Get -Shop- pricing help

[WireBazaar]

Completely lost on pricing?

Asking for critiques-
Post stating you want your shop to be critiqued. Specify if you are open to a general critique or you just want a price critique. Remember only YOU can truly price your items we can give our opinions on it.

--giving critiques
If you want to give additional critiques feel free to do so (unless the poster specifies they only want a price critique). Remember to include a PRICE critique as this is what this team is for. DO NOT put down a person if you disagree with their pricing.

[Former_Member]

As a new Etsy seller, I would LOVE to have a shop critique. Any and all feedback is welcome!

[WireBazaar]

Hi Steven,

I think your prices are nice and I would feel comfortable buying at that price.

Some other feedback I can give is
Photos- I see you try to include the item itself + some on a person. Since you already seem to be going for white I suggest taking your pictures in natural light on a white surface (even if its just white paper) and use fotofuze.com to edit it. Same can go for the live model pictures, just take them standing near a white wall etc.

Tags- try to use more tags and remember you can use multiple words such as "mens beanie"

Shipping price- I would make it a nice round # instead of the .99, so instead of $3.99 just make it $4.00

Also are you adding "materials" when listing your item? I see you list the materials in the listing already but it doesn't hurt to add them in the materials section as-well. Oh, and work hard to add lots more items!

[Former_Member]

Hello! I just found this team through the Etsy Success Team thread. I would really like to have my prices and shop critiqued. We opened in August and while we have had a decent amount of sales being new, I am not comfortable with my prices and started them out low, scared I would drive people away. Any advice and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks :) Glad to be a new part of your team! Great idea for a team, too!

[Former_Member]

I would love a pricing critique, please :) I'm not here specifically for shop critique, but if you see something glaring at you, do share!

Thanks

[WireBazaar]

@kristen and denver- It's hard for me to price your items as I don't know anything about the process that goes into your work but it looks like it takes time and most of all lots of skill to produce what you do. If your not happy with your prices and feel you should be pricing more, then do it. Sure you can drive people away with high prices, but you could also be driving away people that feel your work is low quality because prices are to low. Either way people are going to be pushed away, find YOUR target customers. Your customers will pay a higher price for quality work.

Pippa Hayes- I believe you can also increase your prices some, you cant be making much money of those and I believe you even posted something similar to that earlier.
I would also look into improving your pictures, your bracelets for example are overwhelmed with the paper they are on and it's hard to see at first glance what your looking at. Try a photo editing website like fotofuze :)

[Former_Member]

any critiques are appreciated--I really need some help :) I LOVE the concept of Etsy, but the shop isn't going as fast as I had hoped.....also I'm trying to ship windows, which I'm afraid is scary to some customers, but it can be done :) Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[Former_Member]

I would love to have a shop and pricing critique if possible! I think I need some help and advice with my pricing etc...
Thank you so ,much!

Lorena

[WireBazaar]

@ krista- One of the main things I notice in your shop is the shipping prices (I just checked the windows so not sure of your other items). To a customer $30 is quite a bit to pay for shipping. Even though it may actually cost that much, most will view it as they are paying more then half the price of the window just for shipping. What you can do is charge $70 for the window and $10 for shipping, it's more appealing to the eye even though they are paying $80 regardless.

- Descriptions- I wonder what I would need a window for? Is it for decoration? to replace a current window? etc. Potential customers may wonder this awsell and questions should be answered in the description. Also you seem to have no policies but include policy like info in your listings. You NEED a policy, and if you feel your description is to long it might be better to just include a link to your policy in each listing rather then 3 paragraphs.
something like "For shipping and other info view my policies- *insert link*

pictures- Your pictures look a little dull, try to brighten them up a bit! Are you taking them in natural light? Also it takes time to get started on Etsy don't get discouraged! There is always something you can do to improve on so work on one thing at a time to make your shop the best it can be :)

@ Lorena Balea-Raitz-

Pricing- If you are not comfortable with your prices change them! Also if you feel your charging to much..is it possible you can create printed versions of your items aswell? That way you can offer the original work items as-well as offer bulk printed items (if someone perhaps wanted 20 pillow gift boxes for $3 each instead of $10 for 1) I also suggest making your prices an even $amount such as $10.00 instead of 9.99.
Is the New Zealand currency different from the U.S dollar? If so you might be more comfortable having your prices in your local currency, anyone else seeing it will see the price in their currency. That way less work figuring out currency fluctuations and easier to keep track off.

Images- You are using copyrighted logos and characters (such as Kermit the frog) and if you are caught could get into some trouble!

Policy- Unfortunately if someone files a dispute against you with paypal they are likely to get a refund regardless of your policies. Its probably best to just come up with a refund/return policy instead of sounding "harsh" for not doing refunds. A customer wants to feel if they don't like an item for whatever reason they are not in the hole. Most buyers (from forum research) wont even buy an item if the seller dosent allow refunds.

[vinieschild]

Lorena,
I love your shop. Artwork is brilliant and prices are reasonable. I regret that I didn't check shipping costs since that might be a factor in feasibility internationally. I think you just need more exposure and you will rock.
Best of luck.
Sami Pat

[Former_Member]

can you do me? I'm always looking for critique (especially since I've only sold something to my aunt).

