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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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Re: Official Success Celebration Thread!

My stitch markers
http://www.etsy.com/listing/85253149/jane-austen-book-stitch-markers-from
have been featured in Interweave Publications "JANE AUSTEN KNITS", out in stands this November (online edition already released). Check them out here:
http://www.interweavestore.com/Knitting/Magazines/Jane-Austen-Knits-2011.html

Woo-hoo! Doing the happy dance...
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Yesterday, I got 2 sales (my fourth and fifth sales overall). November is just beginning....!!!!
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Made my first sale on Sunday! What a feeling!

Congratulations everybody on your successes!
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I just arrived from the post office, went to send this christmas stocking to its recipient!! It is my 6th sale and it is as exciting as the first one =)

SO HAPPY!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/81785340/i-love-cats-christmas-stocking
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I had my first sale last week, but I'm still waiting for my big first complete stranger sale!

My biggest milestone is the fact that I've finally managed (after having made my account for my shop over 18 months ago) to develop an inventory and take my pictures and actually get the shop up and running. I got really stalled on the photographs...

Here's to many more milestones!!!
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I made my 10th sale here on Etsy just a few minutes ago!

Hoping to reach at least another 10 before Christmas is done. Fingers crossed!
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I sold my 30th item yesterday and I am ecstatic :)
My views are starting to really improve as well. I'm getting about double the views as I did the previous month. It feels like all the hard work is starting to pay off.. I'm just hoping things continue to get better and I can translate more views into sales.
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Our first sale to a complete stranger was October 30th, 2010. One year in, we were around 700 sales and so incredibly excited about it! An awesome Etsy-versary.

This weekend I decided to try something fun. I went through our order history and started pinning all the places we've shipped our Etsy orders to on a Google map. Seeing it all in one place fascinated me - isn't Etsy amazing?!?

I blogged about it and included the map: http://belleterrenc.com/blog/2011/11/08/etsy-versary-oh-the-places-weve-been/

Julia :)
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LaraLeib
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These success stories are so inspiring! I just made my first sale yesterday - so excited about it! Hope it's the first of many...
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Whoo Hoo!!! I made a sale today :) My average of a sale every 3 days is still going strong and as a new shop I am THRILLED.
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I love this thread because I just hit over 500 sales!!! and I am doing the happy dance right now:)) I still remember when I got my first sale... it was so exciting and it still is:) I do not do much promoting so it does work for those of us who do not tweet, blog, etc... Happy sales everyone!
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artologica
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I am kind of internet famous this week! My work was featured on BrainPickings, so I got a huge bump in views and sales : )

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/11/07/michele-banks-cancer-carl-sagan/
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I recently added jewelry to my product line and just this week had my first jewelry sale - the snowman necklace you see as my profile picture:)

I am so excited!

Kim
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TheCrookedBobble
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Fairly new on Etsy, but it's been fun so far!!

Made my first international sale last week:)

One of my items was also featured in a treasury!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/83550672/brown-flower-mini-duffle
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I have just been asked to have a documentary made about my work : ) I am also being featured in one of my favorite skateboard magazines!!! If I didn't have my Etsy shop these companies would never have found me : )
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BRAVO! I look forward to celebrating the same thing!
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WOOHOOO! My second sale in my second week! I'm WELL happy!!!

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My chic coat in the Marilyn Monroe themed newsletter - I'm sooooooooooooo thrilled, I just had to share it with everyone :))
If you haven't checked out the e-mail yet, you can take a peek at the coat here
http://www.etsy.com/listing/82795414/sale-vintage-fur-coat-marilyn-monroe

Thanks and have a fabulous day :))
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Just did my 200 sale!!!
I am so happy.
Who wants to be 201?
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Congrats Yael!!!
I´m waiting my first sale! hahaha
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Do not worry, it will come
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I celebrate the little successes! I just made a sale a couple days ago after only 12 views on the item... I was pretty excited!
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I love reading everyone's successes! Congrats to all!

When I opened up shop I wasn't really sure what to expect. I set a goal of 50 sales for 2011. Well, that number is blown away and I'm approaching 200 quickly - woohoo!!
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theartsyhippie
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Just had my 2nd order AND I've only been on here for exactly two weeks :-)

YIPPEEEEEEE!
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I put up a table for the first time, and managed to get two sales in four hours! For my first effort, that works for me!!! Now, I just need to transfer that to Etsy sales...
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