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Katelie:
I started making some leather belts for friends and family as Christmas presents, and I had so much fun with it that I started an etsy store so I could keep doing it! It's been over a month, and I haven't sold a single sparkly belt. It's starting to get really discouraging. I would really love any constructive criticism about how to make them better!

https://imgur.com/a/YmpAu85

Thank you for looking!

banditpony:
I mean... What is your Etsy store? ;)

I was going to see there was anything that stuck out with the product photography. :) Maybe consider a model?

Like most business you'll wanna advertise and promote your merch to make sales.

Also that first image would be a pretty sweet cuff. Unless you are sloppy, I think it's about promoting yourself. Instagram, crafting places, etc.

Katelie:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kateles
I need to recruit a friend to be a model for me, I can't quite get pictures I'm happy with of the angles I get taking them myself. I hadn't really thought about that though lately, thank you so much for the suggestion!! There are so many ideas running through my head that it's hard to tell what's actually helpful.
I have pretty much shunned all social media because I find it so intimidating, but I've started to post a bit recently on instagram!

Thank you again for your help, I really appreciate it!!!

Pokeyonekenobie:
Have you considered getting a booth at a local comic con or similar convention?  I know it costs money to rent the space, but you never know how much your product will sell if people can see it in person.  And of course you would want to have cards with your Etsy store info on them for people to take and order later.  You could always try one convention and then if it doesn't seem to be worth the cost you could choose not to do any more.

Katelie:
Wow, I had thought about it, but hadn't really looked into it! I checked and there's one in my area in September, but they said they return applications by JANUARY!? I didn't realize these things had to be done so far in advance!!

Thanks for the heads up, I'll see if it's too late for me to join!

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