Comments on: Polymer Clay Jewelry Trends for Fall 2009 Based on Etsy Research

By: Cindy Lietz@Sell Your Polymer Clay Stuff - Articles

Cindy Lietz@Sell Your Polymer Clay Stuff - Articles — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:27:57 +0000

Kerri – 3 months is definitely too soon to hang up your hat. Good things take time :-) — By the way, I've got a category here at the blog labeled as "Sell Your Stuff" which has some articles you may find useful. See the link by my name.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:11:38 +0000

Thank you Sarah and Cindy for the response. I'll check into the cooperative thing, I had not thought of doing that. I might find that I don't have the proper sales personality either :-) I've only had my items listed for about 3 mo. Maybe it is too soon to hang up my hat.

By: Cindy Lietz@Site Navigiation Tips

Cindy Lietz@Site Navigiation Tips — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:46:25 +0000

@Sarah: Thanks for keeping an eye out and lending a helping hand to Kerri. I appreciate it.

@Kerri: As you can see, no post is ever too old here at the blog :-) — I just updated the right side bar to show recent comments for the last 3 days of activity, even if the comments are posted on very old posts.

By: sarahwww

sarahwww — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:07:13 +0000

I receive the "polymer clay smooshers" feed/newsletter and they always have cool stuff.They are a group on Artfire. I even bought a pair of earrings! Maybe being part of a cooperative on these sites helps you gain some exposure. ( I tried etsy but don't have the proper sales person mind…)

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:09:48 +0000

This post might be too old for someone to respond, but…….I have a sight on Etsy and have not been impressed with the exposure, or I guess the lack of it. What do y'all do to keep your items being viewed? I have also been wondering about ArtFire. Does anyone use it, like it?
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By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:22:10 +0000

@ Cindy

Thank you, that was the point I was trying to make,but you said it far better that I did. Didn't know about the PayPal fee but 93% is better than 50%.

By: Anna Sabina

Anna Sabina — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:34:59 +0000

the other thing to remember about Etsy and other sites is the huge number of people who have access to view and buy your jewelry. Etsy and similar online shops also have custmer's searching for a particular type of item. If someone wants a Pink spotted bird they can search for that with a click of a button, or they could search retail stores for months and never find it.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Techniques

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Techniques — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:25:15 +0000

Nice to see your love for polymer clay is showing Doug! :-)

Everyone should remember that the fees that these companies charge for to sell our items online is much less than what a retail store or gallery will charge for selling your jewelry. Stores and galleries typically give you 50% or less of what they intend to sell your jewelry for. So the $0.20 plus 3.5% + 3.5% is really not too much at all.

By: Doug Kelly

Doug Kelly — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:03:11 +0000

nd PayPal is 3.5% – go figure. I set up a site for my daughter to sell Yellowroot and people order and it processes through PayPal. It's nice. Fortunately for me though, my forte is websites and search engine optimization.

Ahh, but my love is now polymer clay.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:38:49 +0000

Keep in mind, many people pay via Pay Pal which has a fee as well. (a percentage of the selling price)