Official Success Celebration Thread!

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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

[Former_Member]

I made 20 sales yay, I'm pretty happy! I made 2 sales this week =) Can't wait to be making more sales!

[Former_Member]

I hit 60 views yesterday, a record for me. That makes me happy, last week I had only a few views per day.

[CharlotteJewelryBox]

Wow! I made my very first sale yesterday, just posted it to my dear customer. I work very hard for the past 2 months but I really enjoy it. Thank you for the team members, I learnt a lot from all of you. I am so happy!

Congratulation everyone!

[Former_Member]

We hit 60 sales this week, *happy dance*!!

Congrats to CharlotteKwokJewelry for your first sale!!!!

[Former_Member]

I started actively selling on Etsy just a few of weeks ago. I have had 1 sale on Etsy so far, but I have had 3 more offline since opening my shop! I sold two yesterday. :)

[Former_Member]

Dudes!

I made my first sale today - after starting my Etsy account in January.

Yayyyy! I'm so excited! I ate a cupcake to celebrate and did a little dance by myself. Stoked! Hopefully it will be the first of many! :)

[Former_Member]

I've been open for a year and made 152 sales :) I've had lots of compliments on my photography. Been on the FP 5 times! One of my products was in the Etsy finds this month! My sales have been doubling each month since Relevancy started. October has been a record month by far!

Beginning in 2011, my husband and I were wondering if we could make it here .. wondering if we should give up. But we didn't, we tweaked, reinvented and worked on our store. Now we are making lots of sales and the future looks really bright :D

[Former_Member]

OMG! I can't believe it! I had 2800+views just yesterday!!!! This is soooooo crazy. I will have to investigate where they came from, but I am already so thrilled....I had to share!!!!
X Nic*

[Former_Member]

I surpassed 350 sales last week! Very slow going the first year but man oh man the MOMENTUM is incredible!

[Former_Member]

I just got my 1st sale last week!!! SOOO excited! Got me pumped and moving again! Thank you all!

[Former_Member]

I am celebrating the fact that I have a wholesale custom order just completed with six pieces in the order, and if this goes well a dozen the next time. It is all due to my exposure on Etsy,tweaking my listings,SEO strategies, and ALL the tips and advice I've received from the teams I'm on, treasuries I've been in and so much more!!!

[KriyaDesign]

I posted here on 8/25 about my biggest milestone of reaching the 100th listing. And today I am back to share another milestone of the 100th sales. Happened on 10-17. It was enough to keep me toiling around on here. I've learned a lot being on Etsy and the team. Something I would have never learned at any business school. For that I am grateful. Thanks everyone and to the best year and season!

[Former_Member]

Awesome. Today a treasury I was in made it to the front. Sales anyone?

[Former_Member]

I'm almost reaching 250 sales. I've never thought I would make it so soon. I made a commitment to set aside $1 for each sale until it reaches $250. The $250 will be donated to a non-profit organization. The organization provides free cleft lip and palate surgery for hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

I’m reaching my goal and can't wait to see the money is going to help with a child to change his/her life. I'm so so excited.

http://www.smiletrain.org/the-solution/

Helen

[beadsofaquarius]

I'm celebrating because i love positive threads! :)
i had my frist sale from a client that find my shop ,even if i'm not pro in SEO ! :) lol!
My Bridal earrings shows in a first pages of Google .
And i really like this community! :)

[RisC]

I reached 200 sales this week! I opened a year ago, but didn't really get into it until this past June. All my sales have been in the past 5 months. Here's to hoping it keeps up through the holidays! Thanks for all the tips and advice I have received from everyone.

[LittleShopofElleSee]

I made 4 sales this month (October). I am very please with myself and my little shop :)

[Former_Member]

I'm celebrating my 10th sale as of last week and I got 195 page views yesterday! These boot camps and positive feedback from other etsians has made it all worth while. Thank you so much :)

[Former_Member]

I reached 50 sales today! This week has been awesome, that, plus the front page :)

[Former_Member]

Nothing to celebrate on Etsy, but I did achieve a milestone in my jewelry designing. I received my level 3 certification in PMC on my way to be an instructor in this medium.

[ElectronicGirl]

i got my 1st sale a couple weekends ago!
so that is cool. im hoping for more sales closer to xmas!
:)

[Former_Member]

666 sales! Ok, not really a milestone. Hoping for another sale quick, not really a number I want to be stuck on :)

[EviesToolEmporium]

Oct '11 was our 2nd best month ever on Etsy! We've been here 3-1/2 years! Yeah! Enjoy your celebrations!

[Former_Member]

I just made my 50th sale!
Thank you ETSY for helping me fulfill a life long dream :)

[DabHands]

Today I reached 20 sales, got excellent feedback, now have 100 admirers and, best of all, made it on the FRONT PAGE!!!!

Come on and join me in a happy dance! :-D