Item Sold!

Well, I have to admit that the changes I have made seem to have paid off. Within 48 hours of said tweaks, I made a sale! I sold my lovely Tree Branch necklace. Sigh of relief. I am waiting on combining my shops as of now...due to the visual differences in the two shops. My NovembersMelon shop is just so fun and colorful and I cant see how to mesh that in with my jewelry unless I can get a whole lot of new product pictures and I just dont have any nice, colorful props for the jewlery, nor do I want to disctract from the necklaces themselves. Tough, I know.

Also, I might add some bracelets and earrings in the mix soon. It just depends on how long it takes me to get to California from Texas. YAY Sale!!! I was just so tickled I took forever decorating the envelope with tiny birds and colorful words.

Well, off to the post office for some speedy shipping. Always have to have that follow through!

My Plan to Boost Etsy sales

So I was looking at the old Etsy shop last night, wondering what else I could do to turn those few clicks I get daily into sales. I am a bit frustrated lately, but still trying new things. I know that I need to revamp the pictures a bot, and get in closer and add some better focal images and all that...but it is very hard to stage a good picture when all I have to work with is this hotel room. Not a lot to set up a picture with in a hotel room.

I have tried a few spots outside the room, in the walkways and such but still cant get it right. I have some cool props that I can use in storage, but 1000 miles away is a challenge. I will just have to let that part of my store rework wait.

So... in the past week I have completed the following:

• I have offered free US Shipping on everything in my shop (with the cookie sets as exceptions).


• I took the advice listed in one forum where the seller had sold 400 items in 9 months, and changed my even prices down 1 penny to the .99 cent mark.


• I renewed all jewelry items so they are grouped together in my store.


• I updated my banner and avatar to be more eye catching.


• I shortened my welcome message, and cleaned up my policies.


• I opened my Facebook Ad account, and have run that for almost a week... (not worth it in my opinion)


• I have been using Project Wonderful, and managing my bids to the best of my ability.


• I have my Blog linked up in a few places, with my Etsy button, Etsy Mini, etc. (as well as updating daily and trying to increase traffic the best way that I know how)


• I maintain a Facebook Business page, Myspace page, etc. featuring my Etsy items


• I contribute my items once a week to IndieSpotting.com

I just don't know what I am missing. I have a plan for next week though. I will begin to distribute my business cards. I will add photos of my shipping materials and packaging. I will plan out which photos need redone, and what I will use in them. I will redo the Welcome message and profile info to include a little more about me and my personality, rather than the more professional matter in there now. I will use MySpace and Facebook networking tools to broaden my friends base, and set up a schedule for updates using those tools. I will better structure my postings here in the old blog, including tutorials and giveaways. I have a lot to offer, but don't think that I am capitalizing on that as much as I should.

I am a bit handicapped this week, as I am preparing for the drive to KY, but once there, I will be on a farm in the woods, 10 miles from the city, and with nothing better to do than to improve my business.