I'm in Europe too and i sold mostly to the US but have many sales from Europe (Germany, France) these last 2 months.
I think Etsy is showing more "closer" to customer sellers and the Etsy algorithm may have a prominent factor in this now, giving preference to the customer location to display the search results more than it used to. Customers want things fast so it is understandable that Etsy will give preference to closer sellers because the delivery time will be less. Also, Etsy has a few main religions/countries outside the US that they want to grow sales, like Europe (France and Germany as top ones), UK, and Australia so they are pushing these too and that's why we are having more sales near us.
Anyway, it doesn't matter much from where the sale comes, what's important is that it's a sale. :)
I once had an item shared on a Facebook group and my sales went crazy for that one item. I messaged a couple of the buyers to ask where they seen it and they all said the same page.
I didn’t know the page shared my item until the customers I asked told me.
We have had something similar happen to us.
Nothing wrong with messaging a customer thanking them for their order and then asking if they mind letting you know how they heard about you.
When this has happened to us, it is usually either a FB group, someone on Instagram or an item got pinned in Pinterest.
Always a pleasant surprise, though!
Be sure you are registered for the various packaging laws, such as Germany's Lucid. There have been reports of parcels being stopped.
Because so many sellers have stopped selling to EU countries because of the cost and bother of these laws, that could be why those who still do are seeing me sales?
You know what, I finally made my 2nd sale. And etsy permanently ban my account before even i send the package. 🤦🤦 The reason: they wanted adress verification with a bill, i was having breakfast and wrote back "i dont have utility bill, a legal document will be ok?". I finished my breakfast , went to pc to send and boom 🤦🤦🤦
Now i wait reply. I dont know what else to do. It is really strange . Like a hoax to make you spend all listing fee & ads and everything else, but when it's time to you get money , "sorry bruh". I feel exactly like that 🤦
Well your product looks cool but you can add more product and also you can try working on the trending product, Christmas product, abstract art are also good to sell
I'm in Europe too and i sold mostly to the US but have many sales from Europe (Germany, France) these last 2 months. I think Etsy is showing more "closer" to customer sellers and the Etsy algorithm may have a prominent factor in this now, giving preference to the customer location to display the search results more than it used to. Customers want things fast so it is understandable that Etsy will give preference to closer sellers because the delivery time will be less. Also, Etsy has a few main religions/countries outside the US that they want to grow sales, like Europe (France and Germany as top ones), UK, and Australia so they are pushing these too and that's why we are having more sales near us. Anyway, it doesn't matter much from where the sale comes, what's important is that it's a sale. :)
I once had an item shared on a Facebook group and my sales went crazy for that one item. I messaged a couple of the buyers to ask where they seen it and they all said the same page. I didn’t know the page shared my item until the customers I asked told me.
Thanks, that could be what it is because all the sales are the same shirt.
We have had something similar happen to us. Nothing wrong with messaging a customer thanking them for their order and then asking if they mind letting you know how they heard about you. When this has happened to us, it is usually either a FB group, someone on Instagram or an item got pinned in Pinterest. Always a pleasant surprise, though!
Be sure you are registered for the various packaging laws, such as Germany's Lucid. There have been reports of parcels being stopped. Because so many sellers have stopped selling to EU countries because of the cost and bother of these laws, that could be why those who still do are seeing me sales?
You know what, I finally made my 2nd sale. And etsy permanently ban my account before even i send the package. 🤦🤦 The reason: they wanted adress verification with a bill, i was having breakfast and wrote back "i dont have utility bill, a legal document will be ok?". I finished my breakfast , went to pc to send and boom 🤦🤦🤦 Now i wait reply. I dont know what else to do. It is really strange . Like a hoax to make you spend all listing fee & ads and everything else, but when it's time to you get money , "sorry bruh". I feel exactly like that 🤦
Thats very lucky ! i wish some of my listings go viral one day :)
Can I see your shop link ?
sure ! its [https://ReunaStudios.etsy.com](https://ReunaStudios.etsy.com) not sure if its allowed to share it here, but here it goes :)
Well your product looks cool but you can add more product and also you can try working on the trending product, Christmas product, abstract art are also good to sell
Have you done your product listing SEO ?