Another Week with No Sales

I have spent some time this weekend updating my shop items to reflect the new postage increase and adding JETT to the tags to show that I am a member of the Jewelry on Etsy Team. I also added some new earrings, which have been viewed a few times. I still have not sold anything aside from one pair of earrings some weeks ago and I'm starting to feel like I should have chosen another craft instead of jewelry.

I have been selling some of my beaded lanyards at work and they are keeping me busy. If not for selling several of the lanyards, I would be very disappointed with my sales. I don't want to go back to eBay to sell my jewelry because the fees are so high, but at least I had a customer base and could sell several items every month. This was enough to give me the encouragement to keep creating and selling. I guess I thought Etsy was going to be so easy that I would hardly have to work at it.

I couldn't have been more wrong. It's not enough to have great stuff, if no one buys it. I'm not losing a lot of money, but I am losing my enthusiasm. As soon as I have time this summer, I will try to find more ways to promote my shop and interest buyers in my jewelry. I know it is beautiful and well made, I just have to convince other people. That's my goal for summer: get people interested in my items and sell as much as I can. There have to be buyers who would love to wear my earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. I just have to bring them to my shop.

I know I can do this!

JET Treasury Earrings

I couldn't take a screen shot of the treasury that my earrings appeared in, but I can post a photo of them. I love the look of the pink and aqua stripes contrasting with the black. And the freshwater pearls complete the look. There's also a matching bracelet, which shows off more of the furnace glass beads.

My Earrings Are in an Etsy Treasury

I need to spend more time in the Etsy Treasuries. Just by chance tonight I found out that a pair of my earrings is in an Etsy Treasury. A couple of days ago I expressed interest in a new Street Team called JET (Jewelry on Etsy Team) and one of the organizers created a treasury of JET members' jewelry. The treasury is about to expire in a short time, but it's still a thrill to see one of my items featured.

I must admit I think something else from my shop must have been featured in a treasury a couple of days ago, but I never saw it--just triple the number of views on that item. I guess I'll have to make sure to check out the treasuries more often. I have been lucky and created 3 treasuries myself since I became an Etsy member. It takes time to read the Forums, check out the treasuries, create jewelry, photograph it, list it.....etc. It will all be worth it once my jewelry starts to sell.

It is so hard to be patient.