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Continuing to share what other bloggers and Etsians do to promote themselves, today's interview is with Jessie Simanowski, a talented painter and creator of plushies and fun accessories with two distinct Etsy shops: her paintings are sold at http://www.jessicasimanowski.etsy.com/ and her fabric designs are at http://www.jsartist.etsy.com/
If you are an Etsian, what online tool, technique, or activity has been the most successful in generating sales?
I think the best tool on Etsy is the renewing items function because it makes people find and see your stuff. Also the treasury is a great promotion tool. Making it on the front page is indeed the best promotion on Etsy.
In your opinion, what is the best way to promote yourself on Etsy? What method do you use?
To be added to treasuries it is best to make yourself known on Etsy. That works again with renewing your items everyday or show up in the Forums to connect with other Etsians.
How much time do you spend using this, per day? Per week?
Usually I spend around one hour a day on Etsy.
How has renewing items increased product views? How about overall sales? How long did it take for you to see results?
To renew your items makes more people come to your shop, therefore you automatically will get more views and more people who will heart your shop. If you are lucky some of these people put you in one of their treasuries and maybe you even make it to the main page. From there on many more people will heart you and put you in their treasuries.
Being on the main page has not always been a guaranty for me to sell something that day, especially not with my original paintings which are higher priced. If I had an item from my other Etsy Shop (JSartist.etsy.com) on the front page I sold something the same day.
What one piece of advice would you like to tell other Etsians who want to increase their traffic and/or sales?
I would say to renew everyday. And sometimes it helps to write in the Forums to make connections to other Etsians, that will always cheer you up.
One thing Jessie also mentioned is that she has a promo video about her paintings! She only mentioned this is passing, but this is a fun technique she has found to promote a lot of her paintings as if they're all part of a very curious dream.
If you are an Etsian, what online tool, technique, or activity has been the most successful in generating sales?
I think the best tool on Etsy is the renewing items function because it makes people find and see your stuff. Also the treasury is a great promotion tool. Making it on the front page is indeed the best promotion on Etsy.
In your opinion, what is the best way to promote yourself on Etsy? What method do you use?
To be added to treasuries it is best to make yourself known on Etsy. That works again with renewing your items everyday or show up in the Forums to connect with other Etsians.
How much time do you spend using this, per day? Per week?
Usually I spend around one hour a day on Etsy.
How has renewing items increased product views? How about overall sales? How long did it take for you to see results?
To renew your items makes more people come to your shop, therefore you automatically will get more views and more people who will heart your shop. If you are lucky some of these people put you in one of their treasuries and maybe you even make it to the main page. From there on many more people will heart you and put you in their treasuries.
Being on the main page has not always been a guaranty for me to sell something that day, especially not with my original paintings which are higher priced. If I had an item from my other Etsy Shop (JSartist.etsy.com) on the front page I sold something the same day.
What one piece of advice would you like to tell other Etsians who want to increase their traffic and/or sales?
I would say to renew everyday. And sometimes it helps to write in the Forums to make connections to other Etsians, that will always cheer you up.
One thing Jessie also mentioned is that she has a promo video about her paintings! She only mentioned this is passing, but this is a fun technique she has found to promote a lot of her paintings as if they're all part of a very curious dream.
Thank you Jessie, for taking the time to share some of your promotion tips and a lot of your creative work with us! Dear readers, please visit Jessie's two Etsy stores (links at the top of this post) and see more of what she has to offer.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ART! HOW FUN!! The painting is so inspiring! Lovely article. Thank you for sharing this artist's story! With gratitude, Laurie B.
ReplyDeleteI know - isn't her work fun and dreamy? My eyes literally popped when I went to her Etsy to look at her work. She has storybook descriptions for each piece, and browsing through her Etsy is like looking at parts of a favorite childhood story from when you were really little. You can't quite remember it but it's so familiar.
ReplyDeleteThere is SO MUCH talent on Etsy that I'm at the point of being honestly surprised when I find out someone has never heard of it.