Etsy - Successful?

[mschrisgo2]

Does any one know (really know) any one who has made any money selling on Etsy?

[Float On]

I used it 2012 and 2013 and made quite a bit of money using it as one of my money streams. I averaged $900 a month on it. It is a lot of work. Photos must be perfect, descriptions and tagging very important. Networking, staying in front (pushing, constantly adding new items), staying current and wanted. I was kind of glad when I decided to take a break for all of 2014 and now I don't want to go back.

[kib]

I met people over new year's who now use Etsy as their sole retail selling platform, they make pewter lapel pins. However, I believe they've been doing this as a family business in a variety of venues including fairs and catalogs for at least 20 years.

[saguaro]

This might be weird but I just opened an etsy shop to sell knitted scarves as a way of decluttering (using up my yarn stash) and making a bit of money in the process. It's not something that's going to be a serious income stream and once the items are sold, I will close it.

[mschrisgo2]

LOL, I was thinking of opening a store just to sell baby quilts and small fabric wall hangings, to use up my rather extensive fabric stash!

[Mary B.]

saguaro and mschrisgo2, did you go ahead with your etsy experiences and plans? how did it work out for you?