Pros and Cons for Fiber Artists using Etsy
For every artist starting out in Ecommerce and planning to sell their creative work, Etsy is a great place to start. The site has built itself a great reputation with their focus on the small artists. Today the site has over 9 million monthly visits according to Compete.
Etsy is a great resource to see the amazing variety of artistic works being sold including some great work from Fiber artists. It is a perfect inspiration for any artist to know that not only can they create great stuff but can earn from their art as well.
So, should a Fiber artist go with Etsy or have a website all their own? For this let us see the pros and cons of being exclusively on Etsy.
Pros for fiber artists displaying their work on Etsy
- Millions of visitors mean plenty of scope for your decorative pillow to be seen and bought. With little or no efforts, customers directly come to you.
- You don’t have to worry about the hassles of setting up ecommerce.
- You get to interact with a large community of artists. The online forums are a great place to exchange thoughts buyers and sellers.
Cons for fiber artists displaying their work on Etsy
- Your brand is drowned amongst a thousand others, also if your art is too niche you may not be seen all that much. With tough competition from thousand similar sellers who sell the same decorative tree pillow as you do, it can be difficult getting noticed.
- You have to work within the limitations of the platform and cannot really come up with a design which truly identifies you and your art. This is another shortcoming of using Etsy to sell your handmade bird pillow. It lacks the ability to tailor your shop appearance for a unique personalized look.
- You are tied to a 3rd party platform while your own website gives you true independence to do what you want.
So what is the best choice?
You can start with Etsy as it is a great way to quickly get in front of a large audience, sell some creative wall art and art works and interact with a community of artists. It is also a great way to test which art products are popular.
So you can split your efforts between works which are commercially useful and those which are more for your own artistic satisfaction. Over time build your website and brand and use this as a second source of offering your products and also your brand as an artist.
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