When you say not working hard enough do you mean not making enough items to sell or not spending time on social media and advertising?
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A bit of both really. Now Iâm retired probably have more time.
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Yes, I did and am very glad I made the move.
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I just closed my shop at TBCH because it brought even fewer sales than Folksy. Their cheapest shop is ÂŁ12 per month, but that only gives you 50 listings including items sold out. That relies on social media etc to bring traffic, which I just donât have the time for. If you pay more (ÂŁ30 per month) you get more listings plus advertising but I couldnât afford it.
My total Etsy âoffsite advertisingâ bill for the WHOLE of last year was ÂŁ40; I would happily pay that to Folksy if they got the same results! I would love to leave Etsy for Folksy, but at the moment I get approx. 10 sales on Etsy for 1 on Folksy even after dropping all international sales, so I have to vote with my bank balance.
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I also recently left TBCH too because it just wasnât working for me at ÂŁ12 per month. One thing Iâve learned is that if something doesnât work, or you get a gut feeling it wonât, then move on. I canât knock the place as I do think it could do well in the future, but the fees are hefty if you donât sell anything and I get the feeling the buyers are mostly sellers. I canât leave Etsy, I make too much money on there at the moment. But Iâve set up my own website and going all out to develop my brand, which I think is vital for a business. But itâs early days and a lot of work ahead. I hope Folksy doesnât change too much and go down the path of Etsy and Ebay which are increasingly ruined for most artisan makers.
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Me. I did sell some âbigâ items on there over the year, but they have gotten way too big for this home grown crafting business.
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No, unfortunately I couldnât afford to leave, I have had 8 orders here compared to 337 on the other.
( Though because of the huge difference in sales, I have put more effort into the other site).
I think you have to do what works best for you at the present time.
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You are completely wrong in your assessment that the buyers are mostly sellers on TBCH.
I think the best thing to say is that , as in so many things, you get out what you put in.
I have a Folksy shop and have built up my customer base on Folksy by self promotion but also I am pretty sure by providing quality work and excellent customer service⌠or so my reviews tell me :).
I have also been with TBCH from the very beginning and now have two TBCH shops. I enjoy excellent promotion from TBCH and am aware that many of my sales come directly from that source.
My F and T shops compete to see who will win on a monthly basis.
I put a lot in and I get an exponential amount back.
And yes I also have a shop on Etsy, I get views on it occasionally though it has been on holiday for Years⌠ever since I came back from holiday to find they had completely changed the payment mechanism âŚit will stay shut⌠so I suppose you could say I left Etsy for Folksy.
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Are you saying that anyone who doesnât do well on these sites fails to put in the work?
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I donât believe I said that at all. Of course I didnât. I wouldnât even think it never mind be so rude !
I put in the same level of work on both Etsy and Folksy but the returns are absolute polar opposites! So in the immediate future I could not give up Etsy for Folksy.
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