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As soon as August rolls into September, and the summer here in New York comes to a close, I can’t help but think about the upcoming Holiday Season. Instead of searching for items for myself, I start prioritizing other people’s wish-lists. Since I usually don’t have a big spending budget to purchase items, naturally, this shift sparks a fire in me to DIY my holiday gifts, which in turn, inspires me to work on my Etsy shop.

This year, I’m going to approach things a little differently. Instead of prioritizing handmade gifts, I’m going to set goals around my shop. My goal for this year is to stock more items and create holiday themed branding, such as gift wrap and an updated banner, that I can highlight in my shop and in social media.

To help us achieve our goals throughout the Holiday Season, the Seller Education team has been hard at work compiling a great series of educational content. Lets start this Holiday Season off right by signing up for this years Holiday Bootcamp: https://blog.etsy.com/en/2014/register-now-for-holiday-boot-camp-2014/

Next, think about what your goals are for this Holiday Season and share them with us below!* A goal can be anything from listing a new item to reaching your 100th sale. By writing them down and sharing with others, you'll reinforce your commitment to them. Who knows, your goal could inspire others or even be featured in an upcoming Online Labs event with the Seller Education Team!


*When sharing your goal for this season, please introduce yourself and share how long you've been selling on Etsy.

[Former_Member]

Hello My name is Dinesha and I have been a seller on Etsy for about a year. I make handmade tutu dresses and costumes. I usually get my business around Halloween. I have not really given it much effort and last year I sold about 10 costumes. I would like to sell 50 costumes this year for Halloween and 50 around Christmas. All my items are made to order and I make them all myself. I hope to get my creations out there. I know there are so many tutu makers on this site and I'm trying to standout from the rest. See you in bootcamp.

[PinkParchmentSoaps]

Hello, I am Trish and I've been selling on etsy since 2007
My major goals are to:
*find a branding person/graphic artist
*buy all handmade gifts this year (I did pretty well last year!)

Good Luck Everyone!

[Former_Member]

MY goal for holiday season is to make sales and to donate some money to a charitable foundation for a good cause.

[Former_Member]

MY goal for holiday season is to make sales and to donate some money to a charitable foundation for a good cause.

[DJVintageCollectible]

Okay, I am altering my goal. I am finding that as I add new items old items are expiring fast so i am still at 420 something. My new goal is to get my shop up to 450 listing through the Christmas Holidays. If I get to the original goal of 500 listing it would just be extra exciting.

Additionally, I am hoping to sell 100 items from now through the end of January.

Feel free to stop by DJVintageCollectible if you need any Christmas items.

Happy listing and promoting everyone,

[IsabelleKnits]

Hello. I've been selling since 2010. I just jumped right in with a few handknit scarves. I've loved it since!

I started fulfilling a goal earlier in the year for this Fall and WInter by knitting beyond scarves and smaller accessories and have introduced other wearable knits into my shop.

I admit, I wasn't very focused when I started out but I want to change that by phasing out certain items in my shop and focusing more on basic things that women wear.

Not only that but I have improved my product photography by working with an amazing photographer and hiring a model. It's a risk but at some point in time you have to take risks to move ahead and that is what I want to do.

I believe I am. Slowly for now but steadily.

Best of luck this holiday season for everyone!

[Former_Member]

My goal to to finally make some sales I am hoping for a good Christmas last year was a disaster. deb

[Former_Member]

I'm closing all my shops in the second week on December this year. I generated more sells prior to the first week of December and didn't pick back up until after the first of the year.

I've decided this year to relax, re group, and enjoy family. etsy will always be here when I return. Family is much more important than online sells, and my customers are sent a reminder around Thanksgiving notifying them of my shop closures.

[TwistsnGems]

My holiday goals for this first year is to have 150 listings through the holiday season and to hit 50 sales for the year by December. More than this would be wonderful, of course, but I can see these goals as doable, and they seem like a stretch to reach, so I think I'm on target for steadily building a sound business.

Best sales for Christmas season to everyone!

[SerenityInChains]

This is my third year on etsy (wow how time flies) and I have 2 goals this holiday season.
1. Get my stand alone e-commerce site completed (I'm almost there, we will be rolling out the new site by the end of the month, complete with onsite e-store)
2. Flesh out our supply section with the full compliment of jewelry making supplies we currently have available!

[TwistedKnickersInc]

My goals are
to create one new craft kit
convert 2 more patterns to PDFs
and get my listing numbers back up to 95.

