My views are still way down, just started to promote on Twitter and Craftjuice to see if it will make a difference. Views and sales in the past eight weeks have been the worst since joining Folksy a year ago.
I had two sales over the weekend. Unheard of for the longest time around here ā¦ views are up a little too. Maybe, just maybe, the tide is thinking about turning? Iām ready with my floaty arm bands if it is!!
Well done Melanie. I think its been a funny year for lots of folks, having to watch the pennies. But Christmas is a time to spend, hopefully, because a handmade item will be something to treasure. Marg. x
Itās not just here, believe me. I am on several sites and tās been dire the last couple of months. Even my best online gallery site where I have been selling consistently all year ādiedā in September for some reason. Itās like I have become invisible. Canāt really offer any suggestions - I too am miffed.
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It also helps if the site itself is promoted by the owners!
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Still no shoppers, some views, but probably mainly me! Fed up.
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Same here, never known it so quiet. Just tumbleweed rolling around in my shop.
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Does anyone sell anything on here though? when I mean sell I mean a good amount, not just one item a month. Like most on here, I want to support a british business, but if the site isnāt being known about, how will they find us. I have done all the promoting, i get fed up with doing it! I spend more time on that than making anything new.
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Yes, there are plenty of us who sell good numbers on here. 2 and a half years - 700 sales.
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Me too. Been here since early Folksy days. First sale 5th May 2009.
1008 more since.
Hope this encourages those of you who think itās not a good place to be selling.
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Odd though, I had more sales last October than this - no change really to my style - perhaps thatās my issue - Iāve also been around for a while, since 2009.
We used to have a thriving āWhat have you sold today?ā thread. I think if it were revived, only Joy and Sara would be on it!.. 
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Sudden blip in my downward spiral with 5 sales in three days, albeit 2 return customers and yet looking at my page views no one is viewing - 
Just bought an item from a folksy shop and was asked after checkout how I rated my experience and how likely I was to recommend Folksy, then given the opportunity to share my experience on social media? is this new or have I just recommended a single trader on here?
Think that might be something you can set up on Paypal but Iāve now worked out how to do it.
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Hi Everyone. Iām new to Folksy. I opened my shop in October but have had no sales and donāt seem to have many viewings. My Halloween goodies didnāt even sell. I have also noticed even at craft fairs these days people are looking but not buying so much. Years ago I used to sell so much more. I guess Rome wasnāt built in a day so Iām trying not to get too disheartened.
I bought from a couple of shops about two weeks ago and it popped up . So fairly new I think.
I assumed it was a Folksy thing, but if Joy is right maybe not.
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Hi Sue @TattsTreasures your shop is lovely, there are lots of posts about marketing yourself so dont be too disheartened. x
Thanks Rachel @ Greenwood Makes. Love your shop too. Iām going to put some Christmas things into my shop this week and set up a facebook page, maybe that will help. It does make you lose a bit of confidence when viewings are so few but hopefully sales will pick up for everyone with Xmas fast approaching 
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Iāve just spotted that you have a sale - on the Front page. xx