Is it worth it to start a shop on Etsy, or should I try another craft selling site first?
I was thinking about starting to sell my crafts on Etsy, but as I did some research I found a lot of posts about dissatisfied seller on the site. Is it still worth trying to start a shop on Etsy, or is it all to political now? any comments would be wonderful! Thanks
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It is definitely worth it. Every site has its detractors, whiners and complainers. Remember, satisfied people tend NOT to complain!
I sell on etsy and have fun. I enjoy the site. I don’t make oodles of money, but I don’t spend oodles of time promoting my product either, which is what you have to do. On ANY site. But I love what I make, I have fun earning money, and I’ve never had a bad transaction on etsy.
Etsy is a very good site that gets lots of visitors. If you want to be successful you have to promote your site as well as provide a product that people want to buy.
I have found another site called ecrater.com that is free. It has some good suggestions on who to promote your site. You can check out my store to see how I set mine up.
handknitsbyannmarie.ecrater.com
Some of the info on this website may help you in promoting your site wherever you chose to set it up.