[vinieschild]

Hello Hannah.

I like your green bracelet. You have a lot of good beads in it. I would suggest that you show the photo of the complete bracelet as primary and spend a little more space describing the beads. Maybe make a little story about how you chose them.

Also, to me, earrings are more appealing if shown in total. I think using your close ups as the primary photo may be a deterrant to grabbing someone who is just browsing. I'm speaking from a buyer's perspective. I would suggest doing some searches for items similar to yours to get an idea of how others price and describe their work.

For example, if you go to Handmade and search knitted doll you will find that your prices are a bit high for what is currently listed.

I hope this helps. Searching similar items and haunting the forums is the best way to learn. I

[Former_Member]

Hello everyone!! I would love any shop critique! I having been trying to improve my pictures & I feel that the backgrounds flow but I saw somewhere that you should not put black and white backgrounds together - I feel this is difficult for me because some items do not show well on black and some do not show well on white. What do you think?

Also I have a terrible time deciding on prices - anyone have any suggestions on pricing changes? Thanks so much!

[Former_Member]

Is my shop worth it's prices?

[Former_Member]

I did the changes you suggested Sami Pat! Thank you so much for your advice! :)

[Michelleshandcrafted]

Hi, I would like to have a critique regarding my prices and my shop.
I have not had many sales, even though I promote constantly and try to list as often as I can.
All feedback would be welcome.
Thank you.
Michelle

[Former_Member]

Thank you all for the suggestions!

[Former_Member]

I would love to have some feedback on my pricing of my Jewelry. Thanks for any help.
Faith

[Vintagiality]

I would love to have my prices and shop critiqued. I opened in mid December and have been tweaking prices, pictures, and just about everything else but still have no sales. Please be as honest as possible about any shortcomings my store might have.

Thank you in advance.
Victoria

[WireBazaar]

@Hannah Smith- I think the main thing you should work on if your pictures, they dont "pop" and look washed out and grey. If you use a grey I would go with something darker, either that or go with white and use a program to edit the pics. I would also work on setting up your dolls better, maybe a prop to hold them up and take pictures of all the angles (the one with the girl holding them is really cute though!)
As for prices I would just make sure your making profit, calculate the cost of labor,materials etc :)

@Kelly I personally use a dark grey and white backgrounds depending on the item itself. You should work on choosing a background that works best for the item for example this item- http://www.etsy.com/listing/89664128/adorable-mini-top-hat-black-with-hot
would look best on a white/light background as the item is black and blends in with the black background.
I would keep prices with a nice clean number such as 17.00 instead of 16.99. Have you looked around to see what others price similar items at? If not look into calculating the price yourself based on how much you want to make and dont forget about the fees (check other thread "general pricing tips") for more info.

[WireBazaar]

@Ahmetia Campbell- Your prices look fine to me and you could probably increase on some items. I also suggest taking your pictures on a different background, the dark brown wood dosent do the items justice. Work on adding more items, often it isn't the prices keeping people away but lack of choices. It also has to do with how much your promoting and remember each listing added is a small promotion in itself!
oh also, you only ship to the US, your cutting out lots of people by not shipping elsewhere, look into shipping to Canada etc.

@Michelle Abbott- Fist off, your banner is blurry, is it the exact etsy banner size? At first glance your prices look unattractive (prices look better as whole numbers not 7.58) and look way to cheap. Your pictures could use some improving on, most look a bit blurry/un-focused a few I've seen even have flash on. Try taking your pictures outside or near a window for lots of natural light.
--Notices the sloppy prices are because it is my currency I was viewing, yours are not so bad but I would increase your prices still :)

@Faith- I see you have got some sales and are also pretty new. Have you tried advertising more? Also improving your tags may help. Think about what you would type in trying to search for your necklace, would you search for "silver clasp" ? I noticed you dont even have "pearl necklace" as a tag but you have pearl, and necklace separate. Just work on getting your name out there more!

[WireBazaar]

@Victoria- You have a nice range of prices which is always a plus, I would just work on promotion and fixing your titles. try to include what the item is in the first 3 words. For example- "Very cute 1960s lime green cocktail party dress with a bejeweled collar" could be better titles- "Green cocktail dress" Google dosent like long titles and if you dont have what the item is in the first 3 words it can mess up SEO.

[Former_Member]

Hi! I opened my shop just a week ago and I would love some input. I think my prices are too low, but is it OK to just change them on a bunch of listings? I thought they were OK until I read more Etsy articles. Should have done that first! To give you an idea, it takes me an hour or so to make a water bottle holder. I have never sold my items anywhere before, so this is all new to me. Thank you for any pricing help and other critiques of my shop.

[Former_Member]

Would appreciate any input or advice on my shop. I find pricing difficult and have found that I've lowered my prices here to account for all the jewelry competition on etsy - but I don't know if that's the way to go. Thanks for your input in advance!

[Former_Member]

Thank you benessa. It's funny you think the photos have a grey background - because they are nearly all (except the dolls) set on a really white jumper of mine, in the afternoon full sunlight. So I am a little perplexed as to how they came out looking grey (they looked white on the camera). But I recently bought a cheap light tent, so I'm hoping that will help me to take better pictures.