If you have considered selling anything homemade, give Etsy a try in addition to selling on eBay.
Etsy is a terrific venue if you sell handcrafted items or craft supplies because Etsy is limited to just those categories. You have the advantage of a very targeted audience!
The down-side – the competition is quite fierce.
Exceptional photos, unique, high quality items and creative marketing are your keys to success.
Below you will find the “basics” for getting started on Etsy.
An Esty shop is free.
Shop set-up is fairly straightforward and Etsy makes it even easier by walking you through the process.
Once you have set up your shop, you can begin listing items. There are no auctions on Etsy.
The cost to list an item is 20 cents.
If you have multiple of the same item, the cost is 20 cents per item, not per listing.
Your listing is active for 4 months.
When an item sells, Etsy’s take is 3.5% of the selling price.
Sellers can accept Paypal, checks, money orders and any other forms of payment the seller has access to.
Feedback on Etsy is similar to eBay with the only exception being that sellers can leave negative feedback for buyers.
I like this! :)
You can market your listings several ways on Etsy.
Some are free and others come at a cost.
There is no seller email marketing available on Etsy which makes social networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) extremely important marketing tools for Etsy sellers.
Billing on Etsy is monthly.
Paying your bill is an easy manual process through Paypal. Etsy does not provide automatic withdrawal for bill payment.
You will find that Etsy is very cool, very easy to use and a fun way to make money!
Happy Selling!
