Hey! Guess what sells best on etsy!
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Stella just dropped this little tidbit in the Business section:
We've begun closely tracking trends and paying attention to what shoppers are searching and buying on Etsy. The curated areas of the site often reflect this research. You my have noticed the addition of a "Hot List" section in the Gift Guides that spotlights current themes that are popular at the moment.
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So now you know! Get making those trendy items folks!
Posted at 2:21pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
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Ah, I'm feeling better and better about pulling items out of my etse shop and putting them in local art shows and galleries where they actually are seen and sell.
Posted at 3:56pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
i think this is a slippery slope. though i think that it sounds like sour grapes to immediately gang up on crafters whose aesthetic may be "trendy" or who are generally more favored by etsy, i also think that continuing to foster what is trendy while letting other items slip under the radar is going to make etsy an over-arching brand in a way. rather than being a venue to sell our goods, it will become more of a general style or aesthetic. certain kinds of crafts will be "etsy-esque" and though that's great for the folks who make that stuff (and for etsy!) it's also quite limiting and will make what could be a really amazing, sustainable project/website into a flash in the plan. does that make ANY sense at all?
so, yes: make what you love, but if you happen to love something that sells more than other things you make, there's nothing wrong with being business-savvy and satisfying a demand!
Posted at 5:15pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
What pple purchase is extremely trend oriented. Etsy doesn't exist in a vacuum -- those trends will show up on Etsy as well.
Gift guides DO NOT drive the trends ... Etsy and their gift guides are small potatoes in the fashion industry.
Less paranoia please.
Posted at 5:24pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
I understand what you're trying to say, firelily, but not everyone makes purchases based on trends. I don't, and neither do most of my friends.
We like unique, quality handcrafted goods.
Posted at 7:15pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
artgirlx says:
Why are these stats such a big secret? Hmm...
Posted at 2:32 pm, November 13 2008 EST - Report this post
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well i only read to page two, but im guessing that once they release stats etsy will be flooded with scrabble tile pendants. oh wait...we all love those! no really, whatever is selling well will start to be made just to sell well. theres a lot of people making things that "just sell" rather than "just waht they WANT to make" because they need to make a living. Im not excited about that idea at all, but its the truth. also, i find MYSELF making a range of items in my shop, because i find that helps sell the other things in my shop. if i could just make lavender sachets all day i would, but i cant- i need variety. soooo, what im sayin is that in the end, these stats will be both helpful and harmful.
Posted at 7:20pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
oh, and to cover my ass, i started here on etsy selling square glass pendants (sold a bazillion of them) and i loved it, so im not knocking the scrabblers.
Posted at 7:21pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
I totally agree, Popko, but I fear that they'll be more harmful, as people will scramble to make "what sells" rather than listening to their creative muses.
Posted at 7:22pm Nov 13, 2008 EST
artgirlx says:
This was the part i found interesting:
We've begun closely tracking trends and paying attention to what shoppers are searching and buying on Etsy.
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Yup they all know what the most searched keywords are.
wouldn't you like to know what they are?
hmmmmmmm
Posted at 7:40pm Nov 13, 2008 EST