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For crafters who sell on Etsy, how well do you do on Etsy as opposed to other sites similar to Ebay?

I love looking at Etsy! I just love crafts overall and enjoy thoroughly seeing what people who are more talented than me are doing!

What other websites do you utilize for selling your crafts? Also if you have your own site, how do you get traffic to your site?

I am not seeking to steal anyone’s ideas! I have been selling at craft fairs, flea markets, etc. for years now and I think (and hope!) I am ready to expand!

All ideas are appreciated!

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One Response to “For crafters who sell on Etsy, how well do you do on Etsy as opposed to other sites similar to Ebay?”

1. Linda S(in the wilderness) says:

   March 8, 2010 at 2:38 am

   It’s easy to get your products lost on these sites, especially e-bay. Etsy is better because people who shop through etsy are looking for hand crafted items and appreciate the effort and the work. That’s not always the case on E-bay. The prices you get on etsy are a bit more fair, on E-bay there’s more competition and you are competing with large businesses that might have lower overhead. And Many on E-bay are simply not interested in paying a fair price, they want bargains.

   Some people find they have the best success linking their etsy sites to a personal website or blog, The personal site can show case your work and yourself and is more easily indexed and found by google’s and Yahoo’s search engine (important!) while etsy can take care of the selling part.

   Getting traffic? That’s a hard one and that everyone struggles with the most. Some recommend joining all the different crafting message boards and handing out advice showcasing your work and building a reputation that way, but it’s easy to have your ideas stolen on message boards and many who produce items for sale are leaving these boards. it’s quite disheartening seeing stuff you work hard on posted with (bad) patterns and (poorly written) instructions on some other site. Paid advertising is better, you can direct your ad to audiences that are looking for your product. It costs money, but it can be a good investment. Often free anything is worth what you pay.

   I still prefer small shows and selling through boutiques to selling on line. There’s a lot of pitfalls involved and for a while i felt like i was spending more time on the web than making and selling stuff. But that’s my opinion.

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