9 things to avoid doing on Etsy! Adjust these assumptions for better Etsy shop results.

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Жыл бұрын

If you want to build a sustainable and profitable Etsy shop you can't cut corners and expect it to work out. This video goes over 9 ingredients for failure that a lot of people will fall victim to and will make them quit before they can win on Etsy.
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@tamshort8958 Жыл бұрын

My traffic stopped when I stopped ads so I ended up putting them back on, I tried without for four months. As soon as they went back on I got an order, so I’m reluctant to put them off even tho I’m not making much as I want to continue to grow. 🌸

@michellemoeckel4770 Жыл бұрын

Ads work for me as well. Oddly, when I start feeling a slump in sales I will turn off ads for a day and then restart and boom, sales pick up again. It takes time to figure out how to get things to work for your niche.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Sometimes that's the only way to get seen because the niche is so competitive, or your keywords aren't the same as what Etsy is showing you for primarily.

@amymanganaro4243 Жыл бұрын

Really cute and creative video concept with great content. It’s virtually the opposite of what the “gurus” make for video content and I like this way of thinking.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I basically think about what the gurus would say then say the opposite of that.

@leopard7425 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these tips. I refused to follow the "popular designs" cause my argument is the initial trend setter is the seller who's making the real money. I rather want to try and be the trendsetter, the problem is I only got two sales so far, but you set my mind at ease. I'm entering my third month now, but are dedicated and focused on the long term so I'll just keep designing and trying out new designs etc. I think my thumbnails etc. have really improved over the last couple of weeks, so I see this as "training" for the long run. Thank you for you videos!!

@motivate-your-mindset Жыл бұрын

Finally.....start with that truth when talking about Etsy!! Be professional when engaging with your customers. Amen :-0

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

@LWO579 Жыл бұрын

As a new shop owner on Etsy, I'm constantly working on "updating" the listing info and all so that each is more appealing. The work has to be done! :)

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

It never ends.

@---ry7bj Жыл бұрын

I like how direct you are

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ChardeYogaHealthWellness Жыл бұрын

I love your honesty!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hericapung8058 Жыл бұрын

This very high quality content. The best so far.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@thejewelryspot9969 Жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thank you.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jen_crochetfun Жыл бұрын

Now I want a chocolate chip muffin 😭 This was a great video. I loved the recipe. I am guilty of a couple like getting hung up on unimportant things and hoping people will overlook bad photography. It worked during the lockdown, but since then I have had to put a lot more effort into photos (still trying to improve).

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

There's always something else to do, it never stops!

@PuppyCatandMouse Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I’m a patient artist and am building the foundation for my Etsy biz! Love your channel!!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

That's the way to do it!

@traceywilliamson7179 Жыл бұрын

SO glad to have come across you yesterday by accident! Your videos are so helpful, and I appreciate the no-nonsense humour too ;-) You're definitely saving me a lot of time and effort doing and re-doing my Etsy listings after previously being sucked in by 'Etsy Gurus'! I will definitely be bypassing those from now on and coming straight to you! Have a wonderful day :)

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@momvanup Жыл бұрын

I love this video and I feel like I am learning so much about selling physical products!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@LaylaMaktub Жыл бұрын

The mixing bowl, haha!! 😂 Great videos as always! Thank you, Kara. Still my no. 1 for Etsy and online selling advice.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nerdmommy7114 Жыл бұрын

looool i laughed out loud when nothing came out of that bowl, that was great magic 😂 awesome content as always.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@NatalieDo Жыл бұрын

You really got my a** with that last bit/joke at the end of the video. It made me chuckle.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JulieEbersole Жыл бұрын

So good, Kara!!! Really!!!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ShootingStarSVG Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE POD THING! Holy smokes I don't mean to yell but all of the videos I have seen about POD and etsy make me cringe because no one mentions you pay out of pocket before you see returns... some people simply don't have that pocket money... Great stuff as always Kara thanks for keeping it real

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I really have had a bunch of people who can’t pay for the orders because of payment reserves leave comments and message me adding for help figuring it out.

