Said It Here

Why am I getting no sales on my new online store?

Building a store and posting on social media creates a false sense of momentum, but it fails to drive traffic or convert visitors. Without a targeted strategy for customer acquisition, owners end up trapped in a cycle of endless posting and paid ad testing without knowing what is actually broken.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    posting consistently on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook
  2. 2
    making videos showing the different teas, ingredients, and colors with good lighting and editing
  3. 3
    trying different hooks
  4. 4
    posting personal videos showing faces and discussing inventory
  5. 5
    posting reviews from past businesses to prove legitimacy
  6. 6
    running small-budget ads on TikTok
  7. 7
    considering posting a variety of crochet items like plushies

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

“I recently started a small herbal tea company and honestly I’m feeling pretty stuck right now.”source ↗

“I have my Shopify store completely set up, products ready to go, and I’ve been trying to post consistently on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.”source ↗

“And so far… no sales.”source ↗

“It feels like I made the products, built the whole store, and now I’m just sitting here posting videos hoping eventually somebody buys something lol.”source ↗

“I just feel trapped because I don’t know where that work would be best spent right now.”source ↗

JoocePop · r/ecommerce · 36 upvotes

“My shop has been open for about 5 months now. I currently have my crochet blankets listed but have got no bites”source ↗

“I am also considering posting a variety of crochet items like plushies I think these would do better then the blankets.”source ↗

“I was just wondering what has helped you all make that first sale.”source ↗

“I’m not that great with SEO though and I really think that’s my problem.”source ↗

FaithlessnessRare700 · r/Etsy · 4 upvotes

“We post consistently everyday, we sell watches n jewellery but even after posting for this long we’ve had no sales m.”source ↗

“I chose Th watch n jewellery industry because I had a passion for it and still do but the business side, idk what I’m doing wrong.”source ↗

playdirty4L · r/smallbusiness

“I’ve tried TikTok ads we’ve paid like $120 in ads in last 3 months”source ↗

playdirty4L · r/smallbusiness

Where this came up

r/Etsyr/ecommercer/smallbusinessecommercemarketingsalesstartups

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