Did Your Leather Work, Turn Into A Full Time Business Or Just Stay A Hobby?

[Fullmetalsam]

I was thinking about trying out etsy , is etsy kinda like an ebay?

Well - yeah, it's kinda like eBay - without the bidding.

You have to open an account and a shop (like seller account on eBay)... once you have the shop setup, you post your items there (like listing on eBay). If people like your stuff, they'll buy.

Opening the account and the shop is free.

Posting each item costs you a ver small fee... and each time you make a sale, you pay a fee as well.

So it doesn't cost much to get started... and you're paying your fees with the money you're making of the sale.

Depending on what you're selling, it might take some time before you actually make that first sale.

People will be wary of a shop with no sale / no reviews(feedback on eBay)... but you can get there faster if you're bringing traffic to your shop (use social media (Facebook, tumblr, pinterest) and post in forums...get your name out there).

It's a great place to start and with a few sales and reviews... it keeps me plenty busy without any marketing effort on my part.