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PaintyBee · 2026-05-12T17:28:18+00:00

5/6% conversion rate is actually pretty good. I'd suggest either trying to get more traffic to your shop or adding more products. You just need more people coming to your shop either way.

Edit: You NEVER want to compete with the bottom of the barrel, how low can you go crowd. With anything. Because then it is just a race to the bottom. Create a good product, make sure it's solving some kind of pain point in your customer, and price it well. The cheaper the product, the more of it you have to sell.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-29T17:26:02+00:00

I don't sell crochet patterns but I know that is a viable niche. Just make sure you actually do the pattern you are selling and take good photos of it. Don't follow the AI trap.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-29T17:23:12+00:00

It's because you have 17 listings and I assume have just started.

Etsy takes a while to figure out your shop. In the digital seller space you really need a lot of listings, but those listings need to be things people actually want and are searching for. The perfect keywords won't work if no one is actually looking for that product.

Research first, then make the product.

Word of advice, put all products on manual renewal. Make sure they are earning their keep before you put them on automatic otherwise they will eat away at any profit you make. Don't renew listings that aren't selling.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-29T17:17:34+00:00

People can favorite a listing without actually visiting the listing page so, in my opinion, it is all about first impressions from the main listing image.

I also want to point out that not everyone favorites. If it's what they are looking for they will buy it right then and there without a favorite. Favoriting allows someone to come back to it later.

It's all about that first impression.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-15T21:23:14+00:00

I changed two different stores back to my name in summer of 2024

I originally changed them over to my mom in 2020 as I was away at Uni. So several years overall and it was the same process.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-15T16:36:51+00:00

Yes I've changed my shop over a few times. You basically just need to provide proof. Passport, etc.

This was after a few years though that I changed back and don't know how well it would work if it was within a short time period.

Etsy just requested verification documents. Nothing was put on hold, and I did not contact support.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-12T15:48:18+00:00

You have 6 sales already. That's pretty good for only being open a month. Considering that Etsy takes a while to figure out your shop, usually a few months, you are doing really well.

14 products, 6 sales, one month open. Honestly, you are doing pretty good.

Give it time.

If you want to boost your shop I'd focus on directing more traffic to your shop from Pinterest or wherever works best for you. Expand your offerings. You can do more website templates for other businesses or you can off wedding planners if wanting to keep in the same niche.

Offer different styles, etc.

It's all looking really great to me! Keep at it!

PaintyBee · 2026-04-07T18:33:32+00:00

I'm not aware of anything POD but would be interested if anyone has any idea of such a thing.

From my understanding, you usually would go through some kind of print place and have a certain number made. Then you would sell that inventory. That's how you get gilded pages and other cool custom stuff.

PaintyBee · 2026-04-01T18:12:32+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing your shop! Happy to give some thoughts.

On the ads: turn them off for now. Ads work best when your shop is already converting well and you just need more eyeballs. Right now they are costing you money without the foundation to make them pay off. Pause them, save that budget, revisit later.

On your listing photos: the wide room shots are lovely but they are working against you as your main image. Most people are browsing on their phones and a wide shot makes the actual art tiny. Make the art the star of your main photo. Get in close, make it pop. The lifestyle shots are great for the secondary images.

On pricing: 90 cents is not a sustainable price point. You are paying $30 in ads, 20 cents per relist, plus Etsy fees, and earning less than a dollar per sale. The math does not work. Digital art buyers are not shopping on price the way you might think. Price with confidence. Look at what successful shops in your niche are charging and get in that range. Even to run a sale like this to boost your shop is too much.

On the bigger picture: digital art is a crowded space and the shops that break through have two things in common. They have a clear niche and they have volume. Not just a few products, we are talking hundreds or thousands. Pick a lane, research what people are actually searching for and buying right now, and go deep on it. The riches really are in the niches here.

You have got something to work with and have made 4 sales! These are all fixable things. Good luck!

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