When I first started my shop I only had pieces that I thought would sell. When I went to create a piece I would always think "Will this sell?" or "Who would want to buy this?" And you know what happened-no one bought anything. I sat there in front of my Etsy shop staring at the 0 sales and wondering what I was doing wrong.
One snowy night me & my boyfriend heard this loud noise outside our apartment and I joked that it must be a Yeti trying to get inside. Me & my boyfriend found this hilarious and he proceeded to throw one of our newly baked muffins into the blizzard. Laughing so hard I asked "Why did you do that?" he answered "Because Yeti's love muffins and now he will leave us alone"
I often make my boyfriend sketches that represent "our stories" and I was so excited to show him my new creation: a muffin loving Yeti. He was one of my favorite creations & I absolutely fell in love with the simple pencil sketch. So I created cards for my boyfriend as a gift and he said "Hey you should sell these on your Etsy shop" I laughed and said "Who would want to buy these? It's only funny to you and me, I mean it really makes no sense." But I loved them so much, so I listed them not expecting anything (I mean what are the chances of other Yeti loving individuals out there).
The next day I got an email saying I had made a sale (at first I thought my boyfriend was being cute) but no it was an actual person(and not family either) who paid actual money for my item. What had changed? I created something I loved and didn't worry about anyone else. I rediscovered why I started my shop in the first place. I found my Yeti, so to speak.
So what is your Yeti? Do you worry about if your product will sell instead of just creating what you love?
I would love to hear your stories & share your experiences (and muffins if you got them)
