How do I get views on my page? I am still sitting at zero views after a couple of weeks. Is there something I am not doing?****
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Ive looked in your shop and canât really see any reason why.
Youâve varied your titles and tags. Id probably search for textile sculpture.
You could try varying the category
Try one in the art section either textile art which has an animal section or sculpture which also has an animal section.
It does help to have a few lower price items to get initial visits.
I see your a Plus member, is there anything you could include for this weekends Perfectly imperfect event. It should get you some views and maybe even your 1st sale. Good luck with your shop
I think most sellers will tell you it takes time.
The one thing i would change is the tag fake. Faux sounds nicer.
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Your Instagram links shows your Etsy shop only, Folksy do not allow links to other selling sites. It may be worth having a 2nd insta account directing just to Folksy. Your only sm link is on Facebook. You need to promote daily on social media, join other groups for handmade on Facebook.
Your items are lovely but a niche market, the price bracket is high. I agree with Christine you need smaller items at a lower cost to you and the customer, to draw people in. Perhaps some cards with photographs of your cows on, they would be different and generate another revenue stream. Debby from Bearlescent has started cards of her bears.
Join in on the daily challenge on the forum. Takes time as there are rules, if you list you have to go to every seller for that day, click on the link to their shop and heart the item promoted. This increases views and it helps everyone taking part.
Your description see. To be double line spacing, this makes a description seem so long, may be worth altering to single line.
Not too sure how long you have been in here but can take sometime for your shop to start getting views.
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Hi Audrey. Your cow heads are fab - I suspect the main reason for no views is that people havenât been searching for them (sorry I know that sounds like stating the obvious!) as theyâre quite niche/unique. Iâm sure once you become more established on Folksy thatâll change - and also after this forum post as weâll all have been having a look at your lovely shop.
As carol said, getting your social media to link to Folksy is important, so maybe put your Folksy link in you IG bio as well (no need for another IG account). You can have a number of links in your IG bio. Alternatively, add a linktree up there which can have your SM and shop links. I tried to click on your FB link from my phone and Chromebook but the link went to FB sign in page, so probably worth double checking your links are working.
I find that the views come when I send people to my shop - I currently only have Folksy but when my other shop is open I still choose to direct my SM here so that customers and Google donât get too confused about where to find me. I also prefer to get my sales from Folksy.
Good luck with your new Folksy shop 
***quick edit - I notice you have Plus Account - there are various features in the Events section that look at optimising listings etc. For example how to get found in searches.
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I agree with everything people have said, and Iâd add that a bit of variation might help. The cow heads are very cool but extremely niche, and at their price point I expect theyâre one-off purchases by people buying gifts? So you might not show in searches where people have filtered their price to under ÂŁ20 or suchlike if theyâre looking for a little something for themselves. Some smaller items might help - the cow design would work well in miniature, like keyrings or statuettes.
Iâd also recommend rethinking how you approach Instagram: images need captions and tags, and links on Insta arenât clickable so thereâs no point posting an image with just a URL because no one can click it (and as others have mentioned, if you want to grow Folksy maybe direct people there instead of Etsy).
Best of luck!
Hi Audrey, welcome to Folksy! Canât add much to what the others have already said - your shop looks great, itâs just a case of getting people to see it - you might consider tinkering with your titles and tags a bit, fâr example if I was looking for a tartan fabric cow head I might search âfaux taxidermyâ âwall artâ âScottishâ or âHighland Cooâ. And yes, definitely sort your social media links so they point here, and yes, definitely take part in community cross-promotion, engage with other sellers, they may not be your target market but they might just promote your items to the people who are! Also there are local Folksy teams, I found mine very helpful when Iâd only just opened my shop, thereâs an article on the blog here Folksy Local - what is it and how can you join in? | Folksy Blog
And there are lots of resources in the sidebar in your dashboard, and Iâd thoroughly recommend the webinars that Folksy run for Plus sellers, the ones Iâve attended have been really useful
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Maybe thereâs not enough cow enthusiasts. Could you appeal to more people by making some different animals?
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Sorry this is so long, and apologies if Iâm stating stuff you already know - but I thought it may be helpful to other new shops too.
Your cows are indeed fantastic @LoganandLogan1, with gorgeous photos, and deserve to be found. I think there are 3 aspects to why this may not be happening:
- Folksy listings need to be promoted on social media - people donât know you are selling on Folksy unless you tell them.
- Your products on Folksy arenât popping up on external searches (google etc) - that actually takes time, but there are things you can do to help.
- And when people are browsing the Folksy site via some other route (Folksyâs general advertising or because of another sellerâs socials) your products arenât being found in Search.
You need to consider each of these separately as there are subtle differences.
Taking point 3 first - search within Folksy
Itâs worth remembering that Folksy internal search works differently to Et*y or other sites you may have used. The admin team are super in helping us understand how it works and how to get the best out of it. Have you read Folksyâs guides to listing - such as Titles and descriptions - and watched their video on Getting found in Search - you can find it in your Plus account link from your dashboard.
Tags arenât visible outside of the site (google etc) - itâs just for internal searches. Most of your current ones tags relate to cows heads and most people on Folksy wonât be searching for that. So think of the words they will search for - things like âmodern country decorâ, âwall decorationâ, âtextile sculptureâ, âtextile wall artâ, âanimal wall artâ, âfaux taxidermyâ, "faux trophy, âcollectibleâ . Donât forget the gift angle - âquirky giftâ, âhousewarming giftâ, âunique giftâ, even âgift for farmerâ 
To maximise people finding you, vary titles, description and tags for each of your listings, and put in different categories if possible - you could use Art/Textile art, as well as the Home Decorations category you are already using.
