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How can I get more views?

Hi! I had a shop filled with things about six months ago, but I let them all expire so that I could focus more on the things I really enjoyed making: my dragons. But something I never was, and still am not able to do, was to get a lot of people to look at my shop. Any tips?
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Re: How can I get more views?

Add more people to your circle and make treasury lists. You could also buy a showcase slot!
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Also, I think you can adjust your tagging a little bit (and I believe it's spelled "SWAROVSKI"). Do you get all of the Etsy marketing emails? They usually have a lot of good information about tagging and relevancy- I've done some revamping of my tags, and I get a lot more views and hearts than I used to. For example: "Virgo Zodiac Dragon w/ Sapphire Swarovsky" could be "Polymer Clay Dragon - Virgo with Sapphire Crystal." I changed Swarovski to CRYSTAL because the Swarovski company is pretty picky about that - only THEY can label something they make as Swarovski, but people who use their products in their own designs can categorize it as a SWAROVSKI element. Semantics, yes, but I'd hate for them to flag your shop, KWIM? And then for your tags, I'd start out with the first 3 your already have, and then have "Zodiac, Virgo, Sapphire, Crystal, Swarovski, Yellow, Birthstone, Sculpture, August, September, polymer clay, pc team" Definitely make sure you tag your TEAM, so we can find you when we are making treasuries - that will give your items more exposure.

Hope this helps!
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I had not thought of tagging teams! Great idea. Another suggestion I would give is to use photos of your items that have a neutral background. When confronted by a list of items after searching, people are more likely to click on the ones that stand out from their background... because you can see them better in a small picture. Try a pale colour. This probably will help with getting your stuff into treasury lists, too. If you look at the most popular ones, most of the items used in them have a simple background. You can always use photos of gift boxes etc in one of the other pictures associated with the item, so long as it is not the first picture!

Hope this helps.
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tweet, post on facebook, and on forums out side Etsy with a link to your etsy, and tag tag tag, good luck
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Thanks for the tips, and thanks for the tag advice PattysPrettyThings! I will definitely go and try that!
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Making treasuries lists can help, but I'd also consider establishing your presence on other social media platforms. You don't have to do all of them, but pick one and really dedicate some time to it and grow a following. You won't want to post only about your shop, but post behind the scenes, or tutorials, or inspirations... and every now and again just remind people that hey, come check out my stuff on etsy! :)
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I did make a Twitter account, and I'm trying to figure out how I can promote there. Mostly, I just tweet when I list something, but somehow, I don't think that's quite enough promoting...
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What do people think about tumblr?
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http://marketmyshop.blogspot.com/2011/08/10-ways-to-get-more-sales.html

I found this blog to be very helpful. It has all sorts of information about social networking and relevancy.
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That's a cool website. I'm going to have to take a look at several things on there. Thanks for showing me that, kirtorcharms. I love your avatar too!
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I agree with all of the above. I found that joining treasury teams and expanding my circle has helped increase my views quite a bit, although not necessarily more sales.
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When I make things that don't get a ton of views, I get discouraged, but I've found that if you keep listing new items regularly, and try to have a variety of items in your shop, more people are likely to view your items. And sometimes they even buy the items that don't get a ton of views, along with one of your more popular items. I read in a recent Etsy Success newsletter that it's not about how many views a particular item has, so long as you are reaching your intended audience. And I think all of the suggestions everyone else has given can help with that.

@BeaKez, I have a tumblr account. I don't update it really often, but I do get enough views per month on it for me to keep using it.
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Re: How can I get more views?

Thanks. I tried to sign up, but it didn't work!
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I recall being really confused about how to sign up when I was trying to do it to. Can't quite remember how I did it. It asks for a URL and I think I just typed in what I wanted my account to be called (phenocrystoriginals) and then it added the rest of the URL.
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