Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Earn Cash By Selling Vintage Handmade Jewelry On The Internet

By Andrea Davidson


If you're planning on selling vintage handmade jewelry via the web, then Etsy might be worth considering. It's an e-commerce site focusing on the sale of vintage products plus arts and crafts. To offer something as vintage, it needs to be over 20 years old. In addition, Etsy will charge you 20 cents for every product you put on display. Starting a shop on Etsy is free though.

It's quite easy to set up a shop on Etsy. All you need to do is register on their site and fill out the sellers form. You will be asked to decide which language you want the shop to use and which currency you want to trade in. If you decide to change these details at a later date, then that is not a problem. You will want to name your shop and brand it. Furthermore, you will have to decide how you want buyers to pay you and send your own billing information to Etsy.

In order for your customers to browse easily, you can create sections within your shop listing what you sell by group. You are allowed as many as ten sections but you must provide customers with the option of seeing all your stock together. You can re-name your sections if you want to and change the order of them.

To generate more traffic to your shop, you can connect it to Twitter and Facebook. This is very simple to do and Etsy offer instructions. It will also add a Facebook like button as well as a tweet button to make it easier for people to spread the word about your store.

It is essential to have a detailed business plan for your shop. It will help you to understand what you're trying to achieve and give a purpose to your work. Building a successful business is never easy and you will need to be absolutely professional. Etsy will not do the hard part for you.

Getting excellent photographs of your products is extremely important. Remember that people browsing your shop will not be able to handle your stock so they will have to make buying decisions based on sight only. Ensure the pictures are of high quality and clear. Take shots of your items from various angles. If a browser can see each side of the item then they are more likely to buy.

Pricing your goods correctly can make or break your business. Take into consideration the costs for manufacturing your goods and that includes your own time as well. Factor in the cost of shipping to your customers too. In addition, you'll need to estimate how much profit you think you'll be able to make on top.

Another crucial factor is understanding who your target customers are. The most effective way to do this is by trying to think what your ideal consumer would be like. Think about what gender they would be, their age, what their occupation is, where they reside and where they would go on holiday. This will help you to create effective marketing and sell more vintage handmade jewelry as a result.




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