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Etsy Statistics: January 2009 Weather Report
Story by winenutnyc
Published on February 6, 2009 in Etsy News 		Photo by

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Every year, January is an interesting month at Etsy: we know that sales will be down when compared to the prior month, December, but listings will go up, as folks re-stock their shops after the holiday season. We also pay very close attention to how sales change from week-to-week.  As we approach Valentine’s Day we expect the last week of January to exceed the first.

We were pleased with January results: the numbers exceeded our expectations in these difficult economic times.

The stats:

  • $9.9 million of goods were sold; roughly 23% below December's sales figure (sales for the last full week of January represented a 9.3% increase above the first full week of January).
  • That represents 683,369 items sold for the month, a 16.2% decrease from December's stats.
  • 1,203,417 million new items were listed in January, up from 1,098,644 items or 9.2% vs. December.
  • 138,000 new members joined the Etsy community, 16.3% below December's record number of new members. 
  • 443,468,017 page views were recorded on the site, an 8.1% increase compared to December.


Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Etsy community in January!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

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Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:48 a.m. Iammie

nice articles, ty

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. breadandroses

Interesting! A site wide breakdown of sales by category in both dollars & percentage is something I've wondered about, esp. children's goods, would be helpful. Where is that posted?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. Snowberrylime

Very interesting to hear, and cute picks in the items. :)

Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:53 a.m. Ryanplz

i love the statistics.
i'm a statistics kind of guy. ;D

yeah. very interesting! thanks. :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. nfall2rt

great info, thanks! It's good to know people are actually still shopping in January:)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. petalandpink

Interesting! Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. behappynow

Thanks, I waited to this statistic!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. malam

wow... these figures never cease to amaze me

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. PierogiPicnic

It's not as bad as I thought.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. RaeGun

thanks

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:12 p.m. graceartandantiques

would be great to see comparisons from the same month last year...like on my electric bill

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:12 p.m. ShySiren

That's overall fantastic news! I know I didn't have TIME to shop in December, so I am happy to have contributed to several of those January sales --- got a few items that were on my Wish List! THANKS, ETSY!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. kitandcaboodleshop

Thanks for the stats. I see that etsy is gaining in popularity. I'm glad that I'm part of the family.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. worksofwhimsy

Wow!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:17 p.m. mompotter

Nice to see the stats. Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. BabbidgePatch

Great Stats ~ every reason to laugh like the cute little one in knittles pic :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:22 p.m. RusticCandles

Burrr. That picture sure looks cold. Thanks for the Stats.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. autumnsarrival

I absolutely LOVE the stats every month! THank you again!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:31 p.m. dogties

Interesting.
Thanks for sharing!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. LaireMarie

WOW, impressive!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. thegratulatest

a testament to Etsy sellers and buyers!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:40 p.m. sallymandy

Thanks for the article. So glad Etsy's doing well in light of the economy. I have a new blog and I've been promoting items off Etsy. Is it okay to put the link here? If not, sorry.

www.thebluekimono.blogspot.com

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:49 p.m. ShinyAdornments

So average price of items sold was $14.49? How does this compare to previous months?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:49 p.m. ShinyAdornments

Aha, never mind. I'll check out the previous months posts and do a bit of number crunching.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:50 p.m. lauradeponte

wow im impressed! especially how many newbies sign up each month!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:52 p.m. LittleCritters00

mmm...interesting

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:56 p.m. allisonstrine

Oh, my gosh!! Those figures are mindblowing...

Feb. 6, 2009 at 12:59 p.m. eraseandrepeat

Thanks for sharing the figures! Glad to know people are still buying :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. ImmanJwls

Interesting numbers out there. Thanks for the update.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. PetitPlat

yup true, I sold fairly good this month and I'm still doing although I'm away :D

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. QuercusSilver

It's been a good month and a great finish to my first year. i've loved every minute.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. OneHoney

How do sales in January this year compare with January of 08?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:19 p.m. happywhosits

I've been waiting to see the Jan stats. Not as bad as I expected, which is really great news. Our January was better in both numbers of sales and total dollars than Jan 2008, but a bit less in dollars than Jan 2007.

Eileen...

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. metzypants

Glad someone made those sales! :P

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. germandolls

Actually my sales were up. Better than December. It just shows you never know. I had a really crazy month...

