Reminds me of the Bjork song atm. Everything is so quiet, FB, Instagram and on Folksy. Is it just me or have any other Folksy Folk found the same?
Blogged about world stationery day today and did a post on FB.
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Agree, have had shop since January and only one sale and that was to a friend who liked one of my pictures and bought through Folksy! Why are we not selling, where is everyone??? I know my items are good and sure yours too!! Hope sales for you pick up soon. Jo x
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Fingers crossed Jo. Can be soul destroying but keeping at it. Had a Folksy shop then did not use, have recently closed my own website and moved everything to Folksy.
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Very quiet for me…there was a time I would put a bear on fb and have more than one customer wanting it, they very rarely hung around for more than 24 hours…this last year has been very quiet…I am debating whether to continue unless it picks up this year 
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Same here, I am really trying with my Folksy shop this year, but it’s worse than ever everywhere.
People put it down to Brexit but I don’t know!
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Same here, not sure anyone is even seeing my shop, doesn’t help that I’m not good at social media.
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Same here no sales for last 3-4 weeks and I don’t think any other woodturners have done any better either.
I feel that the theme of the day is working against me as so few tags can be fitted into my items.
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I think it’s just a quiet time of year. I’m using it for more making in an attempt to be better prepared than usual for when things get busy again!
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I have started up my blog again, this time with themes and a link to my shop. Must admit in the past Google picked up images more from my blog then my website. Plan to post twice a week. Yesterday did stationery and had a lot of hits outside of Folksy.
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My Folksy sales were down last year, had one sale in January this year and then sold 4 in April. I do workshops too and numbers are down for them right across the board.
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I’m still getting work from one off commissions but, Instagram and Folksy nothing happening, so don’t give up the day job. I do agree with Bluebell Woodturning that the theme of the day, even after trying to raise some interest is a woody desert! 
No idea why?
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It’s always hard to admit when one isn’t doing well with sales ( I’ve always seen it as a sense of failure - terrible attitude I know !!! )
Sadly , I have had my worst 4 month period here on Folksy EVER I think !! , this is despite having lots of new products ;/ so I find that affects me mentally ( very hard to continue to be motivated to make more ! ) such a catch 22 situation !! Yet as soon as I make a sale , it really does lift my spirits . Thankfully I also sell on Et*y , and have managed some OK ( still not wow !) sales on there which have stopped me tumbling into despair !!!
On that positive note 
???!!( sorry guys !) we just have to keep doing what we love and stay hopeful things will turn a corner very soon !
Wishing some luck with the sales Fairy to you all :))
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Jo
I’m wondering where you are promoting your shop / listings as you have no social media links on your page. You will see topic after topic on here saying that you need to promotion if you want traffic to your shop. Not promoting yourself is like opening a B&M shop down a side street of a large town without bothering to send out flyers to tell potential customers you are there. That would mean you would only get people through your door who
(a). happened to wander past.
(b). were interested in what you might be selling.
The majority of traffic / customers in my shop come there via social media of one sort or another.
xx
PS I just googled the first part of the title of this piece of yours and found it on Pinterest. You can add that Pinterest link at least to your page even if you have no other social media ?
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Hi Joy.
I really appreciate what you say. I have tried to put items on pintrest in hopes that someone will find them there and investigate further. No, you are right, I don’t do social media any other way. I don’t really know how to find people to contact if that makes sense! I had a small business previous to this and opened a Facebook page for that, but I never got a single enquiry through that. I live very remote without many contacts and guess that doesn’t help, as people living in built up areas with loads family and friend can pass on to pass on to…! Will keep trying! I do have business cards and when I sell locally (which I do thankfully, think often people prefer to see and buy) my Folksy and Etsy details are on the back, along with email address, so hopefully it is just a matter of time and word will get round and sales start increasing.
Many thanks, and any other ideas welcome.
Kind regards
JO
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For me Easter to the end of May is always my quietest time for general online sales. Three bank holidays in quick succession plus usually warmer weather means people are outside doing stuff with their family instead of browsing online.
I use the breathing space to make stock for craft fairs, re-visit listings that need new photos or tinkering with wording, and work on commissions that I have scheduled. Try to remember those crazy days in November, all those things you wished you had time to make or do? Do them now!
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Why not contact the amazing @dottiedesigns who runs British Crafters, and see what she can do for you? Susan has a great track record among Folksy sellers.
https://www.britishcrafters.co.uk/
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Thank you so much for the shout out! It is lovely to be able to help people out! In March there was one week where all the shops in promo were in the Folksy Top 40! Honestly - it’s not a magic wand but with such a large following - especially nearly 50K on Twitter it is just having the ability to shout (loudly) to lots of people that your work is amazing 
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British Crafters definitely seems worth a look.
I agree with Joy @JOYSofGLASS that the best plan of action is to direct as many customers here as you can, which is what you would have to do if you were running your own website in any case. The challenge is in directing the right people who are genuinely interested in what you do. I am still figuring that one out myself.
I have only been here for six months so have no history to make comparisons. I have made some reasonable sales here and all my social media links are directed here. I have also made some sales on the other side with a bit less effort it has to be said. However, I find Folksy much easier to use, has a more transparent accounting system and is far friendlier so I have chosen Folksy to be my own proxy website. I have much still to do on that score. I am not a a natural salesman or marketeer, so there will be a lot of trial and error involved.
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@dottiedesigns there is something wrong with the website, the link to it doesn’t work. Looks like it doesn’t exist anymore?
Thank you so much for that helpful info, I will do that! Really kind of you.
Jo x