Journey to etsy success

I have been so busy making products that I have neglected my blog. I was suppose to be in a craft show last Saturday, but it got rained out and postponed to 10/10.

So where did I leave off, oh yes having friends and family purchase off Etsy. Ok after that, I begin entering Etsy chat rooms. I first tried the 5 minutes of Featured Seller rooms, but they did not work to well for me. However if you have a product that is $5 or less, FS rooms are a great way to make sales. I found that I was spending more money then making. :) Then I just started entering chat rooms. People post pictures of eachother's items and you chat about whatever. This has not increased my sales, but has increased my hearts. I also began reading the forums in Etsy and adding my 2 cents here or there. That is a great way to get your shop known. Take the time to do it. Use the tools that Etsy has to offer.

Journey to Etsy Success (the first days)

First thing I did was create a product that I am truly passionate about. You have to be passionate about what you do b/c it takes a lot of work and sometimes long hours. So my husband and I created a product and I wore some earrings to work. Immediately I was getting compliments and when I told them my husband and I made them, I was getting orders. Therefore, Step 2 is "Test your product with a small group". We then were busy at work trying to fill the orders I had made :) and we made extras b/c we were beginning to think we might have something here. I then posted pictures on Facebook for my family and friends to see. Again I immediately had peole emailing me asking to purchase them (without even knowing the price). Step 3 "Market to your friends and family" After that, I knew I was ready to open an Etsy store. I created an account and listed 12 items and then began listing 1 item daily so I would at least be on the first few pages a couple of minutes a day. Step 4 "list one item daily" Lastly, when my friends and family wanted to purchase something, I directed them to my Etsy store to start showing sales and feedback to let everyone know I was legate. Step 5 "ask friends and family to purchase from you on etsy" Now there are many more things I have done. I will tell you a few more tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Journey to Etsy Success (Part 1)

For a couple of weeks now, I have been trying to come up with what I would blog about. I live a normal life, exciting to me as I watch my kids grow, but probably pretty boring to everyone else. When it was recommended to me to start a blog to help promote by etsy store, I was terrified (ok maybe an exaggeration but you get the point). How was I going to write something that would intrigue people to follow me and visit my store and more importantly, not scare them off. Well, I hope that I have figured it out. I will blog about my daily activities that will take me to success with Etsy and hopefully, give you ideas to try. Also, if anyone does read this, please comment with your ideas. My blog will be dedicated to helping individuals run a successful Etsy Store. So here I go!!

New pieces

Tonight I have been busy creating new pieces to add to our store. Please visit www.batsonjewerly.etsy.com tomorrow to see what is new.

the beginning

August 15, 2009

Today I start my blog. Please bare with me. I started an etsy store on July 25, 2009. I was going out on a limb b/c I had not heard much about etsy before then. Since, I have slowly learned and continue to learn the ins and outs of it all.

My etsy store consists of wooden jewelry that my husband and I make. He is a Luthier and builds custom acoustic guitars. He uses the left over wood to carve the earrings. It is my job then, to hand sand and polish each piece. Please check them out at www.batsonjewelry.etsy.com. This weekend we are offering free shipping.