Hey gang. Not sure how much time I will have for regular postings but I will do my best to post as often as possible. As some of you may know I have been going through some personal issues as well as business issues. My partner moved away. It was not planned, at least on my end. So, I had to change the name of my brick and mortar shop. That meant paying for a lot of things all over again. Shop signs, new sales and use permit, new bank account, inspections and the like. That coupled with all the things that moved from my personal space has put me in a financial bind.
Sales were quite slow in June as expected but the first part of July has yet to show any improvement. Etsy is very slow for me as well. I normally receive 500 to 750 views a day. That number has dropped to 150ish for the last few weeks. Etsy has been working on some new shop views and my shop has been one of those test pages. I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or if everyone is just on vacation.
Anyhow, I would really like to hear how sales are for you for June and the beginning of July. Leave me a comment or email me at MarketMyShop@gmail.com
When others have slow etsy sales in January my January is hopping but come the end of June/beginning of July sales drop off. I figure it has to do with out of school/4th holiday - everyone is busy or on vacation. Then it picks back up again.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely slower than of late - they were beginning to pick up. Think it's the time of year. It's so hot here in the UK, that many crafters are taking to dips in the pool or cooler climes, than sitting crating.
ReplyDeleteHope things improve for you shortly.
That's awful that your partner abandoned you, and worse that you had to redo so much. I hope you like the new name better than the old one.
ReplyDeleteSummer is always slow for me, though this summer is even slower than usual. I hope everything improves for all of us soon!
Sorry to hear about your personal problems, let's hope it's for the best, but I know it hurts in the meantime, not just money wise.
ReplyDeleteMy views and sales have been very low June and July hoping for the best.
My views were also way down in June (happens every year), but my baseline is lower than yours. So far, July looks much better, at least for sales and revenue.
ReplyDeleteHoping you find some inner calm amidst all the changes in your life.
For some reason, the past few weeks have been busy, like it used to be before 9-11. Don't know if there's a particular reason or what, but business seems to be slowly coming back.
ReplyDeleteI sold almost $500 last month, and about 1/4 of that so far this month. I do have a couple of orders to make for customers who have bought from me on Etsy previously. All in all, however, I surpassed last year's total Etsy sales several months ago and am approaching 200% of last year's Etsy sales!
ReplyDeleteAfter a nice start to the year it has slowed down for me too during June / July. Hopefully it'll pick up again soon for all of us.
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