Post by warrior1991 on Feb 1, 2017 19:39:24 GMT
I sell cardstock die cuts on Etsy and it has been going quite well. I have slow times and busier times, so not complaining.
I want to add more things but have a hard time making so many things to list and then have them just sit around my craftroom waiting for a new home. I know you have to show the item to sell the item and I do get lots of custom requests from things I have listed but I'm wondering about the people I'm losing because they don't see exactly what they want and move on without asking about custom orders.
For example I had a custom order for die cut words that said "Happy Birthday {name}". After a few conversations back and forth, I was able to complete her order and mail it off. She had contacted me from a listing I had of just single words with the letters welded together. That got me thinking, if I should create a happy birthday die cut to list. Each listing costs money to post, so not sure what to do. Would I have to make/show a die cut in a simple font, a fancy font, all captials, all lower case, etc? colors?
Also, I get questions a lot about what size is the item in the picture/listing. I happily answer their question as soon as I can and say I can cut the item in any size they need. They thank me and then never contact again. Is it because I didn't have the size right then that they needed or is it something else?
I'm not looking to get rich doing this, but a few more orders each month would be nice to help support my crafting habit.
Thanks.
I want to add more things but have a hard time making so many things to list and then have them just sit around my craftroom waiting for a new home. I know you have to show the item to sell the item and I do get lots of custom requests from things I have listed but I'm wondering about the people I'm losing because they don't see exactly what they want and move on without asking about custom orders.
For example I had a custom order for die cut words that said "Happy Birthday {name}". After a few conversations back and forth, I was able to complete her order and mail it off. She had contacted me from a listing I had of just single words with the letters welded together. That got me thinking, if I should create a happy birthday die cut to list. Each listing costs money to post, so not sure what to do. Would I have to make/show a die cut in a simple font, a fancy font, all captials, all lower case, etc? colors?
Also, I get questions a lot about what size is the item in the picture/listing. I happily answer their question as soon as I can and say I can cut the item in any size they need. They thank me and then never contact again. Is it because I didn't have the size right then that they needed or is it something else?
I'm not looking to get rich doing this, but a few more orders each month would be nice to help support my crafting habit.
Thanks.
