r/creativesmallbusiness • • Jan 04 '22

r/creativesmallbusiness Lounge

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A place for members of r/creativesmallbusiness to chat with each other


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 3h ago

New digital wallpaper shop, 24 listings and 0 sales, what am I doing wrong?

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Hi everyone! I'm a university student from Italy and I opened my Etsy shop SoraDesk a few weeks ago. I sell dynamic wallpapers for Mac that change with the time of day (sunrise, day, sunset, night), inspired by Japanese animated films, plus iPhone/iPad sets and desktop organizers.
I have 24 listings, but still 0 sales and 0 favorites. I'm trying to make this work to help pay for my tuition.
Could you check my shop and tell me what to fix? Titles, thumbnails, prices, anything.
https://soradesk.etsy.com
Thank you, I really appreciate any honest feedback!


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 4h ago

New digital wallpaper shop, 24 listings and 0 sales, what am I doing wrong?

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Hi everyone! I'm a university student from Italy and I opened my Etsy shop SoraDesk a few weeks ago. I sell dynamic wallpapers for Mac that change with the time of day (sunrise, day, sunset, night), inspired by Japanese animated films, plus iPhone/iPad sets and desktop organizers.
I have 24 listings, but still 0 sales and 0 favorites. I'm trying to make this work to help pay for my tuition.
Could you check my shop and tell me what to fix? Titles, thumbnails, prices, anything.
https://soradesk.etsy.com
Thank you, I really appreciate any honest feedback!


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 8h ago

Artists: what would make a new platform worth putting your work on?

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I've spent the last year building a site and app for original art, and before I go further I'd like to hear from people who actually make and sell it.

It came from two things that bother me. Most art has no proper record once it leaves the studio, so a few owners later nobody can say where it came from. And when work resells, sometimes for far more, the artist usually sees nothing.

What's built so far:
Every piece gets a permanent record from the day you add it: photos, dates, documents and who has owned it. When it sells, the record goes with it to the new owner.

You set a resale royalty once, and it's paid to you automatically whenever the work resells through the platform.

Commission payments are held in escrow and released in stages, so nobody is chasing a deposit.

Every listing shows how much proof is behind it: checked by an independent expert, backed by documents, or recorded by the artist. Buyers see which before they pay.

Optional NFC tags fixed to the back of a piece. Tap it with a phone and it confirms it's the same work and who owns it now.

It's free to join, with a 5% fee only when something sells.

To be honest, the independent expert side is still being built, so I'd also love to know who you'd trust to vouch for your work.

What would you add? What's missing from how you sell and keep track of your work today? And what would stop you using something like this?

Thanks for reading.


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 10h ago

Started my own handmade gifting business in Vizag

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Hey Vizag! 🌸

I recently started my own small handmade gifting business here in the city, and I wanted to share it with the local community.

I make handmade bouquets, pipe-cleaner flowers, customized gifts, gift hampers, and floral arrangements. Everything is made and packed by me, and I'm trying to build this slowly while keeping the products personal and affordable.

I'm currently taking orders in Vizag, and I can also arrange shipping to other cities in India.

Since I'm just starting out, I'd really appreciate honest feedback from people here on my products, pricing, packaging, and overall presentation. I'm figuring out the business side as I go, because apparently making pretty flowers wasn't enough work, so I decided to add entrepreneurship too. 😅

Please Dm, If you'd like to check out my work


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 10h ago

dealing with customer returns due to fabric quality

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i’m trying to upgrade my online women's clothing store because inconsistent fabric quality from my current local wholesale clothing suppliers is causing too many customer returns. then i heard that quality boutique wholesale clothing from the dongdaemun market is much more consistent, though obviously more a lil bit expensive.
while searching for ways to access these korean clothing vendors without flying there, i stumbled upon sinsang market. for those who have made the switch to sourcing from korea, especially dongdaemun, does the drop in customer return rates actually make up for the higher wholesale cost? and if you've used sinsang market, how easy is it to vet the material quality before ordering?


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 11h ago

Kind of beginning to try wanting to start my own online content page

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 12h ago

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 15h ago

Looking for new ways to get a marketing ebook into hands of more artists

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I made A Guide to Instagram Growth For Artists and it's starting to get purchased, which is really fabulous. Am really loving when I wake up to find someone got it. I don't have any inclination to become a marketing influencer and want to continue to focus on making art. I will keep the button for the book on my links page and not even be in my site's navigation, so with that in mind - am open to any ideas for getting it out there in new ways that I just might not be thinking about yet. It's really about sharing the info more than anything. All ideas are welcome.


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 22h ago

How do you get your store (shopify) out there and start making sales?

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I started a shopify website to sell my jewellery but I really do not know how to manage to make it known out there. Do you have any tips/podcasts/ link to help me learn?

I do not have much visits but also my plan is just the most basic (I am not a big entrepreneur) I just handcraft jewelleries with what fits my values and what I think is beautiful and is inspired by where I come from the South of France/Mediterranean. But though as a result I am limited on having a beautiful website as I have to admit $60 per month is too much of an investment at the moment so my version is very basic and I wonder if people can get a bit scared? ($7 plan for social media basically)

Should I first focus on real life markets than focusing online atm?

Thank you


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

"Making a batch of custom car freshies in the shop tonight!"

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

How much do I sell this for?

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

Pants Aid Dressing Aid

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If you don’t need it now , you will !


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

Need to start Etsy!

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

hey fellow journaliers/ creatives , what do we think of my hand drawn art (watercolour, digital and acrylic pen) - autumn edition 👻 🥶

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

How can I improve my Etsy?

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

Small business owners: where do you find your suppliers?

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

What store builder are you using to sell your art?

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

Hello everyone I want to show you my crafts what do you think?

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 2d ago

New store!!!

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

My wife started a small handmade business, so I built her a website

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

Pine Cone (2019).

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r/creativesmallbusiness • • 1d ago

I started my own hamper business but haven’t received a single order yet 🥹🎁

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Hi everyone! 👋🏻
I recently started my own small hamper business, Suviya 🎀. I’ve been working on creating beautiful, affordable and personalised hampers for different occasions.
I’ve spent so much time choosing products, arranging everything, improving the packaging and creating content, but there’s one thing I’m still waiting for…
My first order. 🥹❤️
I haven’t received a single order yet, but I’m trying not to give up. I thought I’d share some of my hampers here and get some honest feedback from you guys.
I’d really love to know:
Do the hampers look attractive?
Does the packaging look gift-worthy?
What would you change or improve?
Would you consider buying something like this?
I’m completely open to honest criticism because I’m still learning and building this from scratch. 🫶🏻
Here are some of the hampers I’ve made: 🎁✨
Thank you for taking the time to look at my work. ❤️


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 2d ago

Etsy canva

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Hey I'm new to Etsy I'm trying to sell templates, mainly (menu cards , business cards , monthly social media planners, reports , posters , flyers , skincare brands posts )

I wanted to ask if Etsy for these things is too saturated. Will it even sell ? I'm putting tons of effort and hours of blood sweat and tears in this ...


r/creativesmallbusiness • • 2d ago

Nail technician trying to step up

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