Hello!
I've been a buyer on the Etsy community for a long while, and I just now opened my shop, thinking it would be a good venue for someone who is already a freelance/contract artist. But opening a shop is constant maintenance, and dealing with orders now that you have a bit more exposure can be stressful.
This topic is for people who are new shop owners, how they find advertising/shopkeeping on Etsy, and how things are going in the art market!