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[CraftsbyAggeliki]

Hello I have an etsy shop for about 4 months I make handmade dreamcatchers mostly .I have only had one sale and I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my shop and give me some advice. I would really appreciate it . 

Thank you in advance. 

[NatalyARTkraft · Accepted solution]

Hello My friend!

I saw your listings.

My first advise- make more iteams and keep your head high.

Learn special nets in centres from youtube and tutorials.

Use bright colors of all-feathers,lace and so on.Use big beads!

Make right compositions of photos. Put something beside(toys,flovers,feathers,leafs) or go outsite and take photos at nature.

Use contrast on the surface you put dreamcatchers .Every detail must be showing. (Sometimes I use white lists of paper A4,towels)

It is my opinion and I hope to help you. 

What about me.... Really not all my photos are perfect,as I recommend,I know,but there are a few really good,especially on the sunshine. And I continue to create new desighn. I have fantasy.

ETSY didn't help me to sale yet,because my dreamcatchers hera only a few days..

People in instagram buy better at my page.

Before I put in ETSY only a few knitted dresses and it was a wrong way. 

N.

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thank you

[CaleesByCeleste]

Beautiful 

[BurninLoveArtStudio · Accepted solution]

Your work is lovely.  I agree- more items, more variety, and take photos in a variety of environments.  A wall with bright natural light and some plants would show a real-life/how-to-use-this-product photo.  Outside would be nice, too, maybe laying on a nice tree stump or against some nice wood slats on a deck/table (I'm partial to wood, though, as a wood-burner! lol).  Also add your "about" section/make it more detailed.  People who buy handmade items like to know about the artist, like how you got into what you do, what you love about it, why you do it.  I'm personally working to expand this section with videos of my process.  I think people would be fascinated to see a video of how a dream catcher is made!  Best of luck to you!

[AbracadabraTrading]

So beautiful pieces

[RainbowDancerArts]

Hello NatalyARTkraft; 

So after looking at your shop, I think all who have made comments have made the point that you need more items in your store. And in time you will have them. Also as someone who made a lot of DreamCatchers in the past, it's important to know the history of what a dreamcatcher is and why it is. And where the dreamcacher came from. A Native American tradition that told the story of Spider who wove the web of life and that he/she wanted to create this web could catch bad dreams but allow the good dreams to come through to the dreamer. The bead is supposed to represent the spider. That is literally a traditional view. Today we have variations as you have done with twin dreamcatchers. These that you do with bright feathers and so on are lovely and I'm sure you will have sales. The twin ones sort of look like an owl. So if that is the look you are going for then right on! But if not then maybe offset the twins with one slightly above the other or directly above the other. Just ideas here!

There is also a traditional story, as I have mentioned. I used to attach it to each dreamcatcher I sold. I really think this sold the dreamcatchers for me. People love the story. I think you need to try aomething like this to give some sort of validity to why you like making them. It takes time to get goin at Etsy. You have to work at this a bit at a time. And do not give up! Please come visit my shop too.

Dee Holman  rainbowdancerarts

[NobbyandNice · Accepted solution]

SEO everyone!! Search Enging Optimization!!  You can't get sales if people can't find you and if you don't come up in search!

All 13 tags need to be used, and not one word tags like, gift, mom, friend.  If someone types in the word "gift" into the search bar over 15 million results come up.  You need specific two word tags that decribe your item and target your audience.  Same with your titles, these count as how someone finds you.  So do your categories on the side and your attributes.  I use marmalead.com and erank.com to find my target keywords.  Erank is free and there are a ton of youtube videos on how to use these tools.

Many of you are also using tags that are too competitive for a new seller.  If 50,000 Etsy sellers are using these tags also, you won't come up in search.  That's why you have to learn seo.

I use these coaches on youtube which have really helped me.  I watch their videos and do what they say because they have stores with lots of sales.

Kara Buntin - Her store is "A cake to remember"

Starla Moore - Her store is "Art by Starla Moore"

Dave from add to cart - His store is "Woodland Zen" 

Nancy Badillo - I forgot the name of her store but her videos have been really helpful

All of them have videos about "seo"

[CraftsbyAggeliki]

I would really like to thank everyone for their help. I made some changes such as posting the legend of the dreamcatcher and some more personal infos  about me as some of you suggested. i also tried taking some pictures in different angles in a more sophisticated scenery, i intend on taking some pictures of my dreamcatchers out in nature in the near future.

thank you again its really nice and empowering when people help each other!!