I'm doing what I guess could be called market research. I need help decided what if anything I should start making to add to my etsy shop.
I'm closing the brick & mortar store in April and moving everything online. I'm in the process of uploading everything to a stand alone store that will be linked to this blog and this domain name. I've been pretty successful on etsy this past six months as a supply seller so I will probably keep that going for the time being.
I also have a second etsy shop where I used to try to sell my photography. But that never took off and it was too time consuming to promote and keep up to date for very little pay off. I am thinking of turning that shop into a shop for my handmade items. I've tried in the past to sell my handbags and a few other things at etsy and had moderate success.
I have a lot of fabric that isn't really popular and needs to move one way or the other and I was thinking of using it to make stuff to sell. I thought if I focused on one or two things I could streamline production and promote easier. I just need to decide what those things will be. I've found that the etsy handbag market is really saturated and competitive so I think I'm not going to go back into that arena again.
I am debating between: aprons, pajama/lounge pants and skirts. What do you all think? The other possibility would be to market to knitters and make sock bags, accessory zip bags, and larger totes.
Aprons would be wonderful! I love cute aprons. :)
ReplyDeleteAPRONS!! Make me a frilly cute apron!!!! (because I'm too lazy to get toooo involved with it, LOL)
ReplyDeleteMy vote goes the knitter's way--sock bags, accessory bags, etc. Although I'd also be interested in skirts because you live close enough that I could try convincing you to make to my measurements. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi there! I just drove past your store last night! I grew up in Geneva and my parents are still there. It was late, so I googled it in the morning to find out what it was all about! I'm sorry that you are closing, your location is great!
ReplyDeleteI love Etsy, i'm on there part time selling jewelry, it's a saturated market, but I supplement that income with my wholesale accounts and private parties.
est of luck on Etsy, it's so much fun!!
~Michelle!~
Hi there! I just drove past your store last night! I grew up in Geneva and my parents are still there. It was late, so I googled it in the morning to find out what it was all about! I'm sorry that you are closing, your location is great!
ReplyDeleteI love Etsy, i'm on there part time selling jewelry, it's a saturated market, but I supplement that income with my wholesale accounts and private parties.
est of luck on Etsy, it's so much fun!!
~Michelle!~
http://MichellesCharmworld.Blogspot.com
I would be most interested in the aprons and the bags. I love retro 50s looking aprons. I also love anything that looks like its from the 20's and 30s. What is your Etsy shop name? I would like to support you as much as I can. I enjoy your blog so much and I am very sad to hear about your shop closing, it sounds so cute. J
ReplyDeleteI think your handbags are stunning. Pants would be awesome too.
ReplyDeleteKnitting amazes me since I cannot do that either. Whatever you do it will be FABULOUS
My 2cents.. the beauty of etsy is that it is so small scale. I would make a couple of prototypes of each type of item you are considering, put it up there and see how they sell.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I do know that the plus size clothing arena on etsy is sorely lacking, so if I had to pick one thing from your list, I'd pick plus size skirts.
Good luck!