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Originally Posted by HeatherHolbrook I have an Etsy shop, the fees there are very reasonable. I mostly sell soldered jewelry and collage art but I do occasionally list cards and sell a few. I find many won't pay more then a few dollars for a card and that you don't always get what they are really worth. |
Honestly, you have to approach it the right way. People who want to pay a couple bucks for a card are going to the dollar store. Forget about selling to them.
Etsy's main audience is made up of people who are looking for something unique and handmade. They want handcrafted. For greeting cards, they want one of a kind cards or things they can't get in a store. They are willing to pay higher prices.
I sell mine for $8 and $9, sometimes $10, depending on the complexity. I started out pricing at $4.95 and have gradually raised my prices. And people do pay them. Even the prices I charge do not pay for my time, but I create for pleasure, and selling the cards is one way for me to buy new stamps and supplies. When I was really working my shop, and they had treasuries and teams that helped me market, I was selling a lot more, but they got rid of treasuries, and now it's harder for the smaller shops to really compete, but I still maintain a shop with around 100 items, and I still sell a few cards every month.
There is an algorithm that dictates how much you get seen, and if you read all the seller information Etsy has, you can get your items seen more often and use tags to make it easier for people to find your stuff. They have a TON of information to help you out.
Do you sell your cards online?