[Former_Member]

My goals are:

By end of October
Get to 300 Listings- Add more Holiday jewelry and gifts- Add more of my best sellers, Offer more made to order and personalizations
Finish switching out old pics with clearer ones that showcase my pieces better
Finish tweaking titles, tags and descriptions

I am hoping all of this will help me achieve the goal of reaching 200 or more sales this season

[Former_Member]

Update on my holiday goals -

I was able to finally decide on and stock up on my packaging. I would like to have at least 200 items available and stocked for my shop (as I will also be doing a few fairs this season).

[Former_Member]

I've had my shop for a few months now and have a few sales, I'm hoping with the holiday season coming I can at least double my sales! I'm also working on some Xmas themed prints:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/204404940/personalised-baubles-print?ref=shop_home_active_1

[Former_Member]

I'm currently selling unique earrings with quality-made materials with the low price of $7 each pair.

My goal is simple: to finally have much sales as possible and earn feed backs and reviews from buyers because I haven't got one.

It'll be a great help if you help me promote my store.

Please check out my new listings:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204421556/flower-cabochons-and-pearls-earrings?ref=pr_shop

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204420480/green-murano-sandgold-stone-earrings?ref=listing-shop-header-...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204419512/swarovsky-crystals-and-balls-beads?ref=listing-shop-header-2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204417954/pastel-swarovski-crystals-and-pearls?ref=listing-shop-header-...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204415226/flower-cabochons-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_5

[ClemmieVs]

Hi, I’m Clemmie and I’ve been selling on Etsy since 2013.

My goals for the Holiday Season

September:
* Clean up My shop
* Work on Tags
* Touch - re-do photos
* Work on titles

October.
* Create more inventory for the items that sell the most form my shop.
* Stock up on packaging supply
* Work Social Media

November
* Plan a black Friday Sale
* Work social Media
* Live and Breath Etsy
December
* Have a Big Sale Through December
* Pray I make a lot of sales
* Relax and Enjoy the Holiday Season

[Former_Member]

My holiday goal is to have 75 listings. This will be my first etsy Christmas, but I've worked retail and know the importance of having plenty to choose from:)

I also want to create a couple items that will be sold only for the holidays...

[LisaMadeDesign]

I opened my shop in May last year after graduating from college, then I got a full time job and haven't given my shop the attention it deserves. My goal is to create 6 more art prints by December 31! Time to start putting more time in to Etsy.

[jewelrysldesigns]

My goals (so far):

Create "touchable" photos - I need to work on my photos. This is a must.
Launch a new product line.
Start a Facebook campaign - this week.
Be more proactive in my shop.

Sherri

[DenimandRuffles]

I can't set a goal for the Holidays when I don't know what is going on with Etsy. I have been having great months with views, favorites, and sales thru August. This month 3 sales and have barely hit 1200 views for the month. Etsy app doesn't seem to be working right can't find items in search or browse it is like my shop has fallen off the cliff so with out knowing how to correct the problem I can not set goals.

[Former_Member]

My name is Neha and I sell unique jewelry inspired by the cultures around the world. I started selling on Etsy on May 23 this year. Until now it has been a tremendous learning experience. Thank you everyone for sharing your goals as this helps me visualize mine.

My goals for the holiday season are as follows:

1. Currently I have 112 items on my shop, I want to increase the number of items to at least 200 by October end.

2. I want to get at least 25 orders per month in October and 30 order in November and December.

3. I want to include one new culture every month on my shop.

4. I also want to learn and implement at least one innovative way to market my shop on social media platform every 3 days.

Neha

[EviApostolou]

My name is Evi and I create casual, easy-to-wear jewels. I'm an Etsy seller since end June. My main goals are

1. Double my listings
2. Show who "I really am" through my items' descriptions
3. Work on my tags
4. Create at least 4 treasuries per month and last but not least

Keep on learning and practicing!!

Cheers!

[Former_Member]

Hi, I am Masha, and I am an artist. My sister and I run the shop together, and both paint and list our listing here.

Our goal is to make our first 10 sales as min.
Reach 100 items in the shop.
Get more informed and be prepared with the packaging and shipping supplies...

Good luck to all!

[Former_Member]

Hi everybody… I sell ethnic scarves with needle and crochet Turkish lace. It's nice to hear some great goals here. So motivating!

Here's my goals for the season.

-Supply at least 10 more new item
-Double my sales
-Have more followers!
-Work on tags (which I've already did)

Have a good season:)

[PavioseParafina]

Hello,

I'm the creative and candlemaker of PavioseParafina :)
And for this holiday season my goals are:
sales 35
listings 100
reviews 10

I will try to reach them with baby steps with 5 sales per month (september included), 10 or 15 listings per month and one review per month.

Fingers crossed and loads of work and sales everyone!