felixncharlie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Can you tell me any advantages/disadvantages of selling on either. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMakinCutiePie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I don't sell my candles yet but imo Etsy is saturated with candles,tarts,and bath and body products,so I would think that would be a disadvantage.I think I would prefer my own website because you can send people directly there.The downside of that I think would be for folks who are just in the market for your type of products and if they google it, what are the chances of them sifting through everything that comes up to find your website.But,with your own website,it is of your design and you can feature everything you are selling and it seems more professional to me than an Etsy page.I think a lot of people probably even have both.The more places your products are,out there,the better right?!Just my opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottlecrafters Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) I sell my non-candle related products on Etsy. Just started ~2 months agoEtsy thoughts:Sales outpace my own website sales by 3/1Easy to add productsDecent feesHuge trafficcompetitive, but work on your descriptions, tags, etc. Own websiteYou can have your own url/siteYou can work on SEO to drive traffic.Can be expensive to developMany options for shopping cart softwareBoth take ALOT of work. You can't just throw products up on either and expect sales to roll in, you have to work on these sites' product descriptions, tags, SEO, social networking, off-line networking, etc. etc. etc. Edited January 24, 2012 by Bottlecrafters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAgirl89 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have my own site, an Etsy shop and I have a shop on Facebook. I haven't gotten much from any of them, most of my sales are non-internet sales. I have the website as a reference and information because I have the website on my business cards and most people ask if I have one. I would prefer a shopping cart on my website, but for now, Etsy will have to do or they can email me. I don't have the link to the Etsy shop on my business cards or on my website, so they would have to browse or search Etsy to find my shop. I haven't really focused on internet sales, but more on craft shows, wholesale and consignment sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksranch Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have my own site, an Etsy shop and a Facebook shop. Like PAgirl said, it's a lot of work. If you don't have time to update and promote your online presence it won't do you any good. If you do have time/commitment they will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie123 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I am on Etsy and the fees are getting outrageous - listing + transaction fee...they are headed the same way e-Bay went. For the price I paid last month I can get my own website for a whole year.Artfire is a better choice than Etsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have all three, my own website, an etsy and facebook. I do well on facebook and on the other sites. I am weaning off of etsy. The fee's are too much.My website is enough to deal with. It's a lot of work. I hate being on the computer. I'm very active so I do you tube and internet things in the evenings. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have a facebook page and my own website...both are free (weebly for website) . Weebly was pretty easy to set up and I have the same pics on both sites. I have not tried etsy. I like having the website to put on my labels/brochures/business cards but reall the only internet sales i've had came from facebook friends. I sent them to website to make their selections.I used to pay a web host but then I saw post on here about free weebly (I think naturallytru mentioned it thank you Trudi)Not interested in etsy..too many on it already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I am on Etsy and the fees are getting outrageous - listing + transaction fee...they are headed the same way e-Bay went. For the price I paid last month I can get my own website for a whole year. Artfire is a better choice than Etsy. I agree that Etsy's fees are getting outrageous. However, I do not agree that ArtFire is a better choice. I have the exact same site at both places. I sell a lot on Etsy and very little on ArtFire. My best sales are on my own site. I guess what works for one person does not always work for another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksranch Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 . I guess what works for one person does not always work for another.Exactly - you have to find what works for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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