Simply AMAZING! Do you have any idea how hard it is to get anyone to notice you on Etsy much less BUY something from you? So, after about 1 1/2 years I have hit the milestone of 500 sales! Here is a picture of the 500th item sold...
Not the most glamorous thing I sell, but they are something people like because I sell a lot of them.
I am going to have a little think back to when I started my Etsy shop. My friends were HORRIFIED at how cheap my prices were. Well, I had a PLAN...I had all this cheap but cute stuff sitting around. I had very few tools or equipment and I had a dream to learn how to solder and work with Sterling Silver..which I could not afford to do when I started Etsy. So the plan was to use the stuff I had to make sales on Etsy and then gradually start incorporating nicer components...along with a little higher prices.
Guess what? People BOUGHT from me....it was all just stuff that was languishing in my house...I put it together and people gave me money for it.
I saved up and bought a torch and various equipment.....learned how to solder....I now have a pretty darned nice studio set up.....paid for by ALL ETSY MONEY!
My prices are still low...but they are fair to me. I am doing what I love, just had my best month evAR.
There will always be more tools, gems and silver to buy...that is part of the FUN....but I am glad that my business plan has worked out so well. It feels DANG good!!!
Posts
4 comments:
Wow, 500? Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!
oh and how fun decoding your message!! You should feel good! And yes, there are ALWAYS tools....don't remind me!!
Bravo!!! I've hit my 500 milestones too just a day before my first anniversary with Etsy! ^^
Here's the entry: http://decorshandmades.blogspot.com/2008/12/etsy-store-1st-year-anniversary-and.html
Check it out will ya? Wish you happy new year Laurel! ^^
Corra
Post a Comment