Jewellery is probably one of the most saturated crafts on these forums and highly competitive. I think it takes a hell of a lot of hands on everything to sell it.
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I stopped sales to the US too. I thought Iād take a massive dive in sales but it hasnāt affected sales at all. In fact, since they introduced the :Star Seller system, Iāve done quite well.
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I have not done any pottery in over a month as my daughters had covid and other reasons, it takes up so much space at home. But pottery is the main thing I try to do, jewellery was always the thing I did in between making. It just looks like itās the only thing I do right now 
I didnāt realise how competitive it is 
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction re hashtags!
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This maybe a silly question but I was wondering what is TBCH? Many thanks.
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Me too, Iāve never paid for ads, though I still sell to the US (but very high postage costs seems to have put off most buyers so it has the same effect).
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I think itās āto be completely honestā - if I encounter a new term I look it up on Google and they usually have an answer.
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Thank you and thanks for the tip about using Google.
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In this context TBCH is another selling platform - The British Craft House. (In other places it can stand for To Be Completely Honest just for added confusion)
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Thats the one I was looking for, do you know anything about The British Crafting House? Is it worthwhile?
I was hoping to leave Etsy entirely and, like you, really like the Folksy community feel. However, I had zero sales so far and additionally what I find rather difficult is the fact that Folksy, unlike Etsy, doesnāt let you see who exactly looked at your items - are the views Iām getting from other sellers on Folksy or general public looking for stuff. With this in mind itās then difficult to know what actions to take in order to bring customers to my shop. I also have a strong feeling that my stuff is just too high end and that most items sold on Folksy are within Ā£15 bracket. Hope it goes well for you! Nat
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Iām finding itās no different on Folksy. You might be getting views here, but as far as I know (what other sellers say) is that the views here will be mostly from other sellers on Folksy, so you will need to advertise anyway. I personally was hoping it would be different particularly that right at the beginning after I started here I was getting huge amount of both impressions and views and thought they were from general public. Also what really matters is the sales and since I started I had none despite spending most of my time doing the social media - Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook. At least when I paid for some ads on Etsy I got some sales.
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How much are the ads on E? I like the idea of E because it is more well known and as much more of a worldwide audience.
Thereās a range of prices from very affordable to more expensive
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I currently have a shop on TBCH but probably wonāt be renewing it when my annual subscription runs out - Iām on the Ā£10 per month package and it just isnāt generating enough sales to justify that (especially when there is sales commission on top). I know there are others who do well on TBCH though.
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Me too. Itās actually Ā£12 a month including VAT. Plus the fees on top of that. I canāt fault the lady who runs it, she does her utmost to promote etc. And sheās spot on the ball when you need help. But Iām not making enough sales there to justify that fee. Thereās no facility for guest buyers either, and they only take Stripe payments which again can limit the buyers. Lots of folks use Paypal and itās ingrained in their buying psyche. Iād really like to try and persevere but I think Iāll see how things go this summer then reassess my membership there.
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Iād have to increase my prices to sell on TBCH as the fees are so much higher. Also you can only add a certain amount of items to your shop.
Welcome! Iām still on etsy in theory but there isnāt anything in it! I took everything out of it at the beginning of covid when I knew I had to get my head round just selling online, rather than the craft fairs that I love doing - it made more sense to put everything in one basket in a smaller place, I would get seen better. Iām now back out there doing the fairs and still have a vacant etsy. I now only sell to UK buyers so being with a massive American organisation made no sense. But generally, etsy let in mass produced stuff and copyrighted too, their policing of the situation is extremely lax. Youāre a very small needle in a giant haystack, and donāt get me started on their customer service, in comparison to Folksy, itās non-existent! Itās hard work getting people to see you on Folksy but the community and the help available is brilliant.
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Hello
I am also new to Folksy. Your shop looks lovely. I have also found it really useful for tips on selling and how to improve my shop, particularly using tags. There are loads of talented sellers out there arenāt there.
Wishing you all the best with your shop.
Catherine
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Welcome to both of you, I gave up on Etsy ages ago utter waste of time and money in my opinion. Iāve been on Folksy for years. My lack of sales are entirely down to me not working hard enough!
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