I am contacting you to see if you have any more suggestions or ways to get our name out there. I feel the blog giveaways have helped some, but not much with actual sales at this point. I know there are places to pay as sponsors on blog sites and other paid advertising, but since we are just getting started we can’t that at this time. I’m sure there are ways to increase sales by paying but I’m going for the time and hard work route:) Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks so much,
Julia Forbes – Once Upon a Sugar Tree
Dear Julia,
I took a look at your Etsy site and your products are very cute and I can see the appeal. I do have a few suggestions for a few “free” sales and marketing things you can do to increase fans, followers and sales – trifecta!
I hope this gives you a few more avenues to walk down.
Good luck with your line……can’t wait to see what develops, please let me know
xoxo
Sarah
great ideas. i also suggest that you place the type of item like “pendant” closer to the front of the title because when I look at your pics I can’t tell what it is. I don’t want to be clicking each item until I find the item I want.
I do hove over the title sometimes but the full wording doesn’t always show.
I like the pink and design at the bottom of the front pic but the words are too small to see until you click on it. I see that is where you put “necklace” or “key chain” but I can’t read it…
You mention “nice packaging” but I think you may do better by posting a pic of a sample package.
You can also include a link to facebook and twitter in your profile.
I love the cohesiveness of your shop.
Great advice, but although a lot of people recommend blogging, how exactly do you get people to your blog? For instance SEO takes a long time to build. Any suggestions?
As for Julia’s shop I think it’s adorable but agree with Sarah’s advice especially on wholesaling and building relationships with potential customers.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Sarah – these are all great tips and so now I want you to look at my site and do the same thing! I’ve heard about these Etsy shops and wondered if they were worth the time/effort… do they replace your website? I’ve joined many social network ‘shops’ and have to say none of them have paid off. How do you know if it’s worth it?
ps – I too am looking for a wholesaler… what do you have to have in place before you approach them and who is the best person to talk to?
thanks! great post that I’m going to share!
@Jennifer – Here is a link to other blogs on my site about wholesale http://31.216.48.52/~entreprenette/category/wholesale/. You will find a lot of useful info right here!
Often people prefer to use Etsy, Amazon, Ebay, etc because of the time commitment needed to maintain a shopping cart on a personal website. Are there any pointers available for entrepreneurs looking into setting up shopping carts?
Thanks for the facebook tips. It’s a good reminder to focus more on engaging one’s following while also sharing product. ~ Gracie
If you’re going to wholesale you need to carefully analyze your pricing structure to make sure you are still making a profit at 50%ish of your retail price. I’ve found that often artisans will set their retail price at what should be their wholesale price….. good luck, Nan
Great Tips! I can def apply them to my company. Thanks so much!
Hi Everyone..thanks for all the great advice. I really appreciate all the help and feedback. I love constructive criticism and it’s always great to learn from others!-Julia:)
You mentioned getting stats from Alexa.com. I have found that their stats are not always correct. I have also heard that you have to have an Alexa toolbar in order be counted. My website uses Urchin for stats but whenever I compare Urchin against Google Analytics or Alexa it is vastly (I mean hundreds to thousands) different. Your thoughts?
As a Etsy seller myself I know what sort of competition your having and what you have to overcome to sell. Many people on Etsy don’t sell their products at prices that could support a 50% reduction and still make any profit. So therefore people trying to make a living selling product on Etsy (where they could give it to a brick and mortar store at 50% less) find it hard to compete.
I just make my products as individual and unique as possible and price them to go out to retailers at 50% off even though they may be a bit high to compete on Etsy.
Its important to do marketing on the web outside the Etsy store.
Like subscribing to outside popular blogs that relate to the customers that would buy your items. (ex: Your if your product is baby clothes try a blog reaching out to Mommies) Let them know of your products and maybe they will write a review on something you are selling if you give a small discount to their subscribers.
On Etsy keep adding product and when you can’t add renew so that your products come up high in the searches. Use your allotted amount of “tags” and photos and detail your descriptions.
Good Luck and I wish you much success!
Want to express your opinion?
Leave a reply!
I’ve worked with Sarah for about 3 months now and my line has been picked up in 2 new stores with … Read more
I wanted to share the importance of persistence, as you always say! I pitched another item to this w… Read more
I’m already getting orders from the email with the updated pricing that I just sent to my current st… Read more
Sarah Shaw is like Google, the entire How To section of Barnes and Nobles, Consumer Report and Yoda … Read more
Sarah is exactly what I have been looking for to take my business to the next level. She brings a to… Read more
Everything’s coming together. I am so excited. Thank you"20px" /> the website looks great. I am so… Read more
I LOVE working with Sarah! The best business decision I’ve made recently is joining Sarah’s Retail R… Read more
Sarah has always been so knowledgeable and has helped me so much in growing my business and getting … Read more
We enrolled in Sarah Shaw’s program because we needed someone to kick us into shape! She did just … Read more
“I came to Sarah with just the seed of an idea, a pile of sketches, and a bundle of nerves. I left w… Read more
12 hours ago
2 days ago
5 days ago
6 days ago
1 week ago
© 2009-2023 Entreprenette LLC. Entreprenette® is a registered Trademark of Sarah Shaw
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |