Undiscovered Etsy Shops

Posted by Handmade Spark on 3/11/10   |   Categorized as Etsy Tips,For Buyers,For Sellers

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Etsy Pounce

The Pounce feature also allows me to browse through a list of up to 10 undiscovered sellers. And by undiscovered they mean sellers with ZERO sales.  I have to say I find this to be somewhat depressing especially when things are moving slowly in my own stores. MotherNest sat still for a couple of months without a single sale and I have to say it felt very hopeless. Many of the ‘undiscovered’ sellers have had stores for YEARS without a single sale.  Often I can see why( bad photos, shoddy descriptions, poor construction) and I am reminded why my own herculean efforts are important. Other times I scour their stores trying to find fault and come up with nothing.  I can only assume that they aren’t doing any marketing at all or what they are doing just isn’t working.  The Rest of the Article

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  • http://archdiva.etsy.com Lisa

    I’ve often wondered why Etsy doesn’t separate the “I joined Etsy” date from the “I opened my shop” date. I’m sure a goodly number of these shops didn’t open years ago — the seller joined as a buyer years ago. I was a buyer for well over a year before I opened up shop, which makes my 50+ sales look lethargic rather than not too bad.

    But I agree…there are some great (and lousy) undiscovered shop out there!!!

  • http://stichesintime.etsy.com Rachel Moffatt

    Occasionally I will wander through shops I find on Pounce and Twitter about the cool stuff some undiscovered shops have. I call it “New Shop Needs ♥” and I like to sit back and watch their views increase. I’ve even seen some sales from it!!

    I agree that that first sale is often many months in the making and I think a lot of new sellers take a long time to figure out what works for them promotion wise. Pounce is a great feature for these Etsians.

  • http://jorisna.etsy.com Kay

    I just opened my shop in January and my “opening” date is 2008. So, mine is also when I joined as a Buyer and not a Seller. It does look like I’ve been sitting on my stuff for a long time!

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