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. EJPcreations

Yaaaa!!! sales sales sales!!!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. piperewan

my january sales were 5x my december, and up nearly 90% from last year (and i was featured seller on the 31st last year). i am very interested in site-wide stats, but any individual's sales may not necessarily fall in line with the site as a whole. i do love reading about them though!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:49 p.m. CutieDynamite

My January sales were better as well! Hurray!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. JeanieBeeandCompany

Thanks so much for this info. It helps to know the overall stats.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. cthings

Thanks for the info and wonderful artist that were choosen!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 2:24 p.m. ShiezasLiving

Thanks for the stats. Useful info!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. ALEALE

encouraging !

Feb. 6, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. KellesKitchen

I am surprised to see how close sales were to December, actually. It's very nice to see this breakdown, thank you!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. siiri

Great information! Thank you very much for the stats!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. isewcute

that's encouraging in this economy!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:38 p.m. aPassionForFashion

Sounds like good news!!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:42 p.m. thehouseofhemp

thank youu!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. AutumnLeavesJewelry

thanks! I had a fantastic month...i love all these pics you guys choose for the articles, loving LisasLovlies work!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 3:51 p.m. theLittleOak

Thanks for the update. It's great to hear that people are still buying.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. littlepancakes

I started selling in January. Gave the year a fresh start.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. GoldenPearArtStudio

Thank you for posting this on the admin forum. As a newbe I didn't know you offered this information. This is fantastic!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:09 p.m. thebeadingtree

Thanks for the stats! I would also like to see the 01/08 stats compared to the 01/09 stats. :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:11 p.m. ElsiesAttic

So glad to see this. It will help everyone.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. DragonFlyTears

What a wonderful place this is :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. smacshop

I like these. May I ask..."new members joining the community"...
Is a reseller who opens up a shop every weekend under a new name counted as "+1" each time? {I am not trying to be facetious, sarcastic, or start any kind of back-and-forth, please, I just want to know; no judgement is implied.)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. KnittingsMyBag

I love stats! thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. pjlacasse

great information. thank you!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:18 p.m. strawberryluna

Mmmmmm stats! Thank you for posting these. ;-)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. jacarandadesigns

Thanks for making the stats available.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. simplewhimsey

thanks for the stats!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:23 p.m. TheYarnChick

Interesting! Thx for the info.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. MoonLightSally

Thanks for the info...

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. soap

digesting . . .

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. That70sShoppe

Thanks. That was interesting and good to know.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. WarmHugsCornBags

Love the interesting data. Has anyone created a spreadsheet so you could view the data as a whole without going to each individual article?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:38 p.m. KalliopeGifts

Good to know, thanks! Encouraging news, considering the economy.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:38 p.m. shopnap

wow, I'm one of the new January joiners, I had no idea there was so much going on

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. bluebirdsandblossoms

Thanks for sharing the stats. Good to see new people joining Etsy.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. thepairabirds

interesting...are those page views unique views? Or, does that include returning vistors?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. OneClayBead

Thanks- it is so helpful to know how the site is doing. Congrats on a success story overall.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. seababejewelry

Great information!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. FoundVintageStyle

this very good to know... my sales have certainly gotten stronger every week!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. pjturner

Nice to know! Thanks

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. CharlieCarter

good to know

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:21 p.m. SaharasSupplies

Wow!!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. Hende

Thanks for the stats. It's interesting to know what the larger context is. I have the feeling that those of us in the handmade community, being kind of on the margins of official economic life, in some ways can escape some of the economic trends . . . at least the nasty ones. I guess I was surprised at the Jan. sales since I though no one would be interested in shopping after the crush of shopping in December . . . I was beat after the holidays and it has taken a while to get new inventory together (I'm actually still on that tip) but people keep coming and doing their good deed of spending their precious, hard earned money with us, rather than the big brands. Thank goodness etsy gives us a way to make a living even when it's so hard to get work "out there". Life is good.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. moonstr

nice!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. TheSpeeceCollection

Oooh, I like seeing this. Sounds like it will be a monthly report. I also like your new Announcements section in the forums.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. cherbie

like that we have stats weather reports. thnx.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:58 p.m. randomocity

Thank you so much! It's good to know that I'm not the only one experiencing the January blues :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. modtoddy

I'm part of the January new member statistics. Very glad to be here. Love this community, love the business I'm getting!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:08 p.m. heavenlypouches

Very encouraging.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. Leelinau

138K NEW members, wow.

