Finally took the plunge....

Hi Dave,

I have been selling on Etsy for 4 years now, HERE. And while it is not time to quit my day job now, it is getting close. I also sell on Ebay, Zibbet and ArtFire, but Etsy is my primary sales source, I even linked it to my website because my host doesn’t allow PayPal buttons. Etsy’s fees are reasonable, the site is well organized and the clientele is very positive.

Sales have doubled each year that I have been on Etsy.

I directly email my customers when I ship their order. This leads to repeat sales, directly to me, avoiding sales fees. I just send a PayPal invoice for them to make their purchase and pay that fee.

I favorited your shop. Your boxes are wonderful. Good Luck!

-- Peace in Wood ~ http://www.etsy.com/shop/DustyNewt

Dave, Nice website and good luck. Everything I build is either furniture, cabinets or built-ins so online sales are kind of out of the question for me. I just go by word of mouth and have a portfolio book of photos that I pass around to anyone who has the least bit of interest even if they have no need or interest in getting me to do something for them. They eventually pass the word and a job comes out of it. I also use the photo gallery here on LJ’s to show interested parties my portfolio via e-mail. Your boxes are beautiful – you do very nice work. Good luck to you

-- John, Long Island, NY

Dave, great site and good looking boxes. Wishing you much success.

-- Bob, Lewistown, Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain

Dave, nice shop.. and congrats on the sale… I put one board up in Sept last year… and did nothing more….. got a commission order for one like it but twice as big… and twice the price…[just this week]
that galvanised me into listing some other pieces…have 22 now… lots of traffic … no more sales yet…. but here’s hoping.

This is my store

My wife also has a shop to sell owl hats…

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ larrysworkshop.wordpress.com For lovers of all things timber...

Congrats on your sale!

I’ve been an Etsy seller for about 3 years and it definitely has been lucrative for our family. I no longer work outside the home because of Etsy. The key to Etsy is having great pictures, relevant key words, and driving traffic to your shop. Being featured on the front page of Etsy is great for sales for making and being in treasuries is really important.