Is It Okay To Ask

[Former_Member]

Is this a proper forum to ask for a shop critique? I've been working on my titles, descriptions and tags all afternoon. I have to retake all of my images this weekend, so I know they suck, but I'd still like feed back if you don't mind.

http://simplycherise.etsy.net

Thanks!

[Former_Member]

you have a lot of different items in your shop. could you title you categories a little more specifically? instead is a creative name, just say what they are. if you don't have enough for a category I think it's fine not to do one, your shop is small enough it's not a big deal to scroll through.
love this listing.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/89899419/zippered-pouches-with-bonus-tissue-case
the pictures are nice. could you take the spaces out of the description? it seems so long.
of course add more items, that's something I need to do too. I'm busy redoing my pictures and haven't added too many new ones, it's hard to keep up. the more items you have the more people will find you.
well, I'm no one to give advice to you I should be getting it from you, I only have 4 sales.
good luck to you!

[Former_Member]

Hi Jenni,
Thank you! I've been toying with changing the categories names. As for the descriptions.. yes I do need to remove the spaces. That's something else I've been working. I had over 60 items but sold a lot of them at Christmas time so I'm working on adding more inventory. I'm kinda waiting till I get my lightbox built this weekend so I dont have to retake new photos. I hate retaking photos LOL.

Thanks so much for your feedback! I appreciate it.

[GildedXRoseXStudio]

Hi Cherise!

Firstly, I'd just like to say that I LOVE this pouch! :

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85624903/leather-cosmetic-case-textured-faux-pink

Your pictures are not that bad, but they could use some work. Your titles look pretty good....there were a few that I saw which could use a few added words here or there, but otherwise fine. I stand by the formula:

what is it? what style is it? what color is it?

This has helped me keep my head straight. Your tags look pretty good, but I'm sure you'll be tweaking those over time. (I still do!) I feel you're headed in the right direction! Good luck!

[Former_Member]

Hi Samantha!
Thank you so much! I love that pink bag too LOL.. its my favorite color!
Yah, I'm sure I'll be tweaking a lot of things. I just got one of those ETSY SUCCESS guides and its pretty detailed so I thought I'd ask on what I've got done so far. I'm appreciating this feedback! Vital stuff ya know? Thanks so much!

[AnneLondezGlass]

Hi Cherise,

As was said before, some pics are a little dark, the one for the platter for example. Do you have the possibility of editing them ? It would be good to get more contrast and more light on your items rather than on the background.
Another thing I like to do is to try and rearrange my shop to have an appealing visual on the shop view. You can try to do that by color or by category, I think it's important to create an overview that pleases the eye.

Hope that helps !