We've interviewed some of the most successful sellers to get their best advice. Learn how they got their first sale, their best tips for selling on Etsy, how they attract customers to their shop, and much more!
Shell is the owner, maker and designer of Custom Brites, an Etsy shop that sells beautifully handcrafted, personalized jewelry. Together with her staff, Shell creates unique jewelry that is loved by her customers. Their excellent teamwork and talent has helped them gain nearly 144,000 sales as of this writing.
Donna Nohe is the owner and creator of Yellow Paper House, an Etsy shop that sells colorful paper inserts for notebooks and planners. Together with her daughter, Kristin Nohe-Juchs, Donna started making paper inserts for their personal use and eventually joined Etsy to sell their creations. Since 2014, they’ve already gained almost 125,000 sales and have received wonderful reviews from their customers.
Lydia is the owner, designer and maker of Lalylala, an Etsy shop that sells cute crochet patterns and craft kits. While she was running a digital graphics studio in 2011, she has always found crocheting and knitting as creative means to balance out her busy, digital life. Fast forward to today, her successful Etsy shop has already gained over 151,000 sales!
Ilona is the owner of Strong Confident YOU, an Etsy shop that sells fun and comfortable clothing. She takes pride in her designs, as she’s been embellishing all sorts of items with Swarovski crystals since her younger years. With her creativity and the support from her family, Strong Confident YOU has already gained nearly 230,000 sales as of this writing!
Amy Gaines is the owner of the Etsy shop with the same name, Amy Gaines. Her shop sells original knit and crochet patterns. She has started making them for her daughter’s toys and has then opened the now successful Etsy shop. As of this writing, Amy Gaines has already gained over 48,000 sales!
Nicole Hutchinson is the owner and operator of Nicole Hutch Designs. This successful Etsy shop sells high quality planner stickers personally designed and made by Nicole herself. What started out as a small business operation has now grown and made nearly 180,000 sales!
Heather is the co-owner of Up2ournecksinFABric, an Etsy shop that sells all kinds of custom shirts and makeup bags. They started out by sewing small items such as scarves and adding customized designs to them, and have been successful in selling high quality custom shirts ever since. To date, Up2ournecksinFABric has already made nearly 350,000 sales!
Juliana is the owner of Million of Stitches, an Etsy shop dedicated to cross-stitching and embroidery. Her hobby of cross-stitching has led her to discover Etsy and as they say, the rest is history. As of today, she has already made nearly 42,500 sales!
