hitting the next level

[Former_Member]

it was not so long ago that i was celebrating 1700 views in 30 days ... and if today goes well i can hit the 2000. that would be great... right now it´s another 28 or so views....
probably gonna have a little dance when i hit them ... :-)
what are your next levels??

[Former_Member]

Good luck, I.'m crossing my fingers for one more sale this month, that will put me over $1000 for the month, never even been close to that before.

Daniel Smith

[Former_Member]

I would love to hear some of your tips for how you bring people to your shop! I'm struggling with getting views. Congratulations to both of you!

[Former_Member]

Congrats!!

Well, Barbara and Kimberly, you have an extra view from me. ;-)

Kimberly, recently I started tweaking my titles and tags, it has quadrupled my views. You have a very lovely shop!

Congrats, Daniel! Wishing you the best of luck on hitting your goal!

[DecalInnovations]

It seems our next level is hitting 30+ orders every day! Looks like my birthday weekend will be spent filling orders. Happy birthday to me :)

[Former_Member]

congrats to everyone!

I'm hoping to continue to have regular sales.

I think the key is photos. I try to retake them every month. Last month I fell behind and my views dropped. If the picture was super awful before I retake it, then I'll renew it to see if my new style is legit.

[sherrytruitt]

I think that what is important is not the number of views, but the quality of views. That means that the people looking are the ones that will buy.

[Former_Member]

@ kimberly: i´ve worked on my titles lately, restocked my shop, and the next thing wil be improving my photos. i also try to post in promoting team a lot. of course it could also be that with christmas so close people are looking for presents but i hope i can increase my levels even after the holidays

[MagnoliaManorDecor]

Using keywords in the description and title and using relevant tags are super important. Finding a niche is just as important... If you can figure out something that people selling the same thing don't offer and use keywords for that, you will be well on your way. Decal Innovations is a great example of that. We both make decals, yet have each found a niche to be successful. I'm now having over 10,000 views each month and probably a hundred more sales each month, all because of a niche and new keywords. My next step is to find out where I can sell besides Etsy to really vamp up the income, and come up with new unique designs.

[Former_Member]

Thanks everyone for your help! I think I still need to work my on my keywords and titles, but I have been trying to step them up. I am going to post another thread because I could really use some help or critiquing on my keywords. They stump me sometimes!

[HollysHutch]

Within the last 30 days I had 1800 hits, but only 1 sale. I took a lot of people's advice and changed titles, added pictures, but I am kind of at a loss . Hopefully I can figure this out soon.

[Former_Member]

Our next level is to beat last month's sales even if it just by a $1. We get the views because we buy search ads, we wouldn't think of not getting them. We bought them since we first opened in Jan 2012. Just celebrated our 3,000 sale 2 weeks ago.

[madlywish]

Congrats!! I'm super excited because so far this month I've had 4,351 views and 16 orders. This has been such an amazing month thus far. I too hope I can continue the momentum post holiday season.

Great tips from all!! :)

[LeNidDeFleurs]

Oh wow that is a lot of views!

[TheRogueBaby]

My next level for views would be getting 150 in one day, gotten real close a couple times. but. haven't ever hit that. I once had 6 orders in one day. That was an exciting record. =) I am always grateful for these little milestones!

[hipposdream]

For me it would be great if I can have 1 order per day...I would find it great to have that !

[LLFarm]

Our goal was first to hit 1,000 sales this year, we did back mid summer and the new goal has been 2,000 sales and we should hit this by the end of the year.

One other goal I recently met was purchasing our Dymo 4xl printer, a new scale, a new microwave (for the shop) and some new shelving...check, check, check and check done. :) this makes me SO HAPPY

Next is to organize the farm studio a bit more and clear out some old (yet still good) stock to donate to the local food pantry...

congtats to you on your views, I don't worry about views, gave that up after the first year. I worry about SALES and REVENUE these days.

[Former_Member]

I am hoping to get 6 more sales by tomorrow..That is a toughie since its been so dead in my shop. I would love to end with 50 on the month.

[designsbydkd]

I would like to end out the year with 20 sales ( more would be nice).
Amanda, I feel your pain with a dead shop. Why can I sell to friends and in brick and mortar stores but not online?

[Former_Member]

That's great everyone!

[Former_Member]

I have a suggestion for you Designsbydkd.

Do you ever change around your shops appearance? Because like right now on page one I would maybe highlight your slippers and booties! Tis the season for those. I would also maybe keep likes together.

Also having a cohesive look to your photos helps too!

[Former_Member]

I had my biggest sale to date of an order of 1,000 muslin bags! My next level would be steadly sales of $100+ per week.

[Former_Member]

My Goal (a lot smaller then most of yours) but to continue to build confidence in what I'm doing, press the pedal to the metal and stock up enough inventory to have a regular sales goal....

[SilverLilyJewelry]

My goal is to reach 100 sales this is including off Etsy sales so I am really working to spread the word! I am at 53 sales so far:-)

[designsbydkd]

Amanda,
Thanks for the tip, didn't even think of that.