@fox__fox Жыл бұрын

For me it sounds really strange. It's obviously that to sell something you need to produce something or at least buy something (if you're not a drop-shipper). To start any business you need a starting capital. Enen to make a digital stuff you still need to buy a computer, apps, get some courses, right? It's just too obvious things to mention.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

@@fox__fox Nobody mentions it though, and I there are a ton of "make money from your phone" type videos all over social media. It's just taking advantage of people's desperation in some cases, and laziness in others. Then there's the mentality of the gig economy where everything is disposable and short-term, so a lot of people don't think about building anything sustainable, it's all churn and burn.

@helencirignano2622 Жыл бұрын

Loved this one.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ateljeavesaltus Жыл бұрын

Hey Kara you are excellent, thank you 🙂

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I'll tell my husband you aid that hahaha

@dennyjacksonpod Жыл бұрын

Love your videos.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@howtoandwhatsnew Жыл бұрын

Love this, and your blouse is cute too!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@willtristcustombabydesigns324 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!!!❤

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@thesaltedimage Жыл бұрын

Hi Kara! Thanks for your honest advice. I started my shop in January after months of trying to get everything perfect. Looking back, I wish I had started it before it was "ready". I do look at my SEO but I feel like I am just guessing at what to do next.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you just need to write a title, fill in some more descriptive terms int he tags, then wait to see what keywords the listings are being found for and use that information to find more terms. Don't overthink it.

@AubreyAaden Жыл бұрын

Haha very clever video! But some really great tips too.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@sabrinahewick1224 Жыл бұрын

everything is so true!! Kara here's a thought, I realize that some or maybe all shoppers look for sellers that have high scores or higher selling rates, I am guilty of that as well...they forget about those that are starting out, and no stars at all, so they get skipped over! I have been on here for over a year, good traffic, bad traffic..hahah like a roller coaster, now I work my ass off trying to create the best, always changing my pictures, changing my titles, etc, at times I have very high traffic, and like today it dropped way down..haha so if only Etsy can also come up with an Idea to push us non star raters, we may stand a chance. Any Idea? btw I love your honesty, I will not give up, because someone out is looking for the perfect baby dress, and I can deliver...I believe in me, and I know that I will succeed, maybe not today, but it will happen!! 😂

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I always look for new sellers to buy from...Etsy does (sort of) show newer shops a little at the beginning, but unless you start selling that grace period will end pretty quickly.

@mrs.quills7061 Жыл бұрын

Something that helped was to tell my friends and some of my family, don’t pressure them, but if you sell lower cost goods like myself they might support you and even leave a review! At least that’s what I think helped me at first 😅 But also I think if you sell something unique, but also something people really want they’ll buy it. My shop has been stagnant mainly due to me putting my efforts elsewhere, but last evening I got my first massive sale for notebooks I have with a solar system design I created a while back. I’m assuming it may have been a teacher because they ordered 8 notebooks! I was so shocked normally my stickers sell, but that was my biggest order yet and it came at the right time too. Just keep faith that things will happen at the right place and right time, you just need the right buyer! I was worried my notebooks wouldn’t sell because of the cost and the speed to ship because they’re POD, but they’ve been a hit lately. I’m planning to buy them through a manufacturer eventually so I can ship them myself and promote them a little better, but for now it was something I wanted to try without having stock sitting around. A huge part of it is marketing too and if you get traffic people are interested, but it might not be the right time for them to buy whatever w looking at yet.

@elainet5870 Жыл бұрын

Clever video! 😃

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@tinanovoth Жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thenk you veddy much

@Sinsit-World 10 ай бұрын

That what I need to hear, thank for be real 😊

@KaraBuntin 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@chericerichmond-mh7yj Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your YT as it cuts out the fluff when it comes to Etsy. I recently opened and shop and k think I’m just being impatient mostly, especially considering how much time I’m spending on products etc. Whew, it’s been interesting

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and yes, it's a lot more work than people lead you to believe.

