Please tell me what I'm not doing right

Goodmorning everyone...my name is Gabriella and I work in a shoe factory..they make the shoes and I export them all over the world. I started this adventure with Etsy because I like creating things and love leather so I opened my store in November but honestly I didn't follow it because I was too busy with my day job...
I've been really getting into it since June but until now I haven't sold anything and I really can't understand what to do to improve and have at least one sale....
Please give me some advice..
thank you in advance..
Gabriella
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Re: Please tell me what I'm not doing right

How are you promoting your shop?
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I just had a quick look at some of your items and I see you are using a lot of one word tags, you really should be using phrases or at least multiple related words. Have you read much about SEO? That will help you bring in more search results and hopefully buyers.

~Marijke
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..I have to finish my face book page and I will today and then I use pininterest
I'll check the tags better..I've read abot SEO and even looked at the keywords and tried to put them in the description...now I'll take a better look and put phrases on the tags...thank you very much!!!
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One thing I suggest is to look at your titles ~ a lot of them start with the same first words, change it up so you have more chances of being found in search!
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I think some of your bracelet photos are a little too bright (must be all that fantastic Italian sunshine :-) ), and for some of the lighter coloured bracelets, it is hard to see the item clearly. Also, try to crop the image so that the bracelets are shown clearly in the photo. You really want the first photo to grab your customer's attention.

You have already had some good advice about titles and descriptions - here is an example which may help: http://www.etsy.com/listing/157417306/leather-bracelet-white-and-dust-beige?ref=shop_home_active

In that photo, the bracelet looks grey, so maybe consider using 'grey beige' or 'greige'? Also, looking at your tags, you have used 'shabby chic', which I think is no longer allowed (I think a company owns the term). Also, I wouldn't call that style shabby chic - if I was a customer looking for your bracelets, I would use search terms like 'studded bracelet', 'leather wrap bracelet' - you could also consider tags like 'rock chick bracelet', 'star stud bracelet' etc.

Try changing the titles/descriptions/tags of one or two items and see if that helps with your views. Also, have a look at this team: http://www.etsy.com/teams/10713/etsy-relevancy-seo-and-stats

It has a HUGE amount of information about SEO - well worth a read.
Good luck!
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Thank you Helen for the advice..I'll start working on it
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thank you to everyone!!
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Your photos need to show the products closer up. Just shoot on a white background or the bracelet on a model's arm. The props you are using make it confusing as to what you are selling.

Take advantage of your shop section titles. They are not specific enough. Change to:

Leather Wrap Bracelets
Leather Crossbody Bags
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Re: Please tell me what I'm not doing right

ok thank you Oliver
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