When Etsy Isn't Cutting It, Where Else Could You Try? 

So true! So pleasant "waffle" while I craft! ❤

This. I think folks are scared of smaller numbers, but the result is often a much more engaged list. 👍

@KimBliss yes. It does sound crazy but when you think about it, it doesn't take thousands of people who buy from you often to keep you in business.

Oh really, that's great to know! Would you say that you're making more sales on Folksy than you did on Etsy? I might have to check them out again.

​@@KimBlisshi again Kim, sales are up 👍

This is very true. 👍

You're doing great! I can relate to not feeling it all the time, but a little time spent here and there can really make a difference. 💚

I'm glad they arrived OK! ☕️

Ok so im on TikTok have 45k on there I sell a few things from there.. I’m new to you tube I find Instagram awful and I sell most of my work in cafes and galleries and in person workshops

No way! We're chair/blanket twins! 😁

If you make over $10000 in any one calendar year, you are locked into participating in Etsy's offsite ads (OSA) program, which levies a 12% fee (on top of everything else) for any sales that result from Etsy's ads on Google. However, Etsy automatically now enrolls all new members into this program, so if you haven't ever made $10K in a year and don't want to be part of OSA, you can opt out. Not sure exactly how to do this, but you should be able to find it in your dashboard, Etsy help or ask in the forums. And apparently, if you live in certain countries, you can also opt out of OSA even if you have made $10K in any year. I'm forced to participate in this program, but over a year's time, the OSA fees amount to about 2% of my gross sales. So I've added that 2% on to all my listings which effectively pays for the OSA fees. I do feel I probably get sales from OSA that I wouldn't otherwise get. So if you're forced to be part of OSA, it's good to find a way to make it work for you.

This. 👆 Assuming you are referring to the offsite ads? Don't get me started on that. The fact that they automatically opt people into these *without telling them* pisses me off beyond measure. But yes, you can turn them off on desktop if you're below the threshold. 👍

I have no idea what or who it's made for, but it's not the average person that's for sure!

Someone else mentioned this too. Thanks so much for adding it as a suggestion! 💚

@ the big advantage of the British Craft House over others is that it’s a curated site… sellers have to be approved to sell there… so there is NO mass produced junk whatsoever, (I don’t recall seeing any POD on there at all, it’s more artisan) and the offering on it is very professional looking. If your photos are lazy and badly lit & look like an eBay junk clear out, you do not get on there… which is unfortunately something Folksy suffers from. Folksy put me off as a shopper because there are a lot of ‘oh dear’ looking listings on there last time I checked… yellow lighting, photographed on someone’s bed… doesn’t motivate shoppers to stick around. I wouldn’t hesitate to try BCH again once they’ve grown a little… the cap on number of listings was the biggest issue for me on BCH… they don’t have a big server so have to put limits & that was giving me headaches to switch my listings seasonally. The other advantage is that it’s not saturated. I think I was only one of two or three needle felters on there, so if someone is searching for a niche thing you will get found

I would absolutely try it for sure. Especially if your products are niche as regardless of the saturation, if there aren't many others selling similar things then you could have a lot of success there. So yes I'd definitely recommend giving it a go as it's really the only way to know for sure if it would be a good platform for you or not. 👍

@@KimBliss Thank you so much Kim! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. I will definitely take your advice, thank you!

Mmmm, this is my concern with it. It seems that not enough people know about it so it doesn't feel as though it would do anything that my website doesn't already do.

I've been asked before, but the trouble is I really don't understand it enough to make a video about it. It causes me a *lot* of swearing whenever I have to deal with it. I just wanted to add it to show that it can be done, even if like me, you're not really sure what you're doing. 😁

Yeah that was my experience too, but to be fair, I wasn't trying to drive my own traffic to it at the time so I can't say for sure if it wouldn't work now. But you'd definitely need to promote it I think.

I don't think too many people have heard of it, although I did look into it a couple of years ago. It wasn't for me, but definitely one to consider!

@KimBliss they seem to have really grown in the past year or so. Worth checking them out!

This is the first I've heard of it!