Over a month with no sales!

[KatGurumi]

This is the longest time I've gone without making sales, and I'm beginning to wonder if I will ever make another sale again!

Any suggestions?

[Former_Member]

Your shop is very nice!!
I think you need to give more visibility to your shop, you could to do a giveaway on a blog that hosts Etsy sellers's giveaways!

[1AEON]

I think you can get there, I would be offer more info, more photos to put in perspective, with models even. Then go to work : social media, giveaways, advertising, name cards, thank you cards, Join teams. Work you tags, titles. Make treasuries...These all should help you to bring viewers, traffic and buyers:)
It will happen, keep up the great work!

[KatGurumi]

Thanks. I guess I'm just really discouraged. I have tried giveaways before, and they hardly even brought traffic to my store, let alone helped with sales.

[AttentionGetting]

If all your products can be cat toys, you might be better going after that market. That is possibly the reason you aren't selling because it seemed like you are trying to appeal to the kid market with some toys and the cat lover market with others. Really solidify who your target market is and that is who you should promote to. Plus, show the value. There are a lot of cat toys out there. What makes yours the best is what you really need to show the customer.

[KatGurumi]

Wouldn't limiting my items to just cat toys severely limit who searches for them? I try not to put too many labels on who should or shouldn't buy my items, just give suggestions as to how it could be used.

[PithAndRootStudio]

Katie, you're shop is adorable! I love the key chains and the manatee. I can see them having multiple uses... I hadn't thought of it, but I think my cat would love one.

I don't usually comment on these threads, because people post them all the time. It seems like some people are always up while others are down. However, I have seen a huge decrease in views this past month or so and no sales. It's definitely down from last year at this time and there doesn't seem to be a good reason for it. I do think it's the economy and the sequester, unfortunately.

[Former_Member]

I think that it is generally slow at the moment