u/Birksfoxlee

Looking for feedback on my Etsy shop after 1 year — struggling with traffic

My shop link: https://midnightstickerclub.etsy.com

Hi everyone! I’ve had my Etsy shop for about a year now, and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback from more experienced sellers.

I sell digital products like stickers and planners. I’ve been actively trying to improve my SEO, thumbnails, titles, tags, and Pinterest marketing, but I still struggle with getting consistent traffic.

Specific questions:

  1. Do my thumbnails/listing images look clickable and interesting enough for you?

  2. Based on my shop, what do you think is the biggest thing holding me back right now?

Answers to guideline questions:

  1. What inspired you to create this shop?

I’ve always been into creative and aesthetic things, especially journaling and planners. I started this shop because I wanted to make digital products that actually feel personal and visually interesting, not just another generic template people forget about.

  1. What research have you already done?

I learned most of it as I went along. I had never sold digital products before, so all of this was completely new to me. I tried to gather as much information as possible from successful Etsy sellers in my niche and other people sharing their experiences and advice.
I also subscribed to eRank and gradually started learning how to do right tags, keywords, and Etsy SEO.

Recently, I’ve been trying to improve my listing slides and overall presentation. A lot of my older listings look pretty weak compared to the newer ones, so I’ve been slowly reworking everything and trying to build a more consistent style for my shop.

What frustrates me the most is that I actually had more sales during the first half of the year after opening my shop than I do now, even though I had fewer products back then.

I know my shop still has room for improvement, so I’m genuinely open to honest criticism. I’d rather hear the truth and improve than keep guessing what I’m doing wrong.

reddit.com
u/Birksfoxlee — 6 days ago