Online Seller Experience, Small Business Success Stories
…We do it as a full-time job. we hope it will grow big enough that we will be able to run an international company and start selling these in countries other than the United Kingdom. That
was one of the advantages with Etsy (and the internet in general), that it is possible to reach the
whole world.
…I have always been interested in woodworking – first in elementary school, in woodworking classes. In later years already at home alongside my father who was an occasional weekend hobby-woodworker. It has always been a hobby of mine, growing from the step at a time, learning new techniques, improving old ones. Making mistakes and learning from them. Over the years my hobby has grown into a full-time job.
…My goal for running my Etsy is to eventually be able to open up a shop at my college and teach my friends my passion and so they can start selling things too. I think it is a great way to make some spare cash that can help pay some of the college bills. I’m not trying to make a lot of money but mainly be able to enjoy my work and be able to share my knowledge with my friends.
…I did everything by myself, fully self-taught. I worked in a small shed in the garden of my parents. It took me 2 years to master wood fully and more than 200 prototypes. My parents almost lost their faith in a good ending, but just at that moment sales started to come in. I believe that anyone gets as much struggle as he is able to handle, but you need to trust yourself that you will be able to achieve your dream.
…I have been a Baby-Sitters Club collector for many years. The read the series during most of my entire childhood. I know every book title and character in the series. My 9-year-old daughter has gotten into the series and I put together her very own set. This motivated me to create sets for others, who do not want to purchase each book individually.
…My goal is to always have some products ready to ship in case I have a lot of orders I don’t feel stress and can just pack and send. I have around 40 different designs of macrame plant hanger so it’s impossible to have all of them ready – especially that often I’m asked to customize it, for example, change length or space for pot.
…I sell decal stickers for BTS merchandise. The stickers are holographic opal with a BTS members name. They are great for anyone who wants to decorate there merchandise or surface with their favorite members name on it. I have different names and graphics you can choose from.
…I started to learn by watching tutorials online. Then I was lucky to join regular workshops organized or supported by pc manufacturers. PC community gives you many chances to learn – you can do it in person, online, you can buy some tutorials – so it is up to you what suits you best.
…I was worried at the beginning because there were so many stores that started copying my goods. At first, I was very nervous about it. Appeared many pom poms in Ali express. I thought the Chinese pumps would win, but there were still a lot of customers for whom quality was much more important and they remained loyal to us.
…I communicate in many ways with my customers. I want them to be so thrilled that they choose to leave a review (to me, this means they’re so happy they want to share their happiness with others). I wrote thank you notes, I respond to inquires right away, and I do all I can to help coordinate shipping that meets their time expectations.