Marketing Myself - Making an Etsy

Following on from my first stall at Support Indie Artists art market in September, I went about setting up an Etsy so I can sell my products all over the country and internationally. I think it will be a professional way of displaying all my items, and learning how to curate them for potential customers.

I haven't listed all of my items as I wanted to get a feel of how it works, and now that I've made a couple of sales I plan to update my listings and put things like my prints and more badges/jewellery up. I also took some advice from a friend who is rather successful on Etsy, and I will remove shipping costs as that apparently is more incentive for buyers.

If I continue getting sales I want to update my listings to look a little more professional, I do have a digital camera and could stage a little photoshoot to make my products look their very best. This isn't a priority right now, however.

I would also like to package my items more nicely - getting little plastic bags for my sticker packs would be great, but not very environmentally friendly. I want to look into alternatives, perhaps paper bags, or biodegradable material.

I also might start making little cardboard backs for my pins to make them look a little more professional, which would also help me sell them at fairs. It's about slowly building a professional-looking brand as I continue to grow, and hopefully gaining a bit of recognition.