My Etsy shop was suspended for a few weeks, and after it went back up, traffic still hasn't picked up (3 weeks on). My best seller now only gets one or two views per day. As anticipated, I see that Etsy shareholders are losing interest now, too. So I'm hoping there'll be a new kid on the block soon so we can migrate over to a less pedantic platform.
Great video and reminder…things could always be worse and what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger! But sometimes it still sucks. :) Very impressed with your mental toughness! Thanks for sharing!❤
Its hard, I understand! My most viral item got ripped and copied and I found it on amazon with my images for a quarter of the price, it took weeks but we finally got it taken down
Oh I love this video, thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us. I’m still suspended on Etsy so really keen to hear how you built out Shopify. Also curious, why were your margins lower on Shopify?
Thank you so much for the comment, my ad cost doubled, your driving traffic from cold traffic sources like facebook ig etc so your cost per acquisition goes up in some niches
Could you do a video on illegal words on Etsy? Like where to find what’s illegal, some random words that are illegal, etc? Does illegal just mean trademarked? Thank you, your videos are always so helpful :)
Love your videos. What I had the most difficulty and almost needed to close my shop, was when I was charging flat rate shipping... Here in Canada, shipping is oh so expensive... well I didn't want to upset my past customers, but some candles I was literally giving them away and losing money. I hate comparing my company to others, but I find it difficult selling in Canada, I have good sales, but when you compare to the United States, some seem to have 10x more daily orders... don't know what to do honestly. Tips might be helpful!!!
You be surprised some people don’t mind paying for shipping and it’s better to show a cheaper price on the front end. Have you ever tried to charge for shipping for some of your items? And see how it affects the sales.
What do you think about the analysis of listings in Google Analytics? I don't find much information on CZcams and it may provide us with important information.
My experience is so similar to yours. I've been selling on Etsy for 11 years. In my second year, I needed help and hired a bunch of friends. Unfortunately, they took advantage of the situation, and it turned into a social club. I buy materials from China, and one time, they arrived severely damaged. Both the supplier and the shipping company denied responsibility, and I ended up losing $2000. ---
I really enjoy watching your videos. You always pick topics that interest me. I have a question for you. It seems like no matter how accurate my listing titles, tags, pictures, and prices are, some listings don't appear at the front. For example, I sold many Father's Day items a couple of years ago, My current Father’s Day listings are much better but not selling at all. Of course set Etsy ads to max. Are you experiencing the same issue?
I started an Etsy store and immediately made a sale, like in the first hour. I have no idea how they found me. And I kept making sales BUT... Something glitched in my shop manager and it wasn't functioning. I reported this to Etsy and their response was to close my store. (They love to close stores.) I started another store, but the sales just aren't there now even though I have the same items and added more. 😕
@@EcomHannah Here's a thing that happened with my new Etsy shop. I was selling hoodie blankets made by Subliminator, but the customers weren't getting them because Subliminator was----I sh*t you not----using fake postage! Customs was seizing the orders and I had to refund everyone who bought one. (I did make Subliminator refund me.) I don't use Subliminator or sell hoodie blankets any more.
Oh I love this video, thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us. I’m still suspended on Etsy so really keen to hear how you built out Shopify. Also curious, why were your margins lower on Shopify?
Its hard, I understand! My most viral item got ripped and copied and I found it on amazon with my images for a quarter of the price, it took weeks but we finally got it taken down
My Etsy shop was suspended for a few weeks, and after it went back up, traffic still hasn't picked up (3 weeks on). My best seller now only gets one or two views per day. As anticipated, I see that Etsy shareholders are losing interest now, too. So I'm hoping there'll be a new kid on the block soon so we can migrate over to a less pedantic platform.
Goimagine is the new kid on the block and competition for Etsy!
I’d love to see a video on how you scaled on Shopify and built out a system! I’m in the process now of trying to scale my website.
Thank you so much for the comment and sharing the love! Also, TikTok shop right now is super hot
Great video and reminder…things could always be worse and what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger! But sometimes it still sucks. :) Very impressed with your mental toughness! Thanks for sharing!❤
hey thank you so much for the love and commentig this :]
Thank you Hannah for your content! Hope to see you soon on Shopify videos :)
I got you!!
Appreciate this video. Still reeling from having my handmade item counterfeited by Chinese manufacturers. I need to get over it and get moving.