@chericerichmond-mh7yj Жыл бұрын

@@KaraBuntin definitely a lot but I feel my views and purchases should be doing better. Possibly SEO but I’ve changed it a few times hoping for listing to get more traction. I feel stuck already :/

@mariecreativity9065 Жыл бұрын

Not magical elves 😂😂 I exploded, that is hilarious

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

You're the first person to say anything about that, hahaha!

@theverandafilesheidrun Жыл бұрын

Haha, well done!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thenext9537 Жыл бұрын

My perspective is and always has been - I am willing to do the work, I want to do the work, I want to spend time doing the work. I don't believe in easy outs, I will put in the time. Apparently, this is a rare thing these days.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunately rare.

@beckybequette8212 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Just subscribed. Do you have a video or any advice for an autistic introvert on the marketing part? I'm good at writing, but I don't have a huge group of FB friends, or Instagram, or *shudder* tiktoc. I designing my stuff now, and I think it's good, but how to get people to look?

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I am a total introvert and I REALLY dislike the chit chat of social media. For my cake business I post to Instagram and Facebook but I don't spend any time there at all, so if that's not your thing you don't have to do that. You can get good results from blogging, a youtube channel where you don't show your face (it's possible, and you can edit everything so that you feel okay with it) and Pinterest if you do that the right way. SEO is always important and that involves no human interaction, which is just the way I like it, heh heh

@tinaindina7032 Жыл бұрын

I was hoping there was 10 of those muffins in the bowl. Maybe I added too much impatience 🤔

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I would have liked ten muffins in the bowl too, but no dice.

@maryavelis1157 Жыл бұрын

My hopes are dashed for making breakfast.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I was going to find a recipe and add it to the description...

@trishoconnor2169 Жыл бұрын

@@KaraBuntin Or maybe a link to a site where you can just order muffins! When I was in Divinity school, one year we had a Christmas recipe exchange, in which everyone brought in their favorite homemade Christmas treat and set it out with the recipe printed up on index cards next to it, so we could all go around sampling each others' treats and picking up the recipe of anything we liked. Well, several of us spent five or ten minutes standing around debating what the ingredients might be in the delicious, complicated confection brought by Brother Henry, the school librarian, and marveling that he had this hidden talent as a baker none of us had known about. After a while, we gave up on guessing and looked at the recipe card to see what the ingredients were. There was no ingredient list, just the directions to Brother Henry's favorite bakery, complete with a first line instructing the reader to fasten their safety belt, or else "the entire dessert could be a failure."

@mrs.quills7061 Жыл бұрын

No no no, we can still make brain food but using Kara’s recipe! Patience, time and hard work.

@maryavelis1157 Жыл бұрын

@@mrs.quills7061 I love baking. Always looking for good recipes. 👍

@mrs.quills7061 Жыл бұрын

@@maryavelis1157me too! I usually do it more in the winter and holidays I make pies from scratch even the crust. In the summer I might make banana bread if the bananas ripen too quickly from the heat!

@marikiemarie7622 Жыл бұрын

I'm an extremely patient person. Very driven and very focused on the work. However, I feel like I would loose more than gain from etsy. Some of the ways etsy does things would cause me anxiety! Lol

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Anything that uses a search placement algorithm is going to take a while to build up. Google takes 8-10 months to see any kind of consistent results from search. Etsy's no different, and it is definitely anxiety-producing sometimes!

@calm8680 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Love your Videos. I am a struggling Etsy shop owner. Seems like I just can’t get it right. Any help will be appreciated!!

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of videos, if there's a topic you'd be interested in me touching on, let me know. I also have another youtube channel at kzfaq.info that has quick one-topic advice videos.

