Promotion in teams

[artnida]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering what is your experience with promoting on team threads, playing "favorite item from the shop above" games etc. Does it help generate views? And does it help generate sales in the end?

Cheers,

Nida

[Former_Member]

I notice a huge increase in views when I participate on teams, so I think those games go help

[Former_Member]

They definitely help. I see a *huge* spike when I'm participating in promotion threads in my teams.

[OneBlueDragonfly]

Sometimes I've noticed a tiny increase in views, no sales though for
myself. Shops have extended discounts or special offers. I think some
members do shop here, which is a wonderful concept to put business in
ones own community. But with this economy I fear most of us are just
trying to make the investment to be here ourselves.

My views have been almost nothing. I wish I had more, I wish we all
had more sales & views!! I guess we have to be patient. Good luck to you.

[thevicagirl]

I do see a spike in views, not sure how many turn into sales.

[Former_Member]

I think the best (free) thing you can do to drive sales is be yourself and window shop. Heart other people's stuff, share it on your fan page, be active in teams, looking at what's there and hearting, Remember that especially on Etsy, what comes around goes around. The more people who see what you have to share about others, the more people will share about you.

If someone adds some of my lampwork to their favorites, I find something in their shop I like and share it. I may only fave it, I may tweet it and I may share it on FB, but the end result is that we both benefit.

[Former_Member]

I think it increases the odds of your items ending up in treasury lists (if it's an active team and if you have good photos)

One of the teams I belong to does a weekly treasury challenge and I get featured a bit and I feature others a bit. It works out quite well.

Sometimes, I fav items I see in those "game threads" that I wouldn't have looked at otherwise.

[artnida]

Thanks for all your comments! I better go share some Etsy love now :)

[Former_Member]

Any activity that links you or your item anywhere, is good for business. ive noticed that teams, forums and especially treasuries (bns or otherwise) give a nice traffic flow. I dont have aloit of sales yet but i keep a close track on my favorites and flow of people in my shop. For example last year i had about 300 likes all year, and this year ive allready got more than that. You just need to do those little tricks and keep actively adding and reneving to keep things afloat. :)

[Former_Member]

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