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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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Congrats on all of these milestones, everyone! :)

This morning I received my 600th sale!!! :D
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alsome hit 99 views
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So pleased. I finally got a sale this month. Every month since June (that was when I started listing in my shop) I was getting sales, and I was a bit sad that I didn't manage to get one in September.
But now I probably broke the dry spell ;)
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made our first sale today alsome
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Congratulations! Phillip Yoli Gomez! - l remember how excited l was when l got my first!
I am celebrating today because l hit my 100 sales! l opened my shop on 11 June 2013 , and l'm very happy! - bit sad l'm celebrating all on my own though!...( aaahhhhh...) but l'm happily packing up my today' s orders - with a lovely cup of tea! Hilary
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IndigoEmber
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Congrats everyone! So excited to be celebrating 450 sales!
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Is having 51 items something to celebrate? It feel like it is!! I'm excited, custom orders are actually my favorite, too bad my friends don't order from Etsy they just come over and let me know what they want.
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First sale yesterday! I was happy even though I had to spend my 30 min lunch break going to the post office to send it off :-)
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19youth
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im celebrating cause its my 12th sale!! i know it is just 12 sales but im too glad cause i never thought i will sell something at etsy , im hoping for more sales for this month and keep going as all the people who has more than 100!! good luck to everyone

rob
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I just sold my 250th item. I have been open since June 2013.
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https://www.etsy.com/transaction/226941701

Another sale to California, Second of my 6 sales!
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Yay! I hit 700 sales today and my fancy new engraving machine is arriving this afternoon.....bring on the holiday shoppers! :)
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This week I'm celebrating my 1st etsyversary! Its been a great year for discovery and trying out new things and I'm hoping to build on everything I've learnt this year for a bigger and better year 2. Bring it on!
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Last week I celebrated my 1st Etsyversary with 84 sales and 29 great reviews! I am thankful and pleased. My goal was 100, but I am happy with 84. I have learned so much and will continue to do so. And the best part is that I have met so many great shop owners willing to pass on their wisdom to a newbie like me! Also, my customers have been great too.

Looking forward to another great year.

Blessings to all,
Cathy
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Met my goal today of having 16 listings. At least I have a full page to look at now!!!
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MLPStudioOneArt
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We will get on TV because of ETSY~!!!!!!!

I'll let all of you know when we get on the show..

I have a real doll shop, and my husband sells wood works also...
I was notified by the casting agent from the TV SHOW Gags to Riches about my husband's Mongoose Cage that they found on my ETSY shop on Facebook~~!!!!!!!!!!

Ugly Baby is becoming a big Halloween hit also......
We've had a skype interview and signed papers.. ......... YAY
All we're waiting for is to get a call to BE on the show.....

Can't wait to meet Johna White on GAGS TO RICHES

Follow us on Facebook and OPEN AN ETSY SHOP.... It worked for us

www.facebook.com/BebsCajunDollHouse

WOO HOO.........Thank you ETSY~~~!!!!
Watch our video.... *big smiles*

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Go to -- www.facebook.com/BebsCajunDollHouse
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My shop was only open for a month when I made my first sale! It was such an exhilarating feeling and made me so happy! Recent events have led me to not be able to focus so much on my shop but now that I am settled again I am back at it! 2 months of being open and am looking for more sales and more love! Good luck to all of you other artists and Etsy shop owners!
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I made a sale today! And yesterday too! I am very pleased :)
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My fancy new engraving machine arrived today! Hard to pull myself away from it (so fun!) but getting sleepy....night night!
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My etsy shop is a little over 3 months old it has 21 sales 41 admirers and 3 5star feedbacks! ! keep it up
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My Shop turns ONE today!!! I can not believe that I made it. It has been such a tumultuous year for my family (in addition to our two autistic sons, our last two boys were also diagnosed delayed) and I came so close to shutting down but this shop is my baby, my therapy and today "SHE" is a toddler!! hehehe.. I am so proud and happy that I am on the verge of tears. When I first started Etsy I was so scared.. There is so much competition here and I never thought that was I good enough... that my products were good enough. It was very intimidating. It took me from July 9th to September 20th to figure out how to list a product. My husband thought that it was a joke but I pushed through.. Rarely slept... rarely ate.. Just put in lots of time and energy. Thankful to all on here for their support, feedback, encouraging words, inspiration with the amount of dedication youall have with your craft, whatever it would be over the past 12 months. From the bottom of my heart. THANK YOU!! Wishing everyone lots of Success.
Hugs,
Lisa xoxo
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TheCottonShoppe
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I'm celebrating my first Etsyversary tomorrow on 21 September! :D It's a long journey, where I made mistakes and learn along the way, but i enjoy every single moment of the process. I've only made 47 sales, which is kind of sad, but also happy that sales have picked up gradually over the months.

I hope that over the next year, I can do much more and see my sales soar and realise my dream of becoming a full time Etsy seller!

Some little milestones I had achieved include the following:

- featured in August issue of the Australia Homespun magazine
- hit 1000 followers in Twitter and Facebook
- achieved my target of 10 sales in August
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TheCottonShoppe
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Hi Lisa! Congrats on your first birthday! My shop turns ONE too tomorrow but you've achieved much more than me and I think you should pat yourself on your back because your hard work has paid off. Beautiful items you've got there! :)
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Well, still only one sale on Etsy, even though I have over 1000 in person this summer at farmers markets :( But, I am now over 300 likes on Facebook and I am closing in on 900 likes here on Etsy, so I am slowing getting traffic to my page. I just opened in April, but really did not have any listings until the end of May, so I guess I am happy with my online business for now. I am keeping my fingers crossed while working on my listings that business will pick up for the holiday season like everyone has been saying. Have a great weekend everyone
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Hello! My name is Ann and I make fabric padded clothes hangers with lavender scent.
Today is a big day for me! I added at first time my sewn goods in the store :)
It’s very exciting moment. But I'm still happy and hope that my hangers will also bring someone a joy :)
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