Graphic & Web Design | Desirai Labrada

With school now finally out of the way, I have been able to focus a lot more on my business. It’s been exactly seven months since I opened up a shop on Etsy and in those seven months I have sold 89 items. I often find myself comparing that number to the amount of sales other Etsy vender’s have made. Where do I rank? Am I doing well for someone who has only been selling items for seven months? or is 89 a poor excuse of a number when calculating seven months worth of sales? I’m still having difficulty answering these questions which is why I’ve been making a far greater effort to get information about Lucid Dream Designs out there.

For the month of August I have decided to contribute a count of 200+ items to The Sampler. The package I sent out included a few different types of cards and Bend-N-Sends. In addition to distributing over 200 of my samples, they will also be including an ad for my shop on their website. The ad will remain on the site for 30 days. I’m thoroughly looking forward to this and hope that it brings a lot of visitors to my Etsy shop.

During the last few months, I’ve been presently surprised at the amount of people which have contacted me in reference to consigning with them. At the moment, you can find a few of my items on HeyPrettyCupcake.com and in the future I have hopes of working with MAU Studio.

While out and about I’ve been taking note of the various card shops in the area. I thought perhaps it might be a good idea to put together some kind of catalog to see if any of the stores would be willing to buy from me at wholesale price.

Lastly, I attended the New New meeting at Etsy Labs this afternoon. Jeff was sweet enough to accompany me. We got there 2 hours early. It seemed silly to go back home from President St and 7th ave (that’s where I got my pictures developed). I felt bad as he patiently waited for the meeting to be over. I think this street team in addition to the other avenues I’ve already described should really help boost visits and sales. I’ll let you know how it goes.

On a super happy end note, I sold my first Poultry shirt today. w00t!!!