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Please help! Feedback needed :)

Hello All,
We are very new to the Etsy world and would love some feedback on our shop!
We will be taking pics of the bed runners this weekend so we know that item needs some work. We are trying to post 1 item a day now to build some traffic but we only have about 18 items left to go.
We seem to get a steady number of views (not many) however no sales. Is there any advice for getting more views or anything that could help improve what we have?

Thanks!
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Re: Please help! Feedback needed :)

Hi Josh & Tarika,
I just took a peak at your shop - beautiful scarves and table runners! I love your photos and especially the scarves. The only thing I noticed is that in your titles, don't use commas or repeat words - just say green scarf bed runner shawl...don't say green over and over. You will still get found if someone searches green shawl. Also, your tags can be longer. Take advantage of all the spaces allowed. If you have a striped scarf - one of your tags could be red blue green then another could be striped scarf etc. One of yours was "Mexican" fill up the space with woven Mexican or Mexican inspired or even cinco de mayo or quinceanera...just think of Mexican things, holidays, celebrations that people who would connect with what you sell might be searching for. You could even put Mexican Sombrero if it would fit...use words like latin, Spanish, mariachi...you get the idea. And since your items are all similar other than color, you can use different tags to get the most reach in search. You only need one or two with the same tag to get your targeted customer to visit your shop.
Also, you JUST opened. Most shops make little or no sales the first few months. There is a lot to learn and I want to encourage you to visit other shops with lots of sales in your spare time and look at their titles and tags. I've been open for 9 months and am constantly tweeking things. I only had 4 total sales the first 6 months, then all of a sudden I'm riding a wave. It's a real thrill!
I added one of your scarves to my treasury list. I'll be putting together a treasury soon and plan to feature your item. I will convo you when it's posted. Lovely shop. I wish my photos looked as professional as yours...more tweeking.
Blessings to you-
Jewel
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PS...The solid color table runners are really great and lend themselves well to really dressing them up. You might consider setting up one of your tables with Thanksgiving colors and decorations. Set up one with Christmas decorations...one with Hanukkah...one in gold and silver for New Years since we are fast approaching these holidays - Let people picture how your item would look at their celebration. You can even leave all your listings the same, just add these holiday listings as extra listings - it's only a 20cent investment to list an item. So set your tables - put LOTS of stuff on them...pine branches, candles, glass ornaments, placecards. Take pics sitting at the table...I'll be checking to see if you took my advice;-)
Jewel
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Re: Please help! Feedback needed :)

Thank you Jewel, you are lovely and we couldn't be more appreciative with your advice!!! Will make some changes and hopefully schedule some festive "photo shoots" after the bed runners. Thanks again :) Josh and Tarika
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Jewel , Thank you for your advice, maybe he can help me with sales
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HildaLea
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My suggestion would be to try and vary your titles more. All of your table runner item listings start off with 'Woven Table Runner.'

Since the first few words of listing titles are weighted the heaviest in search, I try to vary mine a bit so that similar items I list are populating in different searches. I'd leave some (1/2?) starting 'Woven Table Runner' and then change others to start differently -- "Purple Table Runner" or "Festive Green Table Decor" or "Kitchen Table Runner in Blue" etc. Try to have different possible search terms at the beginning of titles for items that are similar.
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Thanks for the advice Bee, very helpful!
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