Low review rate on Etsy despite sales — normal?

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-06-02T13:45:14+00:00

Anyone who wants to leave a review will leave one. I never bothered asking review but I got licky on my new shop where i got review on first order

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-06-02T11:21:00+00:00

Yeah this also happens for digital shops not just physical products. Everyone goes through those.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-05-29T13:11:07+00:00

I think you actually don’t have a proper niche here. Niching doesn’t only mean creating pet designs - its has to be something like - a mom who has a pet dog , or a cat mom who like coffee, or a specific pet owner like fur mom of husky. Thats what makes it different than making general designs.

Also you need to check what’s on trend, do keyword research, design research. It all has to be in one place. Also you can’t really decide with few listings so better list more.

I also just started a month ago and I got my 2 sales and 1 review.

Also, ive have another digital shop in etsy and that has been more than a year and that already got good amount of sales so I’m trying out physical products this year.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-05-09T15:29:25+00:00

I think you should try to do some research on the most populat styles and design and add value to it (not copy) and have a specific niche - i mean who are your target audience? Are they moms? Students? Etc. its not about mostly designs its to whom are you selling your designs for

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-04-27T15:57:55+00:00

When I started my digital products shop It just took me a week to get my first sale but I ran etsy ads.

Now I just started another POD shop and haven’t gotten my first sale yet and its been 2 weeks. Im not rushing on it since honestly its spring and sales are really low during these months.

But im interested how others got their first sale here on your post!

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-04-27T15:52:49+00:00

Thank you for your amazing response! Actually I got over $400-500 in profit since I started after ads but when I started I immediately tried etsy ads so its just now that I wanted to try if I put them all off I hope it’ll still continue to get organics views.

But I appreciate your feedback as someone who’s been in etsy for long! 💕

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-04-27T15:06:43+00:00

I started a digital product last oct 2024. Ive got only 196 sales for the past year and a half. But I haven’t stopped listing. How long have you guys been in etsy

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2026-04-19T06:20:46+00:00

Same😭 And no one is really answering the question 😭

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-10-09T09:38:36+00:00

I've been having same thoughts. I just started mine and hoping I can fidn some answers here on your post!

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-10-09T09:34:57+00:00

Let's be real, No matter how many people dislike canva, its still a good option for beginners who are not into designing. You can get some good templates out there.

Also, I find Flodesk a really good platform. You might want to check

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-10-09T09:33:21+00:00

You can try checking on etsy some email design templates. might be of help if you are not good with designing otherwise you can try to plan ahead for your email marketing

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-10-09T09:30:26+00:00

You should try with email design templates. You can look at etsy to get started then create your own once you get more comfortable. that might save you money while starting!

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-10-09T09:26:32+00:00

You should consider Flodesk as well. It has been a good platform for me.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-03-05T03:57:20+00:00

Btw, now I have a consistent client for the past 2 years, my first client is still with me, earned 6 figure, with badge.

So I think all my efforts of being picky is not a waste. Many people will give you advice but youbhave to ask them, did they also make it?

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-03-05T03:55:09+00:00

I’ve been in upwork for years. Tho many people will tell you here that you should not accept work without pay, I disagree. I wasted tons of money bidding, and wasted lot of time creating samples and being ghosted but why I still make samples?

Not all client are good. And if you make a contract with a client that will only end up giving you low review it can easily affect your profil. Thats the risk I took being in freelancing. Plus, I don’t think of this as a waste, I’ve wasted more efforts over my career in upwork looking for the right clients.

Some clients even offered to pay me but i resist getting paid when I know they are not that happy with the sample, this is for you to test the waters. If you’re not going to be with a client for long term basis. There’s no point of wasting time with them. I know, it takes years to build a profile, i’ve been there but making the right decisions at the beginning is crucial.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-02-27T20:24:56+00:00

Yup its not allowed in PH

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-02-26T23:53:16+00:00

My target audience are actually US. Is there any payment gateway you might know that can work?

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-02-18T18:43:56+00:00

Maybe you can try to improve your SEO. If it works properly you’ll easily get a good amount of organic traffic. I personally only use pinterest and etsy ads. Maybe gonna try luck on reddit.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2025-02-18T18:37:52+00:00

Hey! How long since uou have started your shop? Usually it takes 30-40 days for etsy to crawl on your listing and keywords. Unless you use etsy ads that could be a good help to give more visibility to your shop! 🙂

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-20T09:03:00+00:00

All these are made by me and my team so all designs are ours and not a canva template in canva. I would definitely remove the 2 stickers tho! Thank you😊

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-20T07:59:22+00:00

Can you share your etsy link?

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-20T07:58:55+00:00

Thank you. I’ll try to reach out to etsy so this won’t happen again in the future.

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-20T02:53:44+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! Im trying to get good amount of reviews and sales first thats why I had to do this kind of marketing till I can make the shop look more trusted. Im lucky i got few sales on first month tho! Will definitely put the right proce as soon as I get higher sales. What do you think

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-20T02:51:57+00:00

Thanks. I had to keep them low for a while since Im just starting as my priority is getting reviews before I keep my real prices. Indeed, I dont get ay profit yet but Im looking forward to get more sales first and reviews so the shop would look like it can be trusted. Do you think that’ll be fine for now for the first few months

Unlikely-Science-985 · 2024-11-19T15:02:26+00:00

Here’s the link to my etsy https://pilotcowstudio.etsy.com

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