I also renew my listings, not as often as I probably should but I try.  I am getting ready for 2 craft shows in the next 2 weeks so this is the quickest way to be out there.  It does increase views.

I have read a lot about this and found that renewing one item a day during a high viewing time (or at least what you find to be a high viewing time for your items) has increased hits...not necessarily sales though.

I relisted an item that sold yesterday, and not even an hour later the item resold.  It was crazy!

I have been renewing a few items a week. Although it has resulted in a few more views, it has not produced many sales. You really have to watch yourself because you can get carried away. My monthly Etsy bill can get high with all of the relisting and showcases I purchase. I would rather space listing new items out. I try to list one item every other night to stay towards the top of the searches.

I only relist an item if it is something I have sold and have more of--I have had some luck selling that way. I am dealing in supplies and vintage at the moment--will be opening my chocolate shop here soon--2 shops and my B&M shop should keep my head spinning. How many views should an item get?  anyone have an idea?

I have read a bucket of threads about re-listing over the past months and lots of folks swear by it. If your items are $40 that is fine. For me it isn't practical when most of my items are well under $5, it makes no sense to keep relisting just to get views. I think it makes a lot more sense to work extra hard to get more items to list. They both cost the same amount 20 cents and should promote the same number of views. You need at least 30-50 items to look like you are truly in business. As things expire I do relist at that point. I want my full 4 months to sell something. The more listings you have the more views & sales.
To get more feedback we need to buy from each other or trade. I just described in an early post by Hippie, a trade promotion idea for our team I had. It is down near the bottom of the index link I think I don't know how to link to it.

I renew a few every few weeks just so I don't go broke renewing. I've been lucky a few times and purchased a main showcase spot and those do really well if you are looking to get your view count up and I did get a sale today from the showcase!

Thanks LaurenceCollection! The blog article you mentioned at shopsomethingblue.blogspot.com is amazing! Very inspiring. Good luck on your renewing experiment too.

Jodie

"somethingblues" experiment is fabulous. She has taken the time to get some hard results. Kudos to you for doing the work! I am sure you will se it in sales. As a very new shopkeeper, sometimes the phrases folks use are foreign to me - like the "Google analytics"? how does one get to that? I am defintely taking a harder look at photos and listing more items.....where does one find the time! Thanks all of you for following this thread!
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