^__^

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:13 p.m. silkfabric

Thanks for the info :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. Waterrose

This is great info. Will you be providing it monthly?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:33 p.m. odiliafu

Thanks for the update.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. jodieflowers

Handmade rules!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:43 p.m. pennyglassgirl

Great info to have, thanks.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. simplybs

thanks for keeping us informed

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. theGlassOnion

How many of the 138,000 new members were sellers vs. buyers only?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. VedaArts

wow

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. LegendSpiceCompany

millions of dollars spent here in one month....amazing!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. bobbijordan

Any chance the stats could report a breakdown in the categories of items sold? ie... furniture, photography, textiles, jewelry, clothing, etc..
thanks for the report!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. busterandboo

wow look at all the new members! But theglassonion has a really great question - how many are sellers vs buyers??

Thanks for providing this information!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:06 p.m. smeeta

Thanks for the update!

Is there anyway to get these stats in a graph or something charting the previous months/years?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. worksandfinds

Wow, very encouraging. Thanks.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:27 p.m. JulieWebb

Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. treasuresupplies

Great to hear that ETSY is going strong. And most of all that it's members are reaping the benefits of all of their hard work. I admire so many sellers for their passion to just keep going during these econimic times.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. CourtneyBathBoutique

Thank you!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:44 p.m. TheCottageCheese

Excellent January! That's such a nice surprise!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:49 p.m. thebeersoapcompany

Thanks for the stats.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. underoakstudios

Thanks for providing this information.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:53 p.m. bellacelestina

Thank you for providing these numbers. A far more interesting set of statistics would be a year-over-year comparison (January 2008 vs. January 2009). This should be a rolling comparison of a 12 or 18 month time horizon. Are there any plans to develop that type of comparison, or a more graphical presentation of the data?

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:57 p.m. fantasybeader

Thanks for sharing that information. Very interesting.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. BreeLeeD

Thanks for the update!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. merlinsbarkproducts

I'm a numbers nerd - so thanks for sharing!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:24 p.m. ravenwren

Love this info! Thanks for sharing.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:35 p.m. halolo

Oh,this is great stat!

But I think it would be much better if there is a chart to compare the stat in last 12 month.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:53 p.m. ArtWhims

Thanks for the update!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. EvesOriginals

It would be very interesting to see the growth over some months. Etsy amazes me every day! It's a great time to be part of it all! Thank you Etsy~!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 8:59 p.m. geminiriverrocks

I would never have guessed that the sales and new listings would have come to this much - impressive!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. wendymarsh

WOW, so cool!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:19 p.m. vohandmade

I've had a good first month at Etsy!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:20 p.m. portobellobelle

It's interesting to see that my shop's statistics are so different than etsy's. My sales went up in January. But a very very slow February so far..

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. CrazyBliss

congratulation, etsy and all shop owners! the january stats are terrific news.

more than the # of sellers vs buyers stats, i would like to see the number of shop closures (voluntary and forced - no need to separate). that has been a "hole" in the stats all along. it would give us a clearer picture of the etsy scene.

love the addition of the admin announcements section in the forums. etsy is going great guns with site improvements. thanks.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:33 p.m. greensprings0

I love Etsy and am working my butt off promoting it!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. CarmenMonique

I really appreciate the Announcement section and all the updates.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:49 p.m. MorganNichole

Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:49 p.m. corrcreations

Thanks for post, interesting to see these numbers.

Feb. 6, 2009 at 10:06 p.m. ArtfulMosaicSupplies

I just noticed the announcement section. It's great to be able to see the stats!
Thanks!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. RockisSupplies

My goodness! What awesome stats they are considering how things are going right now.

I just LOVE the new Announcement section - right on Admin!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 10:20 p.m. thegaudygoddess

i love stats....i love analyzing them even more! lets keep growing! :)

Feb. 6, 2009 at 10:21 p.m. debs1967

Thanks for the statistics

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:08 p.m. HelenesDreams

Thats awesome! Its good to know Etsy is doing really well!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:08 p.m. leahreynolds

Wow! impressive!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. JPGemJewels

Thanks for the stats

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:29 p.m. UniqueDesignedJewels

Awesome! I love it!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:38 p.m. StelmaDesigns

It's all very positive I think. Feb. is traditionally a slower month in regular retail as I recall from my past retail selling days so etsy is doing great!

Feb. 6, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. StelmaDesigns

What am I saying, these a Jan. stats! Anyway, the numbers are great.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:20 a.m. Sommersbreezeantique

First time I have seen the status report, found it to be very interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Here's to a good February.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:21 a.m. jcjewelrydesign

WOW!!! $9.9 million of goods were sold in January alone??? I need to digest this number.... :)

Thank you for posting these numbers!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. LovelandShadeTree

Wow !thank you for encouraging us with this info.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:58 a.m. beadinbythesea

Thanks for the update. My January sales were actually higher than December, go figure!

I would be interested to see the statistics every month compared to the same month a year ago.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:01 a.m. borneodiva

finally i could see official info, thanks :)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:07 a.m. MelroseFields

It great to see this information.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:22 a.m. voleurdebijoux

Thanks for the data...really puts things into perspective. :)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. Cornerstop

Thanks for the information. :0)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:38 a.m. sydneydesigns

Amazing!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 2:40 a.m. Ctbydonna

This is great! Thanks for the stats!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 3:03 a.m. eclipse

"1,203,417 million new items were listed in January"

surely you mean 1,203,417 new items or 1.2 million new items ?
1,203,417 million would be a thousand billion!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 4:22 a.m. pedestrian

amazing....there are so many artist out there!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 4:33 a.m. elineof

Very useful informaton. I see I am not alone!!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 4:41 a.m. FerragamoStudio

Hmmm. Interesting. Thanks for the update.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 4:44 a.m. SasakiCreations

Love hearing the stats. Thank you!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 6:26 a.m. autumnsanticsstore

Oooh, fascinating! Let's do this monthly!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 8:31 a.m. jstinson

Amazing figures! Thanks for sharing this information. The growth in membership is staggering. I had no idea that so many new people had joined! The more the merrier!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. OrganicPanic

Its good to see Etsy is doing really so well.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 9:13 a.m. hobbledehoy

cool. January was my best month in over a year.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 9:31 a.m. Softpencil

Interesting...

Feb. 7, 2009 at 9:57 a.m. paint1chris

Where is January 2008 stats? I checked your history on these and the stats go from Dec 07 to Feb 08. I wanted to check January 2009 to January 2008.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. pinkshowercurtain

Thanks for the stats.

Nice picks too. :)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:09 a.m. cottonpurr

gotta run my own stat against Etsy stat to get an idea of how I was doing. Anybody is doing that as well?

Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. onewintrynight

Thanks for these encouraging stats! Go Etsy!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. susantique

It's encouraging to know Etsy is growing despite the economy. I'm so glad to be here and I'll continue to promote the site the best I can. Thanks for the statistics!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:23 a.m. jnall3

I used to be in corporate marketing. I would assume that etsy has seasonal ups and downs as in retail. Wouldn't it be better to compare also to January of the past year so seasonality is taken out and let us know if sales are up or down because of the economy?

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. AutumnRussell

Wow! 138,000 new members?
Curious what the total membership is..

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:36 a.m. beckababe

I luv seeing these stats, TY !

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. 2ReVert

wow! ok, I'm so in love with Etsy, thanks for the great info :)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. TheShabbyPinkCottage

Thoses stats are pretty!!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. VintageTwenty

I am new to Etsy as of January 23 '09. I made my first sale on January 24th. Exciting! But, no sales since then and there appears to be few views. How did I do so well just off the bat? Did my listings hit the front page as Newly Listed and now I am just out there somewhere? Any suggestions for getting noticed? I find Etsy to be a really interesting site and would like to be successful as a seller!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:29 p.m. tiedyedmonkeys

Thanks for the stats. It is good to know the trends. Now I just need to get better at promoting myself.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. loosewirestudio

Here's a chart with all available month's statistics in one place, for your viewing convenience:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loosewir...

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. paintinggirl

Lots of great info here. Thanks!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. BeautifullyWiredLynx

well, at least some people are making money! I often wondered about the stats. Thanks.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 1:49 p.m. salmonbarn

Appreciate the info, also agree with jnall3's comment - would be interesting to see comparison to last year's sales.Thanks

Feb. 7, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. felt4u

Fascinating. Love statistics
Thanks for your input

Feb. 7, 2009 at 3:09 p.m. itsthelittlethings4u

Great to know! And be a part of.:) And those are some awesome little pictures you displayed here!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. IcingOnTheCupcake

It's always so interesting to see this info, especially the amount of new members! Wow!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. MeyerLemonDesigns

Wow, I had no idea Etsy drove that much traffic! I'm happy to report I made a few sales in Jan.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:06 p.m. DuhBe

Loosewire posted historical numbers, I did something similar with past storque articles and graphed them. You can see the charts from 10/07 to present on my blog here: http://duhbe.com/blog/?p=231

Anybody know where we can get total number of active sellers on Etsy? I would love to see that number compared to sales figures.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. kimikal

WOW. That's amazing.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. sewgracious

Cool! Thanks for the info!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:28 p.m. InnerArt4BeadsSupply

that's really amazing, never thought January would be this good !

