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This team is dedicated to sharing business advice in a supportive environment. From the day you first set up your shop to the day you think about quitting your day job, there's so much to learn. Luckily, one of the best things about selling on Etsy is the support and encouragement from other sellers.

Whether you’re brand new to selling on Etsy or you can count the years on both of your hands, you probably have some milestones that you’d like to celebrate with all of us. Post your milestone in this thread. Every month, we'll highlight some of our favorite posts, so join the celebrations!

Please also introduce yourself in your post if you’re new to the Etsy Success Team—describe what you sell and how long your shop has been open.

Here are some examples of milestones (but remember that all personal milestones big or small are worthy of celebrating!):

• You made your 1st sale / 1st international sale / 1st custom order
• You reached (x) # of sales
• You added (x) # of listings in your shop
• You have (x) # of views / favorites / admirers
• You received positive feedback from a buyer
• Your shop was featured in the press or in social media
• You recently opened your shop
• You’re celebrating your Etsyversary

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Congratulations everyone! Hope to hear about all of your other successes soon. :)

I made my 20th sale yesterday and I couldn't be happier!

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
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Made my 50th sale this week- SO excited! Shooting for 100 by the end of the month- never hurts to dream big, right?
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I hit 100 sales yesterday!!
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I have a piece of jewelry from heartsabustin in Jewelry Affaire magazine - it came out on October 1st. I'm very excited about it!
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herie7
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We had our first international sale yesterday. Shipping fiber to Malaysia! It is nice to have a global audience.
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Just sold 6 of my decoupaged bracelets today to a lady in the USA! I am so happy someone loves my work so much as to buy 6 pieces! Amazing!
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I just got my first sale since June! Whoop whoop!
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So excited for everyone's success. I made my 50th sale last night and couldn't be more thrilled...here's to the next 50!
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I'm celebrating my two year etsyversary this week! I started with only a dozen listings from my private collection and have grown and learned and its been awesome.

And while I haven't been able to quit my day job, its really been an amazing two years. I love the sense of self confidence and independence I get from having my own business!
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Here is to a successful Holiday Season on Etsy!! More sales for everyone.
My goal is to paint as much as I can now, in order to be fully "stocked" for the rush!


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I just hit 100 sales this week. I am thrilled and love the opportunities Etsy offers,
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Shipped my first large custom order few days ago. So excited :)
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We just got our 1000th positive feedback! Cool!
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I got my first sale this weekend!! I was starting to get kind of bummed because I don't have very many views, and I was thinking my things just weren't sale-able. But then... wham! I got a sale, and it brought back my creative mojo ;). I am going to keep ramblin' on, and do some local arts & craft fairs in November and December, and try to promote my Etsy shop at those =).

If anyone wants to critique my shop, that would be great. I would like all the feedback I can get so I can hopefully have some more sales =).

Thanks,
Moonpie
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100! Woot!
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I made another sale! Whoop whoop! That makes two sales so far for October...this month is a good one :)
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GrowingUpWild
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My husband, baby boy and I get the keys to our new house tomorrow! I truly feel that we owe it to Etsy! We saved up enough for our down payment through my Etsy and local sales. Etsy has helped me grow in so many ways and I am thrilled to be doing what I do!
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I just reached 75 sales...this is why it's a big deal to me..

i started the year with 34 sales after not paying much attention to the shop last year.

I didn't get my first sale this year until March. so these 41 sales have come in the past 7 months (and no sales in april)

there were specific steps i took and i have no idea which one(s) worked but i am so thankful and so grateful for what i hope is a long and successful road.

beverly
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Hey people! I can't stop smiling! Since I followed some advice from the boot camp I have daily sales! For me it means a lot, since I had ONE sale for the whole summer! I fixed my tags and descriptions to be holiday buyer friendly and since then I have 9 sales in a week! This is unbelievable and makes me proud! All my doubts about my products are gone! Now I know it is just hard work and always trying to make things better! Thank you all! Thank you Etsy!
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I was really depressed for a long time, because I had been on Etsy for about 8 months and I was depressed thinking maybe I was doing something wrong. But I have constantly been working to improve my shop and had 3 sales in less than a month! I try to remember that things don't happen overnight. Sometimes things take awhile. I actually kind of laugh now looking back when I first started Etsy, my shop needed a lot of work although I didn't realize it at the time. It is still a work in progress. I have learned a lot. Gave me the confidence I needed, so I am going to keep working at it. Everyone has been real supportive and helpful. Thanks so much! And I just want to say to everyone that is starting out, things do happen. The best advice I would give is just keep working hard and keep learning. You can do it!
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http://www.etsy.com/listing/81969101/poole-twintone-ice-green-and-mushroom

My little tea/ coffee cup got featured on Etsy Lush :) which I am thrilled about and has 52 admirers!
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Positive loop - great thread to share!

http://sisterbatik.blogspot.com/
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I agree with you sisterbatik - what a lovely positive thread. I have made my first sale and was completely delighted with it. Do enjoy being a part of the Etsy community, have learned and continue to learn a great deal about selling. It is not my forte I have to admit - would much rather be in the studio stitching and painting - but bills require paying etc so have to pay some attention to the customers. Good luck to all the above with their shops.
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Just sold 13 items to a customer in India! Wow!
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My shop is in Swedish ELLE!!! I have no idea how it happened, but I'm SO excited!

http://husligheter.elle.se/
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