On Etsy and sales and whatnot...

Well, I've made 15 sales on Etsy so far, and must say I have mixed feelings about it. 

On one hand, 15 sales is a lot for only being open a little over a month. 

But...

(there's always a butt involved, isn't there...at least this butt isn't nasty...it's kinda nice)

But...most of those sales came from my family and friends.

I feel like I'm having a very slow start in getting unknown buyers to shop in my store.  And whenever I do have one, I get so excited that I can't stop smiling for at least 24 hours.  (seriously, last time it happened my cheeks started hurting).

So I'm trying out all the things those seasoned Etsy Sellers with thousands of sales recommend:

a. I've joined Twitter - something I vowed never to do
b. I've begun renewing my items on Etsy - at least, I started doing this once I realized I didn't have to wait 4 months for them to expire *sigh at my Etsygnorance*  (and yes, I just made that word up - I think it works nicely)
c. I've been running sales and promoting them (mainly to see if my prices are too high)
d. I'm posting all my pictures and sale info on my shop's Facebook page
e. I've made my titles and descriptions more descriptive (imageine that!) to get sales from searches, and revamped my keywords

I'm hoping that all this work will start to show some pay-off and I start to see customers that haven't known me since I was in diapers.

Speaking of diapers...I'm trying to drum up some interest in custom photo pendants among those same people who have known my diaper-days.  It's a unique offering that my friends and family don't have access to anywhere else and I'm hoping that word of mouth will be my best form of advertising.