: it is not about the number of views, but about the right views.
For those of you wondering how to get more views. You want to work on: - unique products - amazing product pictures - perfect descriptions - perfect use of keywords (SEO) - a marketing plan - promoting to your target market - excellent customer service etc.
Getting found and making sales takes a lot of hard work and dedication. And talent. Creative talent and business talent.
Marketing = defining your target market (= the people most likely to buy your products), finding out where they hang out, online and offline, and then finding ways to hang out with them, so they get to know you and get interested in your shop and producs (without you spamming them). It isn't about instant gratification, but it's all about building up a following. It takes time and (again) a lot of work.
Just waiting for views isn't going to make them happen. YOU need to make them happen.
Thank you so much!! I was waiting for someone to tell me what was up with that comment. I have been spending tons of time on teams doing heart games. I could be spending that time doing designs! And making sure my SEO is perfect. Which is what I will start working on.
I put two treasuries up when I first opened but I didn't understand what they were for. I put stuff up that I genuinely liked. I never did any promoting or heart games and I did not do any outside promoting. I tried pintrest a week ago and I did not see a difference. I have paid for promoting on Etsy on and off but my budget is so low it has not made a significant difference in views.
I did focus on improving my pictures and still am. I spent many hours trying to think like a buyer and incorporate that into my tags. I try to include dimensions so people don't have to ask. I still need to improve my written descriptions. I have spent hours taking pics and listing items. I have spent hours making my jewelry. I make a point to go out of my way to ship as quickly as possible and communicate with my buyers.
I have put so much effort into this and like BeaG says it takes a LOT of work and dedication. Her list is a great guideline to success that I intend to follow. Thank you Jessica, everyone should read through the link you provided including myself.
And if you want to do it right, the work is never done!
I opened my shop in June 2006 and I still tweak my listings whenever I have learned something new. Customers chance, search algorithms change, customer's tastes change, product trends change, you gain new knowledge on how to run a shop, on how to best use keywords and write descriptions, you find better ways to photograph your products, etc.. Staying on top of things is an ongoing process.
Another thought: just posting product links on social media sites is what I like to call 'promoting into outer space'. It doesn't hurt (or perhaps it does, if you do it too often) and of course you always want to spread the word about your shop, but the chances of you reaching your target market that way are very small. You CAN successfully use social media sites to get sales. But not by randomly spamming your friends and family. You need to reach your target market. And when you reach them, you need to get them interested in your products. Just dumping links won't do the trick. You have to build up a following. (This advice comes from someone who decided she does NOT want to be part of the popular (anti)social networking sites. LOL. I do have sales, so this shows you it can be done without social networking sites too.)
Remember, shop owners are buyers also. So if you belong to a team, logically speaking, viewing and getting to know team members will increase visibility and your shop brand. ETsy is a market place. SEO is not just about tags. Its about how old your shop is, description of items, titles, etc. the whole thing. It is very complicated. No one, no business knows everything because it is constantly changing. There is no magic bullet. Since teams and communities were set up by ETSY to assist new sellers, I would be suspect of any shop that discourages new shops from belonging to teams. You can always leave a team if you do not like it.
Do your market research for what you are selling and don't be discouraged.
@Danialy, I have heard a lot of people say paying for ads doesn't help them. Honestly, I do not click on listings that say AD in the corner. I never have, even when I was a consumer and not a seller. But, that being said, I think they may work for some people, but it may have a lot to do with how saturated that particular market is.
The SEO relevancy team is INCREDIBLY informative, I had no idea how to start and now I have a much clearer idea of how to tag effectively using Google adwords so that my items show up in the top few search pages. I average a few hundred views a day but since opening the shop in November have almost 100 sales. We are all selling different things, of course, but I think that what really counts is being visable and attractive when people come to Etsy with something specific in mind to buy. The vast majority of my views come from the Etsy search engine.
Thank you for all of the great advice in this thread! My shop is new and I have been constantly tweaking, adding products, and promoting but I am only getting maybe 10-20 views per day and no sales. It is discouraging but my products are showing up on the first page of many common searches so I am hopeful that the success will come with continued improvements.
