Official Success Celebration Thread!

[#1]

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

[Former_Member]

Reached 537 sales!!!

[Former_Member]

I am very happy and celebrate for every one of my few orders. Today I have joined a team for the first time and already learned something and while I am writing I just got another order I am dancing and jumping with happiness.

[Former_Member]

I made my first sale! I am so excited! I have really been promoting and adding new listings with the teams and forums and it paid off. Thank you for all the help everyone.

[IndigoEmber]

Congrats everyone! I'm very excited to be celebrating 125 sales!

[DevinsDogDays]

I hit my first milestone by making my first sale early last month. Congrats to everyone on some seriously impressive sales numbers, gives me hope to keep going here! :)

[Former_Member]

Good luck! Good business!

[PhoebeAndJune]

Hit my 30 orders goal! Next up: 50! Here's hoping!

[DevinsDogDays]

Congrats!

[PhoebeAndJune]

Thank you!

[MARIAELA]

I am very happy, I had a night in 1000 sales. I love etsy, a pretty good place;-)

[LenasCakes]

Have now over 40 listings at my shop! Yeah!

[poosac]

I've just completed two illustrations commissions for two delightful customers!!

[Winterwomandesigns]

My 300th sale this very morning! Happy dance. :-)

[marylandquilter]

I got my 150th sale last night! It took 17 months to get the first 50, 7 months for the second 50, and 4 months for the third 50.

Just wanted to share because I was close to giving up a few times, but I love what I do so much that I didn't. Now it seems that my shop might be successful after all. So don't give up!

[Former_Member]

HI everyone I am so excited to announce and share with all of you that I have been nominated for an award. I am reaching out to my fellow artist, crafters etc.on Etsy and I was wondering if you would like to vote for me? I have been nominated for Designer Of The Year in NJ at Atlantic City Fashion Week Awards.

You can vote every 24 hours on ipads, iphones,laptops,desktops etc.

Its free, no giving away your email, just click and vote! =)

If you would like to vote here is the link.
fashionstylemag.tripod.com/fashionstylemagazine/designer-vote.html Vote: Jamie Estelle

Feel free to pass it around and share it. =)

Thanks everyone xoxo!
Jamie Estelle

[Former_Member]

I sold 5 custom 3D house's to one wonderful customer! I love Etsy! ♥ Artwork is all I've ever wanted to do with my life since I can remember, and Etsy has helped me fulfill my dreams!

Remember to smile today!! ♥ ♥ ♥
-Hilliary xo.

[DevinsDogDays]

Small victory, but it made me happy! I was featured in my first treasury today :) And I am having a lot of traffic through my shop, not over the 100 daily mark yet, but getting there! Very happy that I also got new pictures up for a few listings (had to borrow a friend's camera) and added a new one. I also made my first treasury, too.

Anywho, congrats everyone!

[philosophiacreations]

I had almost 300 item hearts today, and worked my butt off to get there. So I'm pretty happy with myself!

[Former_Member]

emerging from month of 0 sales, I suddenly got a sale of 5 items! :)

[Former_Member]

YAYYYY i hit my 100th sale tonite! i'm VERY happy! my shop is a place of total joy and fun and yes, some very rewarding work! many many thanks to all my beautiful clients and all the lovely people i've met from Etsy so far. Thanks to all my followers too! i want to follow more people but my limit is cut off! yikes!

anyway, back to my champagne....just wanted to share the news! :)))

[FlosCaeli]

I reached 150 Items in my shop and I'm 3 sales from 50!!!! ^^ Yeeeey :))

[Former_Member]

I am super excited that my groom socks made the etsy trending list!! Yay!

[CarolSMiller]

I buckled down and got very involved with Etsy last fall.

There are several experiences I love about Etsy.
1. The teams and how we learn from and support each other.
2. The exposure I get with your international online platform, I have shipped all over the globe.
3. The feedback that I receive when clients love my products, it takes a long time to make a leather handbag and it is wonderful when I receive such enthusiastic feedback.
4. And of course The Sales!

Thank you Etsy!

[GreenDesignsCS]

I just reached 100 sales in my shop! I am very excited!

[Former_Member]

I am very happy today, I featured on Mi+ed design blog :D

Check it out:

http://mipluseddesign.blogspot.it/2013/07/interview-with-illustrator-ana-paula.html