Etsy VS RVing

2013 is here NOW. And it's time to buckle up some new and improved moves to ensure a easy, educational, profit travel for us.

ETSY is where its at for us. From Jan 1, 2012 - Jan 1, 2013 here is what we did:

99,914 TOTAL VIEW FOR 1 YEAR                                                   

26,970 shop views shop view

72,944 listing views listing view

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1,368 Orders  - We did OK, but still struggled on off for the year. So for 2013, to be able to work etsy full time and that's two of us working it full time we need to do more then double our views/orders to be able to survive and eat in 2013.

 

Paid etsy ads for us came to $2,243.26  for the year. OUCH, this figured HURTS. We've tried everything from begging our family and friends to help and I am sorry FACEBOOK does not work for us, 348 views - yep that's it, and I have over 500 friends on there and family.... What we did in stats kind of shocked us a bit.

 

~ Pinterest (we've only been members for about 4 month) did the best for us 597

~ Rebel Mouse (whats this?? have to look more into but thank you!!) 369

~ Facebook in which I use at least 20 times a day brought in a whopping sad # of 348

 

Our #1 Blog Review was www.madeinusachallenge.com 142 and I am sorry blog reviews are nice but I have never won a sale from doing them. But hey, I have to keep trying or do I?

 

So change is needed BIG TIME - and I need help!! But what we plan on doing for now is

 

~ Translate our store to all the available language provided by etsy (Italian, Spanish, Dutch, French, German) DONE

 

~ Banner and Avatar – do they relate to your products in some way? Is the text clear and easy to read? Your avatar can be used very effectively as part of your ‘brand’, so select it wisely. I’v kept the same avatar as long as I’v been online.. people recognize me by my avatar. Others like to change theirs on a regular basis. There is no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ way to do it. You just have to do what works best for you. I personally like to see an avatar that reflects in some way the product(s) that you sell, but that is my personal opinion. Done

 

~Shop Section - make it a wee more simple for our customers to look for items faster and show off our number slots - DONE

 

~Research cheaper ways to advertise our store, fliers/mailers/business cards/web site with our store domain MrsCraftyRVing

 

~Use and Carry our Products line, I have a lot of guilt taking time to make items for my own personal use, I truly do. But getting to know some of the locals and communicating what we do, I have nothing on hand to show them - and dummy me, that's money loss.

 

~Networking more and begging LESS - go outside my box, learn from others, and heed their advice, join more groups, and not be so shy....

 

~RVing - RV folk are the quickest folks to spread and support RVer PLAN AND SIMPLE.... Travel while working, travel while shopping, travel while selling, hitting the farmers/flea/church markets, meeting new people.....

 

~PR moving our package to bigger plan

 

Small Business Owner,

Do you struggle with promoting your product? Just do not have enough time to do the paperwork? Wish you had a PR person to do the marketing for you? Most small business owners often struggle with marketing their products and services, contacting new and former clients, and maintaining contact with the current customer base. Marketing and Advertising is the key to a successful business.

My name is Holly Lawson. I am the owner of Mission Montana blog. I am a stay-at-home mom of two young children. I love helping small businesses get recognized. I recently spoke with an Etsy store owner. She expressed how hard it is to have a small business and run the PR at the same time. She also told me how she would love to have an affordable way to get her business promoted. I have recently decided to do PR for small businesses like yours.

 

What I offer?
I will promote your business, products, etc. on a daily to weekly basis monthly. I will use my blog and social networks to get your products noticed by thousands of people. I currently have over 5000 FB followers. I have found the more you promote a product on social sites, the more your sales rise. I will also post on Pinterest and create boards of your products. I will require an electronic signature for copyright purposes (to cover both of us!)

 

I will also help you by creating fliers, posters,  specials, etc for you business.

I will also help you maintain your Facebook page, create sales events for your site, and do the leg work that you may not be able to do on a weekly basis. Let me help you boost your business for the holidays with new and unique ideas!!

 

Packages I offer:

 

1. $20 package - 2 hours during the week working with you on marketing your business as well as daily posts on Facebook of new products. You can choose what weeks to promote.

2. $50 package - This monthly package includes 1 hour each week marketing your business as well as daily posts on Facebook of new products.

3. $75 package - This monthly package includes 2 hours each week of marketing with daily posts.

4. $100 package - This monthly package will include 4 hours of marketing a week including all the daily posts on Facebook. This package will feature more blog posts and PR work for your business.

 

*Each package includes the Twitter, Facebook and Blog posts, fliers, and Facebook page administration but amount of work will be based on the hours*

If this sounds like something you would like to try, please email me and we can discuss this further and an my other ideas you may have. Try it for a week or month and see if you could use my services. Let me do the PR for you!

 

*I will be glad to give you a reference for credibility :)

Holly Lawson
Mission Montana Blog
hollydlteacher@gmail.com

GOT SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE: www.etsy/shop/MrsCraftyRVing to do better - leave a comment.... We can us the help!