Etsy Triple Your Sales

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Etsy sellers are always ready to lend a helping hand to the community, VintageScraps has figured out a few things that has tripled their sales and they were kind enough to share what they have learned in the Etsy forums.
VintageScraps says:

I recently spent some time REALLY tweaking my business, and as the post is titled, have tripled my sales, I believe because of these actions:
PHOTOS (of course!) look at my shop page, then look at my oldest “sold” page, and shudder with horror! Can you see the drastic difference? Buyers certainly have. I have the same cheap camera and amount of natural light as before, but simply discovered the go to my photos right click “EDIT” and “ADJUST EXPOSURE” options.
Good grief, how did I miss that for so long??
SEARCH WORDS- that short sentence you get to place under your shop title is pretty important, as it turns out. I searched Google for the most used search words to create mine, and now my items are often found on the first pages of Google, and Google Shopping.
Who knew?
The STORQUE. Pay attention to those articles, and when MaryMary tells you that Navy, Recipes, and Graduation are the buzz words for May, including them in your litings that pertain to them. These people know of what they speak.

Read more here. Be sure to take the time to read the rest of the thread there, it is packed full of great info from other sellers!
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