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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

Re: Official Success Celebration Thread!

Hello everyone ,

I am excited to share that I have made over 30 sales. I had started my shop in Late December but I am so happy to have made this many sales so far. I have def done better then my last shop I opened over two years ago.

I am so excited to cross over this milestone looking forward to a few other goals to meet for my shop first is to create 50 items/listing and to make 50 sales. :)
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I've reached 200 follow's!!
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7,676 sales!
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We love Etsy and the creativity of both sellers and buyers! We opened our shoppe just a little over 2 years ago, and we just hit 500 sales. We learned that personalized horseshoe signs are a big seller here, for the East Coast and mid West, even Australia! Buyers are fun, creative, and we learn from them too.

It's been a great learning experience, with lots of help from teams and forums to learn about SEO and selling. We look forward to many more years here.
Thank you!
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I wanted to share my first Custom Order with everyone. I was so surprised when I got it. I worked with the new Custom Order Button and it was extremely easy and smooth sailing. My customer was great to work with and she was very happy with the outcome. I can't wait to have another one.
Thanks for letting me share.
Theresa
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Exaltation
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WOOHOO!!

Exaltation's Etsy shop is only 6 sales away from 3000!!!!

As a HUGE "Thank You" to all my fabulous wonderful sweet customers, the 3000th customer will receive $20 off their order!!

Huge gratitude from my heart for making my business a success.
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I am celebrating my first sale!!!
I am so happy !!!
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I've passed 60 sales today !!! So so happy and grateful :)
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I sold 5 items yesterday (wow!). That was just two customers. It's been rather slow lately, but I will *totally* admit that I'm working extremely hard on inventory for a local juried art fair so I'm not listing much on Etsy right now. After the first sale yesterday, I did list a similar item which was already made up (2 of them actually) ... and the second customer bought both of those items plus 1 of the same item that the first customer had bought! :-)

What I'm really following this year is how this year compares to last year. And as of right now, I'm at 136% of last year's TOTAL Etsy sales. So I'm quite the happy camper! :-)
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Celebrating with a giveaway today!!!! Free Bracelet Friday... any time now~

We have almost "1,000" followers. Great way to give back to Etsy customers for building success within our shop!
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Hello team! I just opened my shop and I am having a party every time I see that someone favorited my shop! That was my first goal! I can't wait for my first sale to celebrate even more!
Can I ask a question? I know this thread is not for advises but I didn't knew where to put my questions...I only want to know what favorites or views do. I am do they help not being invisible in some way?
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DryDockCreations
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I just finished changing all my backgrounds from turquoise to white, after slow sales, and sold a birdhouse a day later! I guess there is something to white backgounds afterall. It really does draw the focus to the item you're selling.
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I've passed 30 sales yesterday, I'm thrilled :)
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My Scarf is in a T on FP right now! Evening birdsong by Melissa Hamilton http://etsy.me/102teMu w/my Lace Weave Scarf

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93932843/lace-weave-scarf-spring-summer-autumn?ref=fp_treasury_8
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3333 sales oh yeah!! Something to celebrate!!
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We have reached 100 SALES TODAY!!!! And we are also featured (for the first time ever) in a blog!! So exciting!!!

This is the blog feature! :
http://muffinsandmocha.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/etsy-feature-4/
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Do we post our work elsewhere or is this just a forum to discuss work and such...Sorry, I've been a member but never had a chance to really check it out.
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I made my first sale this week- wooo-happy dance.

I have just read of so many artists celebrating hundreds and thousands of sales. I can't imagine how good that must feel- I nearly wet myself with the first one!
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I am so happy to be able to be on this thread I am slightly over 100 sales. I thank God for Etsy because being on disability I was barely making it but it has been a joy to be reaching my second year on Oct. 2013! I wake up everyday so happy to go to work :-) Etsy you are a blessing!!
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sale number 2!
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I went over 100 "likes" on my facebook page today!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Beadtique-Jewelry/318394548183595?ref=hl
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Made my first sale! what a wonderful feeling! an incredible way to start the week.
I love Etsy.
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FickleSparrow
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We made our first sale on Thursday last week. Actually, someone purchased 4 of our photos. I received the email at midnight (still up working on an assignment). I was absolutely paralyzed when I opened my inbox, I didn't know what to do! lol

I was so excited, though. My heart started pounding and I started to laugh. I messaged my husband at work. He didn't believe me at first when I told him the news :)

It's been an interesting experience and we've learned a lot from this first sale; how to organize our materials and little thank you cards for the package. It's been a fun and creative weekend.

Looking forward to more sales in the future. I have a really good feeling about this :)
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