Its hard, I understand! My most viral item got ripped and copied and I found it on amazon with my images for a quarter of the price, it took weeks but we finally got it taken down
Oh I love this video, thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us. I’m still suspended on Etsy so really keen to hear how you built out Shopify. Also curious, why were your margins lower on Shopify?
Thank you so much for the comment, my ad cost doubled, your driving traffic from cold traffic sources like facebook ig etc so your cost per acquisition goes up in some niches
Thank you for sharing all your experiences.
Thank you for watching!
Could you do a video on illegal words on Etsy? Like where to find what’s illegal, some random words that are illegal, etc? Does illegal just mean trademarked? Thank you, your videos are always so helpful :)
yes I can do that :] and yes trademarked, the issue is sometimes the word that is trademarked the average person would have no idea
Love your videos. What I had the most difficulty and almost needed to close my shop, was when I was charging flat rate shipping... Here in Canada, shipping is oh so expensive... well I didn't want to upset my past customers, but some candles I was literally giving them away and losing money. I hate comparing my company to others, but I find it difficult selling in Canada, I have good sales, but when you compare to the United States, some seem to have 10x more daily orders... don't know what to do honestly. Tips might be helpful!!!
You be surprised some people don’t mind paying for shipping and it’s better to show a cheaper price on the front end. Have you ever tried to charge for shipping for some of your items? And see how it affects the sales.
Comparison is the thief of joy! You are unique in your own way and have your own value proposition just remember that
@@EcomHannah yes, sales went down, and much less grouped purchases.
Reassuring and fantastic video as always :)
hey thank you for the love!
Wow. Great video. The last one is pretty surprising... 9 months!
yea no fun!
What do you think about the analysis of listings in Google Analytics? I don't find much information on CZcams and it may provide us with important information.
MMM this is a good idea, I can make a video on this :]
@@EcomHannah Thanks bella!!
My experience is so similar to yours. I've been selling on Etsy for 11 years. In my second year, I needed help and hired a bunch of friends. Unfortunately, they took advantage of the situation, and it turned into a social club. I buy materials from China, and one time, they arrived severely damaged. Both the supplier and the shipping company denied responsibility, and I ended up losing $2000.
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Mannn it’s hard !!!! Thank you for sharing!! Definitely makes us stronger
I really enjoy watching your videos. You always pick topics that interest me. I have a question for you. It seems like no matter how accurate my listing titles, tags, pictures, and prices are, some listings don't appear at the front. For example, I sold many Father's Day items a couple of years ago, My current Father’s Day listings are much better but not selling at all. Of course set Etsy ads to max. Are you experiencing the same issue?
I thought if Etsy suspends your store it’s impossible to start a new one?
They gave it back after 9 months
@@EcomHannah Could u make a vid on this topic and ur experience with being suspended and how u got unsuspended?
I started an Etsy store and immediately made a sale, like in the first hour. I have no idea how they found me. And I kept making sales BUT...
Something glitched in my shop manager and it wasn't functioning. I reported this to Etsy and their response was to close my store. (They love to close stores.)
I started another store, but the sales just aren't there now even though I have the same items and added more. 😕
Wait, no did you actually close your store?
AhhhI would open up the one again that was making sales!!
@@EcomHannah Here's a thing that happened with my new Etsy shop.
I was selling hoodie blankets made by Subliminator, but the customers weren't getting them because Subliminator was----I sh*t you not----using fake postage! Customs was seizing the orders and I had to refund everyone who bought one. (I did make Subliminator refund me.)
I don't use Subliminator or sell hoodie blankets any more.
@@EcomHannah I didn't close it, Etsy did. That was their solution to my store manager problem.
Lmao I love it! I'm that girl too Hannah! I snap back!🥰🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣
lets goooo :] love it
@@EcomHannah🥰🥰🫰🫰
dropping a comment for support :)
hey thank you for the support and sharing the love
Wow I was one of the first and ooof I’m so sorry ☹️🥺
heyyy no worries at all, all apart of it
Oh I love this video, thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us. I’m still suspended on Etsy so really keen to hear how you built out Shopify. Also curious, why were your margins lower on Shopify?
Our cost per acquisition was much much higher with meta-ads thank you for watching
Appreciate this video. Still reeling from having my handmade item counterfeited by Chinese manufacturers. I need to get over it and get moving.
Its hard, I understand! My most viral item got ripped and copied and I found it on amazon with my images for a quarter of the price, it took weeks but we finally got it taken down