Hello ; I have been on Folksy for a few months but not taken it too seriously , just trying to learn the ropes, I am now getting to a point to launch a business selling fine art photography, with 15 shots I am happy to sell. My work will be limited edition and I will be at a premium price. My question is this ; Is Folksy a suitable market place for my product ? I envisage my lowest price point to be about £12 for an 8 x 10 print, anything below that and I will need silly sales volumes. Is Folksy suitable for a business or is it just for keen hobbyists and occasional sellers ? Prefer a UK based system of possible but at the end of the day I need to have some sales.
Thanks , Chris Benton office@skylark-images.co.uk
Hi Chris - welcome to Folksy!
There are businesses that operate here which do very well indeed. Questions similar to yours have been asked many times before and whilst there are lots of factors that impact on individual shop success, I have found that there is one common tip, which is that you have to have a strategy which drives traffic to your shop, it will not just ‘pass by’ and drop in and buy. The successful shops on Folksy have excellent social media activity. They know their target market and they focus on attracting those people.
I’m sure lots of others will have tips too, but the way I think of Folksy is that it is a shopfront, but I have to stand outside the shopfront and attract people in, using a number of tactics and I won’t get many buyers if all I do is sit inside.
Hope you do well!
Heidi 
Just working on Social media side. Real Lunch will be June once all is ready. My main marketing will be at Fairs and Art shows (IF marketing budget can stand the stall charges !) where I will be getting sign up lists - reading up on the new law on data- and pushing my product but will also be using Social Media and probably a local networking group to get private and commercial customers. I like the idea of folksy business card , it gives a brand image , but am wary of there being no third party URL.
I just hear so many miserable stories about Folksy (and Etsy for that matter) being dead . My view is if I paid for a Shopify all singing and dancing site no one will come in unless I drag them in !
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Social media is pretty much saturated, so it is harder these days to get noticed. However, there is no other way of attracting online customers unless you are prepared to pay silly money. Sorry I can’t be more hopeful than that, but it is true that times are tough. I am still making sales though…
Sam x
You might want to read these articles from the folksy blog
I also think a ‘lifestyle’ shot (ie your image framed up hanging on a wall) would be useful for buyers to get a sense of scale and visual impact. When working out your prices don’t forget to include commission (folksy + paypal works out at about 11%) and the costs of shipping materials - it probably also worth mentioning how you send out the prints (flat in a stiffened envelope or rolled in a tube) - as well as the actual shipping cost.
Finally your red as fire flower is a hemerocallis, the other one is a gazania.
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Thank you , good gardening info too
