8 Tips For Getting Tons of Etsy Sales!

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The owner of the Etsy shop WinchesterLambourne, was absolutely kind enough to share with us some tips for getting loads of sales on Etsy!
This is her first tip to us:

"These eight things are what I learned are the most crucial of all, when it comes to Etsy. There are others, but in my view, they
somehow lead back to these:

I. Identify the purpose of your site
Ask yourself:
- Why am I joining Etsy?
- What is my goal?
- How can I achieve this goal?
- What is my intended target audience?
- How can I appeal to this group?
- How can I enlarge my target audience?

From that, you will find what you offer which is unique and what gap you fill. In my case to give an example, I've discovered that people who use my services are those who want their items featured within the designs themselves, who look for traditional 3D graphics rather than modern vector art, who prefer a dark elegance to bright, cartoon-like works. While I can do both, I am most in my element when I do the former, and that is my 'niche'. Others are very good at creating beautiful clipart, 2D vector art and appeal to another target audience. Even if you make the same thing as 100 other people, you do it differently - find out how you differ. In other words:"

To read the other 7 tips, please visit her post in the Etsy forums- Tips for Getting Loads Of Sales.