I suck at etsy. I have an etsy shop. If you wish, you may contact me there and commission something. I'd love the business. I've had an etsy shop since 1996. I've made 21 sales. My feedback is 100% positive. 28 etsy users have favorited me. They are probably mostly my friends. Thanks friends. I am a member of AWL - Association of Workers in Leather.
But seriously, etsy is for cool kids. Etsy loves to highlight the shops of cool people - hipsters, hippies, fashionistas...Let's just make it clear - I'm not a cool kid. I'm not a hipster. I'm not a hippie. I'm not a fashionista. I'm a geek and not even as geeky as I should be to have real geek cred. Ergo I'm not cool enough for etsy to feature.
Etsy loves artsy fartsy photos with skinny models. My photos will show you what I've made but they aren't photoshopped or fancied up. I know some skinny people but I haven't asked them to model my leather masks. I have a copy of gimp on my computer and I have an okay digital camera, but really I haven't taken the time to figure out how to sexy up my photos so they're etsy-tastic. Ergo etsy will never put one of my items on the front page of featured items.
Etsy loves people who are really active - they post new stuff every frikkin day. I've got a day job - nay- a career and I don't have the time nor inclination to spend an hour a day updating my shop. Ergo etsy doesn't have my items show up in the most recently posted because they aren't recently posted.
What does this equal? A Really Crappy Etsy Shop. At least I've never been featured on Regretsy.
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