Former_Member
Not applicable

Havent had much luck

I started my account a while ago and when I wasnt making any sales I got frustrated and didnt come on here for a long period of time. I really want this to work for me. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to be successful?? If you could take a look at my shop any criticism would be great! Dont be shy and pleae be brutally honest it wont hurt my feelings. Thanx
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
5 Replies
Former_Member
Not applicable

Re: Havent had much luck

haha... If that is your work- its really good! From what I see, the problem might be your activity.
Make circles, make a Facebook page for your shop, make treasuries, make a twitter account for your shop, network network network.

i noticed on a couple paintings you said 'send you a picture and you can paint it'
It might seem to potential buyers that unless they can send you a pic, they can't buy - so what I would suggest is if you paint anything other than portraits, get them listed also. Animals, landscapes, stills, make-believe- anything that will appeal to a wider audience.
and the first thing I thought when I saw your paintings- 'that would be great for anniversaries, and birthdays... especially for older people- like milestones.'
also wedding portraits or engagement portraits... even if you have to paint them from an unlikely source so people can see- even older pics

Join some good treasury teams and be active. Use different media types if you like others and make the little art prints for people that just want to sample or collect. I think I would have some stock paintings that would appeal to a larger group of people and then make some custom listings.

FILL UP YOUR TAGS- I can't stress that enough. Play with different tags and the real money spenders are weddings and engagements. The more you can market to newlyweds or the wedding crowd- the better.

Maybe start a blog about your art and work on random paintings that inspire you or sketches if you still like pencils. And fill up your descriptions with interesting and informative things that a buyer might need to know.

- Like why they NEED to buy your art! Tell them why. Tell them the stories to how you started. Network with other people on Etsy, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. and promote others and in return a lot will help promote you.

Its really just the activity that I find. When I put in time networking and circling and treasuring etc. I make sales.

Hope any of that helps! I love your work!

Feel free to convo anytime!
Added you to my circle!

:)

XX
Tara
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
Reply
Loading...
Former_Member
Not applicable

Re: Havent had much luck

Hi Alexis,

It's important to create a facebook page for your business as well as to have a twitter account & if possible, create a blog. With the twitter account, you can post several comments a day to those who follow you about your paintings and annouce new items as well as sales in your shop.

Photos are important, you may want to use natural lighting.

Also, you may want to add more to your descriptions. For example, the size of the portrait, if you use a canvas, what paints you use, etc.

Offering a wide array of paintings will also allow you to create more options for clients. If you paint landscapes or still life, you may want to incorporate some photos of that.

Participating in teams & discussions is also helpful.

Hope this helps & good luck to you! :)

Janay
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
Reply
Loading...
Former_Member
Not applicable

Re: Havent had much luck

Wow, your art is amazing. I have favoured some of your products and added you to my circle.

Like already mentioned, tags, descriptions and photos plus most of all you need to network.

About 1 month ago I had 14 circles. Did not really use the circle system. Then found out about the value of it. Everything you do comes up in the stream.

Connect with other shops, join teams and get out there. Get talking.

It has been a godsend for me to mingle with others and I have been featured many times lately. I cannot even believe my luck, but I am always giving advice to others too and it reflects back on your own shop.

It is really hard to sell on-line with the world crisis. I spend more than 1 hr a day adding products to various team threads and communicating in teams. It is a lot of time invested, but necessary to succeed.

Hope it all helps....
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
Reply
Loading...

Re: Havent had much luck

I added you to my circle. Great work! Joining treasury teams will really help, as it will get your work out there

Good luck :)
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
Reply
Loading...
Former_Member
Not applicable

Re: Havent had much luck

Wow thank you everyone!!! All of that advice really helps. Thank you for adding me to your circle. Networking is not my strong point so i am going to have to work on that. Thank you again!!!
Translate to English There was a problem fetching the translation.
0 Likes
Reply
Loading...
Reply
You must log in to join this conversation.
Remember that posts are subject to Etsy's Community Policy.