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For the first time ever, after having my Etsy shop open for 2 years, I am 23 bucks away from getting the star seller designation! I have always had the other metrics. My only hang up was total dollar amount of sales over the month. But! I am 23 bucks away and there is still like 8 days left in the month! Here’s to hoping! Additionally, I am not trying to drive ppl there to get that money, I am just excited, and I am not going to put the link here, even if asked!
tooomanystevesgotbanned
What's the link?
blackstaff72
What do you sell?
17mmsauron
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badgesweedontneednostinkingbadges
Dude! Stop with the imposter syndrome. You're allowed to boast and brag about your accomplishments. Post the link and make your money.
MyCakeDayOnlyComesOnceEveryFourYears
I've been searching for some ice warrior minis like that to proxy as Valhallan Vet Guard. I don't need them riding giant cats though.
InfocalypseRising
You really ought to just post the link for those interested. I assume "star seller" ups your visibility or something and if you're that close, you're just hamstringing yourself by not letting people nudge you over the line.
Jordan7831
Post the link!! You never know who might see it on here.
Sensiblyinteresting
@op you can buy things from yourself to hit that goal
Kitastrophe
DM me the shop so I can put you on the list of shops that aren't selling chinese drop shipped garbage I may buy from when I have moeny
Drideon
I put the link in my bio as one commenter suggested. Feel free to have a look if you would like!
Arracor
Bruh if you don't post and/or DM me that link........
Drideon
There is a link floating around now, some suggested outing it in the bio, I think that was great advice!
SedatedSl0th
Aight don’t post the link. But you could PM me the link because I love Etsy and pretty much all my stuff for my marriage came from there. And I’m not promising I’d buy anything. But I would sure still enjoy looking at your storefront.
737pilot
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Make426
Zephronias
Its on OP's page if you click their username.
Diaphoni
this, please send it to me.
poochyena
Etsy is genuinely awful. This game they play with sellers made me quit and move to Shopify. Etsy would punish me for 4 star reviews, even if the review literally said "its perfect!". They would punish me in search ranking for charging shipping for heavy/bulky items. I could spends hours complaining about all the awful changes they made from 2018 onwards when Josh Silverman took over Etsy as CEO.
WhaleMilker420
I quit way back in 2006ish. They made it clear they would focus/highlight/promote only the really good looking stores with savvy product shots and the rest are screwed. It started as a good idea, but in the end it's all about the greed.
poochyena
I was on Etsy since around 2013. The new CEO wanted Etsy to compete against Amazon. He expected tiny shop owners to offer the same services that Amazon offered. It was ridiculous.
WhaleMilker420
Yeah, complete BS
fightingwithmyself
Respect for not plugging yourself. Hope you get the sale.
Drideon
Thank you!
737pilot
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Make426
737pilot
Found it.
bigbeachbum
Put your store link in your profile. That way no one has to ask and we get to see if there is something we want to buy.
VodkaReindeer
It's there. Did you not check or did they add it after your comment?
Joeybigtimes
They did it after.
Drideon
I added it a couple hours ago after seeing the other suggestions to do so!
red411
Why don't you buy something?
Iamnotawildturkey
Brilliant!
telemonianajax
Etsy doesn't allow sellers to buy from their own store. At minimum you'll need a second account to spoof like this but you're also paying extra fees etc. Star Seller requires an Etsy printed label as well so this is an expensive way to get it. Potentially worth having the star for November/December sales. (I was late answering one message so I'm probably not hitting SS next month for the first time in a year.)
catrov
Gotta be a rule against it.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Have family buy it. Pay them.
artie500
The rule's against getting caught. Get a friend to do it.
BananaForScaIe
Just like prom night
Drideon
DJThuglifeSupreme
Jumboscircus
What till last 24 hours and see if you get it naturally. I bet you will!
HaberdasherInGold
In multi-level marketing, this is referred to as "garage qualified" (where you buy your own product to reach a sales goal). [Btw don't buy into MLMs, even the okayish ones are still pretty much just scams]
Lynkfox
Mlm ... where each level is smaller than the one below. That's a pyramid! *gasp*
omagouch
It's a reverse funnel!
thefinglongerer
Haha tease. You know we all wanna be that sale :p
Drideon
Lol, I really appreciate it, but, I want it to happen or not, without me begging or anything like that. I super stoked to be at this point regardless!
AGrammeIsBetterThanADamn
Advertising isn't begging and if you think so then you need to evaluate why you think that
Drideon
I’m… I’m super stoked to be at this point. Stupid autocorrect
Sintanan
See, you said autocorrect and now I read that as "super soaked". Here I thought I was on the wrong part of Imgur again...
EccentricNut
Nothing wrong with promoting your wares on Imgur. We like supporting independent artists
Joeybigtimes
Absolutely! However, as soon as it becomes known as a place to promote yourself then the advertisements appearing as actual posts come in and boom Imgur is dead.
JenniferMeow
except the many times when it leads to downvotes to hell
Drideon
I just print stuff, my artistic skills are the equivalent or cad’ing up a washer I need for something lol. I just try to print really really good looking things.
youcanifIcan
I don't understand. You print others' designs? If so, do they get a cut?
EccentricNut
It depends on the license. If it's Creative Commons and not "non-commercial" then you can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. You just have to give credit to the creator. Sometimes you have to pay for a redistribution license.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Do you want me to lie and make you feel better or tell the truth about how much money is lost to artists due to art theft?
Drideon
The doing it the right way is buying the merchant licenses. If they are not free use items, typically you can pay an additional fee to the artist/organization to be able to sell items.
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Put the link in your bio, that way the interested know where to look!
ProfessorMatt
Yeah, what @Totallyscrewedinaustin said!
Drideon
This is fantastic idea, and one that does not break my promise of not putting the link here! I might do that!
Totallyscrewedinaustin