✦ Live Video - May 6 @ 6:30 p.m. ET: How to Develop a Winning Product

[Former_Member]

Subject: How to Develop a Winning Product
When: Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. (ET)
Where: http://etsy.me/labs56
Who: Etsy Admin, and YOU!
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You may have been making things with your hands for as long as you can remember. But do you have a strategy for deciding what products to sell? Whether your product evolves naturally out of your sheer love for creating or is the result of much trial and error, you may benefit from the structure of a multi-stage development approach. Join us live on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Etsy’s Online Labs - http://etsy.me/labs56 - as we discuss the steps to develop a strong product that builds on your strengths, stands out from the competition and serves as a great foundation for growing your product line and shop.

COMMUNITY QUESTION:
To participate in the conversation before the event, ask your number one question or your number one piece of advice around developing a winning product. We will be highlighting and answering some of your questions and advice during the live event.
We'll also be answering some of your questions from Twitter live so be sure and use #EtsySuccessChat during each session to ask your top questions.

REMEMBER:
There are no sign-ups or automatic reminders for this session, so be sure to mark your calendar. If you are unable to attend, we will be posting an archived version of the video in this thread the day after the session. Please note that we'll only be available to answer your questions during the live session.

DISCLAIMER:
This is a non-promotional team. This is not an open invitation to promote your shop or social media channel in this thread. If you are unsure of what you can post in the Etsy Success team, please review our guidelines: http://etsy.me/1Osc7iC

[Former_Member]

LOVE the online labs! Are we able post comments when viewing online labs after they're no longer live? I'm not seeing a field/window to do this on my desktop or iPad. Thanks! :)

[Former_Member]

I'm a newbie and can't wait to learn from experienced vendors. If I can't make it live I will at a later time for sure. Thank you for sharing.

[Former_Member]

I still struggle to find out what I can do to make products that sell. I try a lot of things but somehow I did't find the magic formula for products that sell fast enough to be sustainable.

I can't wait for the online lab maybe I do something totally wrong and can't see it myself

[Former_Member]

Can't wait for this discussion.
Q: once you have a product, how would you be able to know if it's really a success when you don't get a lot of traffic?
Q: at what point should you think about letting go of said product?

[CherieCoquette]

Can't wait! I have been tossing around some ideas for expanding my product line and the timing of this lab is perfect.

[DifferentStrokesArts]

Very excited to attend this session. I am struggling to find out what sells & I am sure this will help. Thanks for all the support! :)

[Former_Member]

Yay! Love to see big emphasis on this: "develop a strong product that builds on your strengths", to help really zero in on our own individual strengths, very important as each artist is so individual, as is our artwork. Difficult to narrow down for those of us who love making variety and so many different things! Really looking forward to this one. :)

[FreshRetroGallery]

Success is not overnight. Be ready to pace yourself and think with an open mind as you add the creative process into your schedule and allow it to enter your dream time.

[ajhandcraftings]

I loooove the online labs, but I wish they were at night time since I work during day time

[Former_Member]

Hoping to learn a ton of useful information to help me get traffic and grow what I love to do into a business!

[Former_Member]

I am very new at selling my creations-
Q1- is it detrimental to your etsy shop to have many different sections (such as paintings, crochet, pet toys, and such)? Is it better to have all of the items in one shop, under different sections, or is it better to have a shop for each different craft?

[ArtOnAJourney]

While I feel that I offer a good product and have recently expanded. I have great traffic to my shop and listings, but only had small amounts of success, all from family and friends. I realize that it takes time to have a successful business, so I'm hoping that there are some insights to this lab. Looking forward to it!

[Former_Member]

My personal opinion is monetary success including a loyal following needs to be built over time. Research, networking, taking care of your customers insures more business. These are a few things.

[Former_Member]

Forget the money. Ask yourself, what does it make you feel?

[Former_Member]

I love to make jewelry. My friends love it when I make things for them. I have sold through consignment shops but I am not successful on ETSY. Therefore, I wonder, what kind of product does the ETSY consumer want? I will make it if I know what it is.

[Former_Member]

I opened my shop two and a half weeks ago, and have had no sales yet. I am making what I have been giving my family and friends for years, and they have urged me to sell on Etsy, but nobody is buying anything. I have tweaked my photos etc. according to your help videos. How do I know if I am charging too much, or just need to knit, sew, or crochet different things?

[PaperDotCo]

I love online labs. It has been very helpful for 1st time seller/business folks like me who had zero selling experience before joining Etsy.
I have been brainstorming a new product line, so looking forward to this online labs session.

[Former_Member]

Aline, the labs are recorded so you can watch them any time that works for you! :)

[UniqueSewingBoutique]

Looking forward to it

[Former_Member]

Hello everyone. I just joined and am looking forward to learning how to grow my business in any way. Looking forward to the lab! I am new to etsy and I know I need to promote my business on Twitter ect... but it's overwhelming to me. I appreciate any and all advice. Thanks!

[GlanceEasyMagnifyers]

Looking forward to my first online lab... I hope to learn, contribute and challenge myself and my thinking.

[GlanceEasyMagnifyers]

I am dyslexic and a visual representation of a successful selling Etsy site would help me compare and discover areas of improvements. Is there a way to find and visually compare successful seller sites?
Thank you

[Former_Member]

Sounds like a great online labs session.

[Former_Member]

My question (which is kind of a rhetorical question, but still important): Should one stay with a product they really believe in, if it isn't drawing as much attention from their supporters as their other products? Should one drop the failing product? If so, when? Or should one work to promote it? Or should one simply try to find a new target market?

Thanks!