Sorry it's been a while!

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while (not that anyone actually reads my blogs, though I like to pretend I have an audience). I've been rather busy with work and what not. For those of you who don't know, I work at PetSmart. & NO I don't get to play with all the doggies, for some reason that is the first response I get. I work, like any other person. I am making my lovely crafts as a hobby & have just recently started selling them. Obviously, the competition on Etsy is CRAZY. There are some people who do this as a hobby, like me, and some people who rely on their business as a steady source of income, like the big guns of Etsy. They have the professionally done photos, that all look the same, and the lovely little titles. I am really just the opposite... I take my pictures in my back yard with paper as a background, with a normal camera. I guess I am one of the little guys on Etsy....

all for nothing?

I have been going crazy trying to get more sales. Nothing but promoting, promoting, promoting. I am more active in the Etsy community than in my own community. Any time I have to work at my actual job I think about my stats the entire time, sometimes I even sneak away to check them. & all for nothing? I still haven't got another sale, my first one was two weeks ago. I am having sales & new items. I have put so much time into social networking, pushing my facebook, pintrest, we heart it, wanelo, favit: you name it I have it. & I feel like it is all for nothing. I will most definitely keep my day job :/

Call me crazy

Call me crazy but I feel like I'll never make another sale :( This business is SO competitive & rough. I have been staying so positive and active in the Etsy community. Always giving feedback, starting a new team, constantly promoting my products... But I am beginning to feel as though it is for nothing. I even started a promotional coupon code, which I promoted EVERYWHERE, but no luck. Nothing, nada, ZIP. Today I woke up really early excited to check my etsy stats & not much has changed, my views were higher yesterday & no sales where made. I guess I am just venting & venting to no one because no one reads my blog either. Oh well, at least I am only twenty & this is me learning the hard way.