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Toot toot!

9/5/2019

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I just want to take a moment to toot my own horn and say that August was by far the most profitable month for my Etsy shop. 

I started the shop back in 2014 and pretty much had zero sales for that first year.  My first sale from a stranger was on July 2015, and after that I had about one sale every few months or so.  I would occasionally get motivated to make my shop nicer and more appealing, would work on it for a month or so, and then get discouraged and not touch it again for another few months. 
Last spring something changed.  I think part of it was that I learned about using mock-ups for my product photos, so my listings looked nicer and it was easier to create new listings.  I also learned about drop-shipping, which meant I no longer had to have all my inventory on hand and could offer a greater variety of products at not extra cost to myself.
Slowly over the course of a few months I started to see my sales increase.  I went from having one sale every few months to a few sales every month. Then to a few sales every week. 
It's been so fun!  Of course it gives me motivation to draw more.  I'd like to say I'm just intrinsically inspired to create-and of course to an extinct that's true, otherwise I wouldn't be doing this--but seeing people like my work enough to spend money on it is really motivating.

In case you're wondering, here are a few of my best-selling products this summer.
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All my birth flower art prints have been selling well. I do see how birth flowers can make a meaningful piece of wall decor.
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My Happy Trails Donkey art print.
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Custom Birth Flower Tattoo Design
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Beluga Greeting Card
In the future, I want to offer more downloadable art prints, as well as a new product type or two.  I'm thinking stickers or maybe tea towels . . . Thanks to drop-shipping printers like Printed Mint the possibilities are endless.   Plus I'm hoping to offer Christmas ornaments this holiday season.
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(And I painted my nails red.)

So stay tuned!
2 Comments
Nancy
9/6/2019 05:26:26 am

Yes! Toot that horn. Way to go!

(Your hand looks like you could be a hand model.)

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Laura
9/6/2019 06:30:17 am

Ha, thanks!

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