Not On The High Street Sales

[Fusion]

Hi

Not On The High Street looks like a great place to try and sell crafts, plus I done a little traffic check and they seem to bring in plenty of traffic.

I was wondering if anyone here sells through them or any other online shopping site, I really want to know what sort of comission they take if you make a sale?

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks!

[EmmaRose]

Traffic doesn't always = sales. Why not email some people on there and see what they think? Etsy is always popular.
Hopefully someone whith more experience with this sites will be along shortly!
Em

[kymbi]

I think Carole is with NOTHS so she should be able to give you some feedback.

I applied a little while ago and got blown-off by them. Hey ho....

[Boo]

I think you need to pay quite a chunk up front for NOTHS.

Places like Etsy and folksy are much cheaper if you want to dip your toe in without an initial layout. I don't know where Folksy is up to as I gave up on it, but it was 20p to list there, where Etsy is 20c then 3.5% on your sale. For example, I just sold the earrings in my avatar on Etsy (for $32 + $2 P&P to the US) and it cost me 20c to list them, then $1.12 in sales fee - plus my PayPal fees.

[Di Sandland]

The trouble with ETsy is, I think, making yourself heard above the other jewellery makers there. To make it work well I think you have to spend quite some time with SEO and stuff.

As for Folksy - well, the name says it really doesn't it. Is your work folksy? To me folksy means home made rather than hand made.

I was given a provisional yes by NOTHS some time ago for the wooden stuff. It would have cost me a fortune that I couldn't afford so I blew them out!!! It'll be a long time before I'm up to that standard with the jewellery

[caroleallen]

Yes NOTHS is a major source of income for me, particularly at Christmas. It doesn't work so well for everyone though and it's important to have really good images. The reason it works so well for me is because I was one of their first "partners" and therefore have always been one of their "superstars". I'm always in their catalogues, so my work gets heavily promoted, though I have to pay for the privilege. If your work is sufficiently different to everyone else's then it's a good place to sell. If not, I wouldn't do it, as it's expensive to join.

[EmmaRose]

Just out of interest how much are we talking about??
Em

[Maddie106]

Hi

Not On The High Street looks like a great place to try and sell crafts, plus I done a little traffic check and they seem to bring in plenty of traffic.

I was wondering if anyone here sells through them or any other online shopping site, I really want to know what sort of comission they take if you make a sale?

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks!

I sent in some very original designs to "Not on the High Street" which have sold well for me at craft fairs and exhibitions. They rejected me!!

Never mind....I'll just keep going with the local sales!

Christine
Daisy Lee jewellery

[daisychain]

It did feel like a big gamble for me when I joined last February but I rationalised that the joining fee was the equivalent of the stall fees of about 6-7 shows - and that's without costing in my travel and other expenses, my time at and before the shows etc. It has been worth it for me (I was in profit in less than 6 months), but you do need to make sure that your photos are excellent and that your products are different enough. I do change my products - new season's designs, I suppose, whilst keeping my best sellers, and that helps. Their marketing is excellent.

[AlexandraBuckle]

I'm very interested to read this thread. I remember they emailed me when they were starting but the initial cost put me off.

I've since wondered whether I made the right decision, they do seem to be doing really well and I'm interested to hear that some of you have found it very successful.