Yesterday I read tons of articles on Etsy so I could find out how to promote and sell more items. The most helpful advice I found wasnt about Etsy or crafting. "Define your business model. figure out how much money you want to make for a given time (like a month or a year) and figure out how many items you would need to sell in order to reach that goal, assuming you sell everything."
I figured if I wanted to make 800 dollars a month I would have to make and sell 14 mittens a month, thats so unreasonable. Or I'd have to make and sell 160 bracelets each month. That is a little more do-able but still out of my reach.
So I've decided to expand my inventory. I'm going to sell mittens and bracelets, but many different kinds of bracelets. I'm also going to sell little notebooks, easy to make and fun at the same time. Handmade cards and stationary and painted glasses. If can at least make 200 or even 400 a month then I could keep my day ob and not worry when they cut my hours. But oh how wonderful it would be to be self employed.
Its rough but the number one advice that people kept saying for Etsy specifically is to keep crafting and keep adding. By adding new product all the time you stay up on the site and are more relevant for searches.
So last night and today I crafted my little heart out. 6 little notebooks finished and ready to take pictures and put on etsy. About 7 or 8 more that are not quite finished yet. I also made a pair of earrings but they're not finished yet either.
My friend is getting married on Saturday. I made her a beautiful scrapbook that she can fill in with her own pics once the wedding is done and over with. And I thought, hm wouldn't this be a great thing to sell on etsy. The only problem is that I'd have to know the colors of the wedding, unless i just made it black and white (which coincidentally were her colors)
Well off to craft and add some items on etsy. check it out on the side panel or just go to Etsy.com/shop/hennyaccessory
Love,
henny accessory
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