Etsy shops

millajeanne

Hi all. Just wondering I can ask those who have etsy shops a few questions?
Do you find you still make a worthwhile profit after paying fees or are there any other sites worth looking at to sell handmade things?

Rolllo

The advantage of etsy is that it's the first stop for buying crafts for a lot of people, and it's good for making international sales, but that also means your shop can get lost among the crowd. I think the fees are pretty reasonable if you factor them in to your pricing.

MadeInCavan

Etsys charges high or low is relevant to the profit you are making on what you are selling....if you are a hobbyist and making for fun and selling just to cover your costs the charge is high possibly, the other issue with hobbyists is their selling price is set to cover costs and not to make money and the resulting low price effects the other crafters selling on Etsy who are operating as a business and produce I hope a higher end product and therefore should be able to charge a higher price and by doing so the Etsy charge are in fact very good value for money.....

Its all about the margin:-)

Only my opinion

R

wmpdd3

I've been on etsy for a few years but amazon is starting to look more attractive.

I sell a niche product so there are only 2 other sellers with similar product on etsy.

etsy have introduced this option called pattern and I was caught up in a glitch in their systems that wiped out 2 months of profit, I'm still trying to sort it out.

pricing is the key to success on etsy, (just like anywhere else) but there loads of help available for costings.

MadeInCavan

do you have your own website, I have but was thinking of Pattern just for US/Etsy sales.....have you got yours working as yet?

I have applied for Amazon Handmade just waiting to see if I am accepted....

Have you any other sites working for you outside of Etsy??
R

wmpdd3

I don't have my own site.

I have Facebook, just a normal page and Adverts shop.

It's an odd situation, I get most of my sales from my posters which I have in hospitals. It's a baby related product.

Etsy is handy for processing payments. I have the links to the products on my Facebook page.