Please uplift me with positive stories of how you made your first sale. Am clearly not doing something right 
. I do mainly crocheting. Am relying mainly on social media to get my stuff out there. Recently just created an Instagram account and am still trying to get around it. Facebook is my main thing,big following etc but unfortunately my biggest following is from Uganda,a lot of friends would love to have my stuff but that’s a long way off and besides we don’t have such a defined system of delivery so makes stuff hard to get over and very expensive as well:pensive:.
Am going on and on with crocheting stuff,making a pile that’s going no where. Can anybody else relate?
Thank you.
Patricia
It is hard Tricia and took me a while. Had a Folksy shop before but closed it then reopened when I closed my website last year. Reopened in May and had a large order in July. Continued from there but you do have to work at it.
I found the best way was to join in the daily challenge each month. I post daily even if a relist. Then visit all the others participating, then tweet, pin, like and share plus love the design in each shop. Also do the same for my listed item of the day.
Constantly doing this and others helping by doing the same gradually gets your designs onto Google images. Mine are currently at approx no.2 - 5 on the images.
Make sure your title is clear what you are selling such as add the age and colour in your title. Such as Mermaid pink cocoon and headband age 3 to 6 months. Add plenty of tag words ie cocoon, 3 months, 6 months, pink, headband, hand crochet, handmade etc.
I closed for a while due to Covid and was worried that my shop would take a hit the first few weeks on opening quiet now have hit my 100+ milestone in under a year.
Good luck and plenty of Folksyites willing to help you with suggestions.
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Hi Patricia , left you some love in your shop. You need to write a bio and there is no link to you Facebook or Instagram.
You need to put more details in about your item. Ask what a potential buyer would ask and put that detail in. You have 15 tags to use, use them all or else no one is going to find you. Have a look at someone else on Folksy that sells similar items to you and see how they list their items.
Lastly promote, promote, promote and join in on the forums you will learn a lot.
Good luck and let us know when you make that first sale and have a happy dance, Marie x
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I got my first sale thanks to social media so its well worth carrying on with that and getting your head round instagram. When you post finished items on instagram you can use # like #newonfolksy #folksyshop #folksyseller as well as any relating to crochet/ baby clothes and that will help you find a UK audience.
You definitely need to expand on your descriptions - the advice I was given was to write it as if describing the item to a blind person (search bots can’t see images) so include colours, textures, overall feel of the item etc. With items for kids I’d also recommend putting in dimensions and washing instructions as I won’t buy anything for new parents unless I know they can throw it in the machine at 30C. The tags on folksy aren’t instagram hashtags so you don’t need the #, they are for the search algorithm to help it find your product and put it in the results. The tags should be phrases that people are likely to use as a search term eg baby cocoon, crochet top, pink baby dungarees.
The folksy blog has lots of useful articles in case you’ve not already found it. https://blog.folksy.com/how-to-sell-craft-online-folksy-seller-handbook
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Thanks for the advice, honestly we are still struggling with this after a year!
Karen x
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Hello Marie…thank you so much. I’ve just included my bio,links to my Facebook and Instagram. Hopping this helps me definitely. Will keep you informed on how this goes💐
Thank you so much Sasha for your input. Very much appreciated 
. Will definitely follow your guidelines. I needed this and hopefully there will be a boost up:bouquet:
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Good luck and don’t give up x
Kind regards,
Marie
Hi @TriciaCrochets, it can take a while to get your first sale on Folksy, I was a couple of months before I got my first and I know many others say the same.
I’ve just popped by your shop, some lovely items but your descriptions need work. I would want to see more informations on sizing, colour, style etc, you need to describe them in detail, the more info the better. It would be nice if you could add some personal info in the about section as well, I think it can help to connect with the seller sometimes and it’s nice for people to read a little about you and your craft. I’ve learnt that promoting is essential especially in the early days to get found. I started selling on FB for a few years before joining Folksy and had constant sales but when I joined Folksy it was like starting all over again. I had to appeal to a new market of potential buyers that didn’t know me, my product or my level of quality. Patience and perseverance, you have lovely products so carry on making. I almost gave up on more than one occasion but with help and advice from other sellers I continued and I’m now seeing return customers to my shop which is fabulous.
Good luck with your shop, I’m sure you’ll do well x
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