Same here - I have yet to work out Facebook! Two very similar posts, a couple of days apart, reach very different numbers of people. Still, I keep trying!
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Facebook is weird isnāt it. I have heard itās best not to post too many posts on the one day or at least best to space them out so Iāve been trying this - but my numbers vary hugely too as to who sees my posts.
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Hi everyone, this is my first post on the forum, this thread is the reason Iām here. This is now my fourth year in business, I decided this year I would focus on giving my Folksy shop a chance, I did have my own website but didnāt have the time to dedicate to all of the SEO needed to get traffic and I honestly thought, perhaps naively that I would at least get a few more views with Folksy, I average about 4 a day.
I blog, I tweet everyday, I have a Facebook page and Pinterest, I also regularly participate in Facebook groups engaging with people not just spamming them. It is reassuring to know Iām not alone and Iām determined to make it work but today I feel at a bit of a loss about it.
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What I donāt get is, if I tweet an item from āthe dark sideā I get viewed quick? And at least I feel someone has seen my item. I do the same here, and Iām invisible?? Any idea why??
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Do you add photoās to your tweets? The dark side show a photo automatically but from here you have to add it manually. Not sure if photoās do attract more views on twitter or not but I always add a photo.
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Thank you @Knittingtopia I didnt know that 
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What I do is:
click the tweet button on your item page
copy the text
paste the text onto twitter
add your photo
tweet!
Hope it helps x
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Sorry Carol, which text do you copy please? @Knittingtopia
okā¦last night my reach on Facebook was 495. Over night I have had about 8 more 'likesā¦but my reach has gone down to 154. Doesnāt make any senseā¦
As for Twitterā¦I participated in CraftHour last night and there only seemed to be one other Folksy seller on thereā¦where was everyone? There used to be loadsā¦or perhaps they are there but linking to other sitesā¦
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Go to you item page on Folksy
Click the tweet button
You will get a box pop up
Select the text (Iāve highlighted in blue on the photo above)
Open twitter
Paste the copied text into your tweet
add your photo to the same tweet (hopefully you will already have your item photo on your computer/device)
send tweet.
Hope that makes sense Rachel x
Thank you Carol, thatās super. I will try it and maybe encourage more people to folksy. 
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Most of the time I do add a photo @Knittingtopia I seem to find my shops really hard going, some do so well, I just donāt have to knack to promote well.
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Lots of the articles looking at social media trends and Twitter certainly suggests that tweets with photos get more engagement.
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Did you know you can aew analytics for Twitter now, you can see some om the app but from the desktop yoi get quite good insights now.
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How do you see the analytics @AvaKitsch?
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Through the Folkay dashboard I can see the number of visitors per day and individual items viewed. I use Google analytics too. I get a lot of spam views showing up that I assume are filtered for Folksy but they still donāt quite match up. However both are low.
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Websites can be useful to use as a tool to tell contacts about, (and look), and have sold some items from my website by just doing that, with both friends and contacts.
Like you, I have many more products which I could list, but am holding back. Itās not just the cost, itās the time and effort you have to put in. But I havenāt ruled out more listings, just being cautious at the moment. Sometimes the feedback from numbers looking at specific items is almost as good as a sale !
On a plus point, sold several handmade greeting cards yesterday, to repeat customers at a craft fair. Also had two serious enquiries for large prints where people are looking for really big prints / art. Those sort of contacts can make a big difference financially, but I do refer them to my main website too.
If Folksy had a lot more exposure, may consider putting some of my newer stuff on here.
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Just had a quick look at your Folksy shop - stunning images! Love the classic car and sunsets as well as the seed pods.
I know what you mean about the time and effort to make a listing - good photos, editing, description etc! Sometimes I feel there is no time to make as we are always working online!
Glad you had a successful weekend.
Just to say wish you well soon and good luck with your site again
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You have my sympathy! And it seems that others are having the same problem which is not very helpful to any of us. I āsellā on Folksy and one other site. In the last 12 months I have had only 1 sale on Folksy ā¦ and no feedback. My other site is due for renewal in July and I am wondering whether we have all be misled into thinking that the internet is the only way forward. Frankly when you consider the hoops to be jumped through on the distance selling front Iām not sure itās worth the effort. And donāt even start me on postage prices ā¦ itās what stopped me selling on eBay years ago. The only function these shops have fulfilled for me is that I have a website presence which can be used to give an indication of some of the things I make. Face-to-face selling is much better for me.
Incidentally, I have noticed over the last few weeks that everywhere on the High Street and visitor attractions is eerily quiet ā¦ has someone evacuated England and not told me?
I remain hopeful that āthingsā will pick up, but Iām not sure how long I can afford to pay out the money and spend time listing.
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