Feb. 7, 2009 at 5:32 p.m. RosesandPosies

Thanks for the stats. Totally mind blowing.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 6:48 p.m. kristensteinfineart

Well done etsy sellers!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. VintageEye

I had a pretty good January.
It's nice that vintage and handmade are
holding their own market share.
Thanks Etsy!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 7:12 p.m. wiccanmagickshack

That is so encouraging, as I'm just starting out as an Etsy seller. I've sold in other venues, but I have lot of hope of doing well here. Those stats are so far above what I thought this site did per month. Well done all the sellers!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 7:54 p.m. LeftHandHats

I'm just starting out with my dream of having a business doing what I LOVE (crochet). I've been a little bummed because I have only had 3 sales this month, but I have faith that it will come. Seeing the numbers helps keep my hopes up! YEAH ETSY!!!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. SusanAnna

Thanks for all your hard work. The information is great!
:o)

Feb. 7, 2009 at 9:26 p.m. MySerenityWay

Like the statistics. It's helpfull info. Would like to see a breakdown of sales by category. Is that available anywhere? I know others have also asked. It would help to see what people are drawn to. Good job!!

Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. TheBearAffair

Congrat Lisa as in LisasLovlies for making this article - your products speak for themselves and we all love them!! -

Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:33 p.m. BeeGracious

Thanks for the stats! The information is very useful.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. NicaRose

Thank you, there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainow afterall.

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. oo0oSUGARo0oo

thanks! very useful info! :D

Feb. 7, 2009 at 11:43 p.m. FashionTouch

Im glad to know the stats, so thank you winenutnyc. Im also glad to hear about the growing numbers, despite the world economical issues. Im sure month of January was not bad for many of us bc people still going to selebrate the Feb 14th and of course sellers on etsy support this with such a wide variety of wonderful items to pick from. Hoping this trend in stats will be continued and improved! Good luck to everyone.

Feb. 8, 2009 at 3:44 a.m. aysetugrul

thank you very much for this great informations

Feb. 8, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. uniquegrabs

It's great to hear that Etsy is doing so well!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 9:05 a.m. lesleyfunkyart

I like that you provide that information. It is very interesting.

Feb. 8, 2009 at 12:11 p.m. notebooksetc

That's amazing... and interesting to know!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 12:28 p.m. MomentsByMartha

Is there any data versus last January - so a year on year view as opposed to versus the xmas build up? That'd be useful to know.

Feb. 8, 2009 at 3:31 p.m. oritdotandolls

So intresting

Feb. 8, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. craftsfromtheheart

that page view number is huge!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. SquaresOfFlair

Thanks for the stats.

Feb. 8, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. Moonlilystudio

Wow amazing how much is sold and really neat that it's shared. Thanks!!!!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 8:47 p.m. artisanlook

Thanks for the info. very interesting to know.

Feb. 8, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. mloartwear

thank you for this concise report. Numbers are scary to me though!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. eclecticcurio

thanks for the stats!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 10:25 p.m. hadasity

Thanks for the info!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. kylieB

Wow Thanks for the info! Always love reading the stats!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 10:56 p.m. DwellinStyle

a delight to hear! sounds like etsy is recession proof!

Feb. 8, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. embellishjewelry

Wonderful news!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 12:19 a.m. anniepoo

9.9 million?!? Economy-shomonomy!!!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 12:58 a.m. vixigirl

Thanks for sharing that. Good info.

Feb. 9, 2009 at 2:11 a.m. kittybblove

Fantastic article

Feb. 9, 2009 at 5:35 a.m. BluCille

Eclipse has a rather good point.

Feb. 9, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. GloriaLynnGlass

Good to hear. Thanks.

Feb. 9, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. thecyclingartist

I'm a stats geek. :)

Could we have a comparison to the previous quarter monthly average and to January last year? Thanks! (comparing to December and xmas sales isn't fair on poor ol' January)

Feb. 9, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. jansonpottery

Very helpful info. Things can only get better!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 1:57 p.m. LuLusPhotography

Thanks for the stats!