@Back_To_Basics Жыл бұрын

Hi Kara! Does cancelling an order on Etsy removes the negative review that the customer has left?

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

No, it doesn't, the review will stay.

@lucyl6425 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kara I have question totally unrelated to this video. A friend who lives in Mass. ( I live in NC ) purchased an item from me. She tried to leave a review immediately but kept getting the message that she could not leave a review till the 10th of Feb. She had the item for 3 weeks now. She would check everyday but nope she couldn’t leave it. Well it’s February 10th and still cannot! I have a screenshot that shows what she sees. I wonder if you could possibly understand what is going on? She was hoping to help me by purchasing something and leaving a review! Thank you.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Etsy won't let people leave a review until the delivery window has closed, sometimes it's just longer than it actually takes. She'll start getting reminders soon, don't worry!

@tinaindina7032 Жыл бұрын

Unless she purchased as a guest! Guests can’t leave reviews. I think she could add the purchase to an Etsy account after if this is the reason

@workinprogresssince1974 Жыл бұрын

The arbitary nature of them holding your funds is so irritating. I have two shops, one is 10 years old the other is 3 and the younger one recently had a hold put on a fund simply because I sold a higher priced item even though I've sold lots through that shop before. But they gave me that money and held the money from my next sale instead which was much smaller. Meh.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

It makes no sense to me.

@SabrinaBoothe Жыл бұрын

How much of a reserve would you recommend before you open a print on demand store on Etsy?

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

You just have to be able to pay the credit card bill to the printer, so it would depend on how much you sell. If you get lucky and start selling things right away, then if Etsy puts a 90-day hold on your money, they're supposed to pay it out bit by bit but sometimes they don't.

@SabrinaBoothe Жыл бұрын

@@KaraBuntin Thank you very much. That gives me an idea.

@TessieDobey Жыл бұрын

The Gurus got me in deep financial trouble.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

I've heard that from a lot of people, it's terrible.

@mrs.quills7061 Жыл бұрын

That’s so sad, I wish there was legal repercussions for these people…

@itsjojo7360 Жыл бұрын

I still watch your videos even though you won’t let me join your Fb group ❤

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Did the moderators tell you why you couldn't get in?

@itsjojo7360 Жыл бұрын

@@KaraBuntin they said they could not find my Etsy store. I’ve sent the link to other people and they can find it. Not sure why it didn’t show up for the moderators

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

@@itsjojo7360 if you sent the link and the name of the shop they should be able to find it. You should try again but put the link and the name in case the link doesn’t work

@itsjojo7360 Жыл бұрын

@@KaraBuntin ok thank you! I’ll try again

@cjdragonsplanet3509 Жыл бұрын

Love the magic trick at the end and now I want a muffin 🧁

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

It was delicious, I have to say.

@xoMsImperfect Жыл бұрын

I’m still working on my Etsy shop. I put it off for a while. Okay, okay, for a long time. Then I finally put in the actual time to learn about how Etsy works. I started with the seller handbook. And that’s when I realized that I had wasted my time listening to those “gurus,” who mainly push how to make “passive income” or recycle the same topics in different videos so they can continue to push their affiliate marketing links or whatever. Something about it always felt off to me, which is what pushed me to learn on my own. Then I also realized that I was making it more difficult than it is, not that it’s easy. I was just being pessimistic and focusing on the wrong things. Also, what held me back was allowing myself to be freaked out by those people who complain about their shops being shut down for “no reason.” I later came to learn that there IS a reason. And people are liars. So basically, now that I’m working on my shop through a new lens of perspective, I do my own research and I watch Kara’s videos because she doesn’t give BS advice. The rest is all noise. I’ve set my goals. And yeah, external forces are at play. But ultimately, whether I succeed or fail, comes down to me.

@KaraBuntin Жыл бұрын

Yes, and the "people are liars" made me laugh...It's funny because it's true!