Etsy Seller Success Tips: The key to achieving this is to have a professional shop and run your shop as a business
There are many things you can do as a seller to achieve success at whatever product you are selling. Many sellers have a hard time with sales not because their items are bad but because they do not know some very easy and strategic things a seller should do. In this article you will find many tips to the kind of Etsy selling success we all strive for.
The key!!!!! which key ? Is there a door? Is there a key for success?
The key to achieving this is to have a professional shop and run your shop as a business. This is your business you must treat it as such. This is not a hobby. You are here to make sales...correct? Then let's make sales!!!
First and foremost you must be willing to invest your time
TIME TO BE THERE in your shop ...
First and foremost you must be willing to invest your time into your Etsy shop. This involves quite a lot. The appearance of ones shop is key. I will point out many more things later in the article but lets start with appearance. Your shop needs to be a unique and wonderful shopping experience for your customer. So your avatar and shop greeting are very important! They must be professional and represent your shop adequately. If you are selling fly-fishing gear and your avatar is a quilt you are misleading your customers.
TARGET YOUR SHOP
Your greeting should be unique and welcoming.
Make full use of your title and greeting should be keyword rich.
Make full use of your title and greeting should be keyword rich.
REPEAT my thought
Use descriptive keywords. Words that you think buyers might enter into to search for your items. Try to use as many keywords that they may be searching for, and keep repeating the most important ones in your shop title. Also use these same words to in your item titles, tags, and descriptions where relevant.
Write write and write many times you want .. discover the best for your shop keywords and remember those keywords drive traffic to your shop
Shop Description
When preparing your description Think like a buyer!!! Does it answer ALL of the questions you would want answered if you were to purchase this item...? Remember you are selling online now so your competition is stiff!! There are millions of sites out there selling goods why should they buy from you???
Shop policies .....Your?
Often sellers approach who approach me for help that have not even filled out their shop policies yet! You must have your shop policies in place to help you run your shop effectively and give your customer that confidence they need to buy from you. Be consistent, and persevere the sales will come but first one last shop make-over to discuss! Very, very important!
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