Until now, you could buy my cards through Etsy. But I stop doing that. At first, Etsy was a wonderful platform for me. Now it has changed so much that it no longer suits me.
The commission that Etsy charges has gone up a lot, a lot of money goes to Etsy now.
In addition, nowadays they demand full-resolution images. When you don’t post full-resolution pictures with your posts, you get put down in the rankings. But I don’t want to provide full-resolution pictures, so many images are stolen from the internet.
Everything has to be sent with track and trace, which means that even a small packet of cards becomes very expensive.
A whole star system has been set up, in which the best earners come out on top in the algorithms. If you send small packs of cards you have less chance of coming out on top. So you will not be seen, if you are not being seen, you don’t sell so much. And if you don’t sell rankings will push you further down. But you still have to pay Etsy to show your work.
I slowly started to feel more and more like I was constantly competing for the best ranking in a game which rules I did not like anymore. I felt like a dog being shown a sausage, every month I got the same message: ‘You are there…almost…you are so close….’
All this together made me decide to quit Etsy.  I will delete my account soon. Cards can now be ordered through my site. The postcard page is still a work in progress. Here is the link https://wondrousgoose.com/product-category/postcards/