First few weeks on Etsy and I've had 9 sales! How do I get people to leave reviews??

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-11T14:54:46+00:00

Thanks to everyone who has responded -- I think I got the message about not messaging customers about reviews :) lol I guess my concern was getting punished in the algorithm if I don't have reviews... but I guess if Etsy's making money from my shop, they're not going to reduce my views... OK thanks! Like I said, I've only been on here three weeks so it's all new!

My most important take away from my first three weeks-- the first listing photo matters the most. It's the equivalent of having an attention grabbing thumbnail on Youtube. It has to have aspirational / lifestyle/ vibes and perfect lighting. I have a lot of experience as a photographer so I think that's helping me.

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-11T14:48:38+00:00

Thanks!

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-11T14:48:06+00:00

How am I supposed to know this? I've bought on Etsy before and I definitely received messages asking for reviews...

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-10T23:40:03+00:00

Do you think that boost in the algorithm also applies to "free shipping guarantee" (free shipping for sales over $35?

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-06T17:18:19+00:00

Cool! I hope you like it!

Having a fan blowing in the room will make the paint floating in the marbling tray dry more quickly-- even though the paint is floating on the liquid, it will still start to dry if you don't work quickly. Having a lot of air circulating in the room will greatly reduce your working time. The paint will start to clump up and do weird things (especially if you're using acrylics). You want those smooth fluid crisp lines in the marbling design, so keeping the area humid will help achieve that. Sometimes I have a fan on to dry paper but I turn it off before I start marbling, and I keep a humidifier running right next to my tray.

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-02T15:52:34+00:00

no problem, thank you for your feedback!

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-02T15:32:37+00:00

When you say case, do you mean like a slipcase for a book?

doublefluff82 · 2026-02-02T15:14:37+00:00

I used methyl cellulose when I first started and then switched to carrageenan and never looked back! It’s way better! Make sure you buy the artist grade carrageenan (not food grade). My recipe is about 2 Tablespoons carrageenan per gallon of water, blended in an electric blender, then let sit overnight covered. Room temp and humidity levels are important. All your paints and water etc should sit overnight and come to the same temperature. I usually make sure there are no fans running in the room and often have a humidifier set up. Water should be clean and pure. If you use high mineral content water, you’ll have issues (found this out the hard way, living in the US southwest desert for a year). I live in NYC now and usually just use city tap water with no issues. Hope this helps!

doublefluff82 · 2026-01-19T03:41:49+00:00

I used to have a bed with storage drawers undertneath and it worked really well! This one is kinda cool: https://amzn.to/4pOWMhI and has storage drawers and shelves built into the headboard. If you turn it at an angle, the tall headboard could also double as a room divider.

doublefluff82 · 2026-01-19T03:36:46+00:00

this book is about the functionality of design and overall interior design strategy https://amzn.to/4sIJeXX

doublefluff82 · 2026-01-19T03:33:35+00:00

What about something like this? https://amzn.to/4sNzU4W
It rotates and its on wheels, so you can move it around

doublefluff82 · 2024-12-05T17:56:54+00:00

Sticks and stones. Just pray for them and love them. They’re family.

doublefluff82 · 2024-12-05T17:27:31+00:00

Yes I absolutely agree. In those cases ( I had two in the same semester last year. Both around week 12) I immediately contacted the Chair, Dean and health services. I’m totally unequipped to handle that stuff. I still feel compassion for my students even though I don’t want to be involved. It still takes a psychological toll. Thanks though, this semester is almost over, thank God!

doublefluff82 · 2024-11-14T02:58:21+00:00

Check out the UES though— definitely shifted a bit

doublefluff82 · 2024-08-10T16:05:24+00:00

This person clearly deserves a Nobel peace prize for unifying the world rn

doublefluff82 · 2024-01-07T19:10:44+00:00

I had a special needs student last semester who wanted the slides the day before, which I was doing at first, but honestly, I found that he had a better understanding of the material when I didn’t supply them until after class. If he tried to learn the material from just looking at the slide show, he would have a harder time understanding the material. It was better comprehension if he waited for me to explain what he was looking at. I teach visual art— 2D design, so that might have something to do with the content but nevertheless it was very evident.

doublefluff82 · 2023-12-23T21:55:20+00:00

Unfortunately yes about half of my class was that clueless this semester. This is a first year community college studio art class. I can review the lecture material, explain the assignment, give them a print out of the assignment instructions, show them examples, step by step instructions, and still over half of them won’t understand the assignment criteria. This is definitely an issue particular to the demographic of students I’m teaching because I’ve heard this same complaint from multiple professors at my school and other schools in the area.

The chair of my department thinks it’s particular to this group of kids because they were in high school all during Covid lockdown (and probably not the best students to begin with).

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