How to succeed in selling handmade products like you? Any experiences or advice please feel free to share!

Hello guys!

Can I have you guys advice about how to succeed selling products in Etsy in the startup level.

I have just launched my new products three days ago, yet it seems my shop does not go well since there s no view or favourite much - 3 views a day!
It's quite disappointed and I feel down. However, I would like to get to understand why it does not sell yet and HOW to improve or develop my shop in order to sell many many items and being successful handmade shop owner like you guys!!

Please kindly tell your experiences or advise me!!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! <3
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I have 185 items, avg view <200 /day

My only advice is....keep adding items
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You only have a few items in your shop, not enough to get a higher ranking in the search engine. The more you add, the more people will see your stuff, the higher your ranking so you'll be found faster.

Change up your pictures. Great photos, but the first picture your showing is the same thing, over and over. Change the layout, or take a few pictures with the bag upright with stuff in it. Add visual interest.

Your titles: think of what eopel are looking for. They probably aren;t looking for "two style canvas tote" they will look for "Canvas Tote, recycle, upcycle, market bag"

The first couple lines of your product description show up in Google search, so think keywords when writting your description: "Polka dott canvas tote is perfect for market day as a reusable shopping bag, a beach bag, or ....."

Three letters.... S.E.O.
Don;t waist valuable SEO with tags like bridesmaid gift. Most people are looking for market bags, reusable tote, handbag, tote, etc. Bridesmaid gift will have too many competing goods, and if a bride is consiering totes, she'll search for totes, more than likely. vintage retro design or chic cool classic is too specific. Try a tag like vintage inspired fabric tote, or retro handbag.
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@Nicolette THANK YOU SO MUCH! They are very useful comments and guidances!!! I will try developing them as you suggested.

Cheers!
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@chocolatesays Thank you so much!! Ok I will try keep adding my products!

Goodluck to you.

Any comments and guidelines, please feel free to share... :)
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Hahahaaaaaa, this must be a record!
Worrying about a lack of sales and views after just 3 days....

I hope you realize that building up a successful business takes years, not days. Besides time it takes talent and a lot of hard work and dedication.

You can find a huge amount of useful information in Etsy's Seller Handbook: https://blog.etsy.com/en/2013/the-seller-handbook-archive/

And you could start with The Four Keys to Success For New Sellers: https://blog.etsy.com/en/2012/the-four-keys-to-success-for-new-sellers/
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Continue to fill your shop. List every day if possible...maybe not on Friday.
Join TEAMs to help you promote your products, like teams, teams with the same focus and goals in mind.

Put yourself in team conversations and join the flow of team building, sharing and encouraging each other.

We're all a little Brick and Mortar store on the main Street of this world marketing and shopping venue. It takes much more than listing an item to get noticed.

Much luck on your new etsy shop.
This is my third etsy.
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@BeaG Hahahha I see what you mean. I might be too rush LOL

Anyway, thank you so much for supports me and useful information! : )

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@Mickey Oh really this is your third Etsy! Congrats! and thank you for your recommendations and it's very encouraging me! : )

Goodluck to your business as well!
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Don't get discouraged so early on. It takes most shops some times to get their first sale (3 months or so). It took 4 months for me to get my first sale.

You are going to have to take time to research what your "magic number" is. This is the number of items that you need to have listed in your shop to get what you see as regular sales. The best way to do this is to check out the shops that sale similar products. For example, the shops that I "watch" that sales hair accessories like I do and have had hundreds of sales have over 1,000 listings.

Right now I am no where near that number. But I am getting there. I have a goal to add at least 50 new items every quarter this year. I will bet at 250 items at the end of this month. After reaching 200 items last year, I have increased my views from an average of 7 per day to an average of 21 per day. Also my sales have increased from 1-2 items per month to 5 per month. I am looking for these numbers to increase each quarter as I continue to add new items.

Wishing you much success.
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@Porsha Deun That's cool! you are so encouraging me! OK. I will keep researching and trying to get achieve my goal to sell my products. I think your strategy are reasonable and logical plan, so you will easily reach your goal as you planned!

Thank you for your advise.

Wish you luck and success on your Etsy shop. : )
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