BlueSoulDesigns
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Hi everyone! I am brand new to Etsy. I have a total of 16 sales (not by 16 different people, some bought more than 1 ring) Only a few sales were from people I don't know personally and this is from a blog giveaway my friend is hosting. I have only had 2 sales from someone who just found me on Etsy while browsing.

My hope is to have a successful Etsy shop. I have a facebook page and am trying to do a few giveaways to help with shop views. Can you all take a look at my shop and let me know what you think?

Any other ways I can get views/business? Thank you.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueSoulDesigns
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Hi Sarah! I love your rings - they are beautiful! I'm in the same boat, being new to Etsy, but I would say one thing that has helped me get exposure is matching titles with tags, and making sure that the first few words in your title are how someone would search for it, like "wire wrapped ring", or the kind of stone you're using. For the most part, I think you're doing that. Your photo lighting is great - maybe you could use the same background for each photo, like a neutral backdrop, and be sure there is no glare from the sun. I think the ribbons (for breast cancer, etc.) are great.

And others may challenge me on this, but I might suggest bumping up your pricing a little bit. There is a weird psychology to pricing, and if something is priced too low, people may feel that it is not valuable, which is obviously not the case. I think, for example, the purple sodalite ring looks a bit more expensive than it is priced.

I hope that helps! I'd love your input on my shop, too! :)
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Thanks Sarah (cool that we have the same name :) I appreciate your kind words. I am trying to play around with the titles, as someone else pointed out that same thing. What do you think...better to use wire wrapped ring for the 1st 3 words, or the stone i'm using?

I love your jewelry! You are very talented! I am loving your earrings. The only thing I could suggest is a banner maybe. It'll draw the eye to your page and give people something they can remembe,r to associate with your shop. Your photos are great but maybe see if you can get some natural lighting to see your beautiful creations a little brighter! :)
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Fellow Sarah, thank you for the compliments and suggestions, too! :D I will be working on my photos - they are a bit dark indeed.

I just did a search under "Jewelry", and these two phrases are common searches: "ring wire wrapped" and "wire wrap ring". I would start that way, unless you are using a super common stone that people would be searching for specifically (like jade, turquoise, etc...then you could do "turquoise ring"), as I'm not sure most people would know to type in "amazonite", though I could be wrong. You could always say what the stone is in the description. The pearl ring is beautiful. I would take out "natural" and start with "pearl ring silver", or "wire wrap ring pearl".

Next, be sure your tags match that phrasing, e.g. "wire wrap ring".

Then do a search like that under "Jewelry" and see which page your rings now show under. You want to get them a close to the first page as possible for those searches. I am convinced this helped me to get more views, as a lot of my items are geometric, and that seems to be a popular search, and once I added "geometric" to my titles and tags, there was a huge difference in views. I keep playing around though. Give it a few days and see if it makes a difference.

Good luck! :)
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i have joined the team. i am running a 10% off sale in my shop

coupon code: SALE10


http://www.etsy.com/listing/89361862/beret-chunky-slouchy-mixed-berries
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I have free shipping on any of my clothes. Coupon Code: FREESHIPPINGANYWHERE
Free Shipping even included on my winter coat... http://www.etsy.com/listing/78954988/flared-coat-black
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one very large way to drive traffic to your site if you're just starting out is to add new items or renew old ones (even if they're not expiring soon). It keeps your items on the front page in the recently listed section. Just need to find the right time for you to re-list. Also find other sellers and make a treasury with their items and don't just make one and let it sit. Tell the people you picked that their item caught your eye and you want them to know. Who knows maybe they'll make a treasury with one of your items :)
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Happy Tuesday! I'm having a "Gotta Make Room for More Sale!" 10% Off Everything. Enter Code: Room For More for discount.

Also, get free PDF form or PDF poem with any $5.00 or more purchase! :)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76187080/baby-card-newborn-infant-babies-bits-of
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okay, stupid question time: how do you get those listings to show like that in your responses?

I'm obviously missing something somewhere
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"Gotta Make Room for More Sale!" 10% off discount code. Also, FREE PDF form or poem with any order, (Excluding PIF PDF forms) - see shop for code and details!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80468249/pencil-toppers-cute-girl-boa-party-favor
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We are having a sale this week! Free shipping with code PRINCESS and 15% off your entire order with code DISNEY. Please only use one code per transaction. If you have a larger order message me and we can figure something out!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100613278/true-love-value-pack
https://www.etsy.com/listing/99896582/peter-pan-hair-bow-disney-inspired
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"Like" my facebook page for your 20% discount code on all items! Ends September 3rd!
http://www.facebook.com/cbijicollection

Sale! ♡
http://www.etsy.com/shop/cbijicollection?section_id=11957313
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