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Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: End of the Year selling in 2016, Changes for 2017

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: End of the Year selling in 2016, Changes for 2017 : The year 2016 has been pretty descent. The sales were numerous for the holidays. I believe I had about 30 sales in 3 months on eBay and Etsy...

End of the Year selling in 2016, Changes for 2017

The year 2016 has been pretty descent. The sales were numerous for the holidays. I believe I had about 30 sales in 3 months on eBay and Etsy. So I am not complaining and some of them happened in one week, which sent me to the post office every day for a few weeks. I am happy about it though.  The first of the year I will be painting many frames due to selling them all but 2 over the holidays. My son Danny will be joining in the work this year. He will be helping me here on out for the time being until he finds a job or returns to college. We are also going to make several cross necklaces, design several wall crosses. I am doing some art again, so this too will be added into it. We got vintage movies out the kazoo to list also.  Of course our crafting room is going to be changing and all so we  have more space for 2-3 of us to work. I want to be able to create new and sell new items with my son. I have no idea yet how I will involve him in this business yet, ...

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Etsy and eBay November 30th

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Etsy and eBay November 30th : So far the sales for the Christmas holiday season starting in October has been really good. But, 85% of the sales has been vintage and distr...

Etsy and eBay November 30th

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So far the sales for the Christmas holiday season starting in October has been really good. But, 85% of the sales has been vintage and distressed frames on eBay. I feel frustrated with Etsy still and wish I could change some things right now. I just can't yet though. I need to start to lower prices more on eBay and Etsy. I did a 25% coupon for Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday. No sales from Etsy happened with this coupon. I even had my items in Promoted listings for the whole weekend, and still no sales.  I am planning on doing some changes the first of 2017, and this will include making Cross necklaces more so. I will also be painting more frames and other items to sell. Distressed look on some. I will continue to sell vintage but only the vintage I know will be selling, which sometimes is not easy to tell. I have sold 5 frames in the past month so the supplies are about out.  Well, Here are my shops https://www.etsy.com/shop/StreetCrossingDesign ...

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Etsy for November 2016

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Etsy for November 2016 : Well It has been about a month since Etsy stopped the Treasuries. I thought I would see how things went since now they are gone. Well, at th...

Etsy for November 2016

Well It has been about a month since Etsy stopped the Treasuries. I thought I would see how things went since now they are gone. Well, at this time there seems to be much silence. Very few emails now and the way I have to promote is much different. I have chosen to go to different shops every week and find some newer shops to promote. I have handmade lists that I use to promote these shops. I try to go through all the lists and delete the ones that have sold that week. One list in particular is for Christmas gifts. I have many of my regulars (shop owners who have become friends) in which I continue to promote each week. I also use Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Twitter, and now Instagram more so than ever before. I also am going to the teams and promoting more and even considering starting my own, but not sure what I would call it. It is harder, more difficult to get an item promoted all these different ways. Instagram is new to me, I tried to understand it in the past, but had no such ...

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Not happy with Etsy

Streetcrossing Hobbybox: Etsy Shop: Not happy with Etsy : I have been contemplating leaving Etsy even though I have been selling there for over 4 years. This year they have made huge changes and mad...