When I received the notification from Etsy that our shop had been suspended, I was a bit devastated at first. However, my daughter-in-law reminded me that this was an opportunity to strike out in a different direction and form the business the way that we need to in order to be successful.
I’m not sure if you are aware of this or not, but when we sell something on Etsy, Etsy takes a huge chunk of our money. We are charged to list an item (and relist after we sell). We are charged a percentage of our sale and they charge us for taking the payment.
When we sell on our website, we only pay for payment processing and not for relisting (or listing) an item. Plus, Etsy never let us double dip with the coupons. What’s up with that?
We also have plans for wanting to expand into brick-and-mortar retail. Can you blame us? Online is nice because we can reach so many people all around the world, but we really need to expand beyond 2 rooms in my house. We need space to grow, and having a retail space will provide that. Just hang in there as we go through some growing pains. We will start with updating Facebook shops to sell there, and then we will be prepping our website to be more efficient. We’re looking forward to providing you with a better shopping experience, something that Etsy didn’t allow us to give you.