It is always good to know

Feb. 9, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. LaCometaLab

Than ks for the info. Well done!!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. bonspielcreation

Interesting, I had a sense that people were looking lots in January but (in my shop anyways) not buying. As soon as Feb. started, Boom! They started buying. Thank god we're through January!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 4:56 p.m. foreverandaday

great to know

Feb. 9, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. DonnaCDesigns

thats intersting to know! thank you

Feb. 9, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. pandawithcookie

I'm glad January is over for many reasons. On to the selling!

Feb. 9, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. DeborahVoizin

Wow! I am always interested in seeing how things are going overall! Thanks for sharing!
Deborah

Feb. 10, 2009 at 1:40 a.m. IngridsCreations

Thanks for the info. Very interesting! Since I am a new seller it helps give me a little insight into etsy's stats.

Feb. 10, 2009 at 5:42 a.m. EllaParry

Thx.

Feb. 10, 2009 at 6:16 a.m. WoodDesigner

Good INFO,

Thanks...I know I'm in the right place.

Feb. 10, 2009 at 9:16 a.m. MaribelleCampa

Thanks!! Lets keep on rockin'

Feb. 10, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. NatashaDesigns

nice article :)

Feb. 10, 2009 at 2 p.m. beadsbloom

Thank you so much for the breakdown!!! It helps put things in perspective:-)

Feb. 10, 2009 at 8:35 p.m. simplyuboutique

Thanks for sharing that information.
I am glad Etsy continues to grow:)

Feb. 10, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. bendawndavis

I am a late reader on this, thanks for sharing.

Feb. 11, 2009 at 2:49 p.m. Leeya

thanks for the stats!

Feb. 11, 2009 at 9:19 p.m. cooksie

wow the stats were interesting to see
thanks!

Feb. 13, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. HeavenlyNaturalSoap

Great to know. Happy Selling!

Feb. 13, 2009 at 5:37 p.m. southpawstudios

LOVE stats. keep em coming!

Feb. 13, 2009 at 5:57 p.m. QuiltSewPieceful

Thanks to shinyadornments for thinking about and calculating the price per item sold of $14.49. It isn't hard, but I wish I had thought of it. Of course, it's just one statistic, but very interesting. Gail at QSP

Feb. 13, 2009 at 6:18 p.m. gardenwhimsies

It's definitely a shot of sunshine (not just a sunbreak for Northwesterners) over here in Portland (Oregon). I've been "preparing" to get my shop going and this certainly makes the economy not look as glum. Granted, seeing the requests for category breakdowns is intriguing but I could just imagine the pendulum swings when everyone jumps onto those named bandwagons... maybe that's best left unknown? Or, if revealed there could be a contest between the various mediums for improving their game scores? Ok, ok... I'll become an active seller first before putting both big feet in... but I really DO love Etsy.

Feb. 13, 2009 at 7:49 p.m. bijougirldesigns

Those stats are amazing! And I've definitely seen an increase in sales the closer we get to Valentine's Day! A lot of custom orders too! Yay for holidays!

Feb. 13, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. HowSweet

As always thanks for the information. Every little bit helps!

Feb. 13, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. BusyBeeBumbleBeads

I was one of those new sign ups in January 09. It has been great! I love ETSY! I appreciate the stats. Thank you.

Feb. 14, 2009 at 1:49 a.m. AnnLuise

It is amazing how many people Etsy units - crafters and those who love craft goods. Makes some hope for the future of our planet, ;-). Thanks a lot for making that possible!

Feb. 14, 2009 at 4:26 a.m. brownbunnybyiris

Thanks for all this info!

Feb. 14, 2009 at 12:16 p.m. LoveKnotDesigns

They say that even in a rough economy, little things (like lipstick) sell well...so there's hope for all of us who sell "little things" :) I'm a new seller, so nice to see some stats!

Feb. 15, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. theglasschef

Well, that is really motivating to know that life goes on and people are still selling. Yay! Thanks for letting us know.

Feb. 18, 2009 at 12:38 a.m. beaneandco

Impressive...glad I can be a part of it!

Feb. 25, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. AzitasSurprises

i love the stats...glad someone is making sales!

March 5, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. lizamyers

Astonishing sales for January. I'm fairly new to Etsy- joined a while back but am just beginning to really focus on my pages. Very exciting.

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