Well I finally made my first sale on Etsy. Although my shop lists 19 other people on Etsy labeling Feral Moon a favorite, I haven't had one nibble until a few days ago. On the same day I had one person asking a product question and one person asking if I'd consider doing a trade. Well nothing came of the product question but the trade went through.

Trades are a normal thing that occurs on Etsy. It's a professional courtesy and a way of marketing yourself and getting your name out there. People will often look at other shops and items and if they have something of a similar value to offer, they'll ask for a trade. It's up to the individual shop owners if they're open for trades or not. I decided to be open for now and see how it goes.

My trade was for one bar of soap. The person asked if they could either have a coffee or an oatmeal bar. I chose the oatmeal. In return, I'd get a homeschooling magazine that they self publish. I also threw in a hand crochet heart (since Valentine's Day is coming up) that I made myself.