Finally in this section, maximise your chances of getting on Folksyâs front page - Iâm sure the admin team will eventually find you and share you as your products are fab - but you can speed it up. Read this How can I be featured on Folksy.
Point 2 - Google search
This is much the same as on other platforms - make sure your key words in the title and first part of the description are on point and targeting the right audience. You can use your niche key words here as itâs an external focus, but the tag words suggested above are also worth including.
My understanding is that Google likes results that are also used elsewhere (especially well respected websites and places like Pinterest), so get your Folksy listings featured in other peopleâs blogs and product reviews, and on your own website/blog if you have one. Just make sure they actually use the url to your Folksy shop/products, not just your shop name. Your products are so gorgeous, Iâm sure a local/regional magazines will feature them too if you ask.
I also think Google doesnât like duplicate content (it will only show 1) so make sure your F and E shops and listings are very different.
Point 3 - Social media
As suggested by others, and Iâm sure you already know this, you do need to promote your shop yourself too. Regularly post your Folksy links on FB and Insta, and on Pinterest if you have it (see the google benefit above). And tag FolksyHQ and use some of their hastags in your socials. You can also share your listings on the Folksy FB groups, they are not official, but well managed. Folksy Shop Group and Folksy Community Group For Buyers and Seller (UK Only)
And link up with other Folksy sellers - we are great at promoting/sharing each otherâs work.
Although this forum is mostly used by other sellers rather than the wider community (although we do buy from each other ), you will be surprised about how often we use the forums to find things to share, and admin use it too for their gift guides. There are lots of threads in the Folksy Showcase section - just pick a few and give it a go. Another suggestion is doing Folksy Friday Boards - if you do them now and again, youll find people will start including your products in theirs.
Final comment once people have found you. The double line spacing of the text in your descriptions is offputting, I couldnât actually read it easily so gave up half way through. You have reminded me that I need to improve my own descriptions - they are too long!
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Hi Audrey,
Love your cow heads.
There isnât really anything much to add that hasnât been mentioned however, it does take time, you do need to self promote on socials.
You donât have a lot of stock, adding more items if possibie might help you get noticed.
I would change your titles or at least some of them as they are basically all the same.
Could you use faux taxidermy cow head, cattle, etc. I know it can be difficult as i have the same problem with my bears, I need to get artist bears, collectables etc in the titles so Iâm forever trying to find ways of switching the words around so that they donât all read the same.
When i first started other sellers advised me to stock some cheaper items as well, to have different price points in my shop as not everyone can afford a mohair bear. It has been successful and I do now make quite a lot of smaller gifts and as Caroline mentioned I even now stock a few cards of my bears.
I often look at mine and wonder whether i should just concentrate on my main bears as primarily I am a bear artist but I do sell plenty of smaller gifts so for now I am still adding them. Is there something else you could make that would tie in with or are on the same lines as your cows.
There are though also plenty of sellers that only stock high end items and do really well, I think you just need to share your items and get them seen.
Good luck, you have lovely items.
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@ChristineJonesPrintmaker
@Caroleecrafts
@Macclesfieldbagworks
@francescaswords
@LooneySpoons
@plumporridge
@TheOldButton
@Bearlescent
Can we just say âthank youâ for your fantastic help and information. We know these posts were for another shop owner @LoganandLogan1 but your posts will help us as we are newbies too. 
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Hi ladies, good luck with your shop, love the changes you have made
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Youâre very welcomeâŚI love how your shop is growing 
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Thing is, when do you stop making things if no sales are coming in? I know weâve not been open long and iâm doing my level best re the SM/Folksy etc. Double edged sword I guess. Wonder if anyone sells crystal balls on here 
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I never gave up, admit very slow to begin with but now doing okay. I have over 1000 items in my shop, 37 sales this year, business suite scheduled posts with new items up to 10/3. I am also now on a design team, making new items from the leaders printables daily. All go in my shop. Videos of completed projects on YouTube, the videos I also post to Facebook. Noticed since doing videos, even shorts, my views have gone up.
Just keep plugging away, you have to be in it for the long game. You will get there believe in yourselves.
Went to school with twins, they used to finish each otherâs sentences, met up again at a school reunion 40 years later. No different except we were all older!
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Aw thank you! I used to work in marketing (for my sins!) and although a lot of what worked 10 years ago doesnât anymore, the basics of marketing items are still accurate. Marketing my own work is always harder than marketing for other people, weirdly⌠I guess you need a bit of distance sometimes.
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We do the same! We recently found out we have the same dreams, nothing to do with family, which most people dream about. Scary!
Oh I (Sue) worked in HBOS marketing for 18 yrs, not online though. Its certainly hard work when thereâs only two people with phones!!
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What is:
10/3?
making new items from the leaders printables daily?
How do I find you on YouTube?
Thanks
New items scheduled up the 10th March, will be posted daily by Facebook to fb and insta, so I do not have to worry.
As an animal lover, mounted heads are extremely distressing to me so they are not something I would look for.
The UK is a nation of animal lovers so your potential audience is probably very limited for this type of wall decoration.
I can see that you are very skilled, so Iâd suggest making something other than animal heads.
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