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Handmade jewelry
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Bonanza is not exactly the ideal market place for handmade jewelry is it? Just wondering if anyone has had success in this area? I get orders but rarely for jewelry on here & when I do sell jewelry here it is always lower priced items however I sell constantly on Etsy with the exact same types of products. Just wondering if there are any handmade artisans who have done well on here? Thanks for any insights

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FrogAndBearCreations says: September 15, 2017

I make and sell jewelry – it has been working for me as I advertise to various groups on social media – you really need to do your own advertising to get sales here

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

I advertise mainly on Facebook on a page for the store & do get viewd

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

Do get views from it but I don’t advertise on Etsy at all & do phenomenally well there, even though the Bonanza shop is promoted way more!

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

When I compare the 2 sites I’m talking for example August Etsy 28 orders Bonanza 2 orders I have links to both stores on the n

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

On the announcement page for each. So the discrepancy I find quite maddening. I like Bonanza as a venue though still

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it sells better on etsy because that is where people will go to look for handmade items…

There are things I have at Etsy…old books and such that sell rather frequently but will sit here for ever…

There are some that do fine here, but they will probably admit that they also list elsewhere…

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Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

That is what I mean, Etsy is known as a handmade market place & the conversion of those same types of items just is not translating here

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

It is frustrating because I promote my Bonanza store non stop it is actually what is on my big banner sign at events I constantly give out business cards

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I have sold a few items here, but mainly to other members of bonanza. Etsy however, seems to me to be just as dead there lately also. I think they really ran that site into the ground with all the changes they have done.

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Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

I’m still doing really well on Etsy, I invest a decent amount of time & effort into it but there it pays off. Here I get maybe 1-2 orders a month & that is with thousands of items listed lots of jewelry here

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

& when I do sell jewelry pieces here its always the low priced pieces, on Etsy I actually sell the higher price point items. Just frustrating because I put a lot of work in here

Jewelsbelegance says: September 17, 2017

I seem to sell more a variety of items here with just the occasional jewelry order.

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Thank you all for responding, I appreciate it! The main issue I was having was selling a large number of items on Etsy & constantly having to check my inventory here & remove sold items, got to be way too much work, so I will continue removing certain jewelry items here & will only keep & list pieces which can be remade. My main focus for Bonanza will be shifting away from jewelry & bulking up other categories as those items sell better for me here. Thanks again & best of luck with all your shops :)

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