folksy v's etsy?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I am thinking about listing some of my makes on these sites, just wondering which is the better out of the two?

dogcat_2

I was also thinking of putting some of my things on to sell.....not sure which is best....do they actually sell on these sites?

LJM

i have just signed up for etsy but not listed anything yet havent looked into folksy yet my friend sells quite a bit through etsy

celyn90

I do well on folksy (well, when I have time to run my shop!) - not tried etsy as it's huge and I have too little time to manage more than one shop. cel x

tiff

Etsy would be the bigger site with more audience. I have found that mid century/retro items are very popular in the US and Canada and something that was listed twice on Ebay and didnt sell sold within days on Etsy to someone in Canada.

dizzytina

Hi have 2 shops on Folksy and do quite well. I have never tried Etsy as i think its too big and i haven't really got the time to do that as well as running the 2 shops on folksy plus selling on my facebook page, keeping my blog up to date and trying to get into twitter and pininterest and attending the odd craft fair - oh and working fulltime with a young family aswell!!

I think there are pro's and cons off both sites though
xx

flourgirl

I'm so glad this question has been asked because I have been thinking about this for a few weeks. Maybe the Folksy one would be better for me. Are they easy to set up please, I'm a bit thick with techie stuff lol

Dizzytina how many hours are there in your day please!! I'm tired out just reading what you achieve, you have some fab makes on your blog too

LJM

i keep looking at my etsy but still have no idea where to begin

rufusdog52

Flourgirl - I set up my own Folksy shop from scratch a few weeks ago. I wrote out a tutorial kind of thing telling how I did it and how i got a link to it on my blog and also how to get your shop on a facebook page as well, its on my homepage if you want a look xx

celyn90

flourgirl wrote: »

I'm so glad this question has been asked because I have been thinking about this for a few weeks. Maybe the Folksy one would be better for me. Are they easy to set up please, I'm a bit thick with techie stuff lol

Dizzytina how many hours are there in your day please!! I'm tired out just reading what you achieve, you have some fab makes on your blog too

pop over to the forum there and say hello ("crafty chitta chatta" is probably the busiest sub-board; the forum is a slower paced one than this one which moves at light speed sometimes!) Folksy is very easy to set up and if you need advice, both the users and the admin can help you cel x

LJM

right im braving folksy today wish me lucks peeps x