We started our Etsy shop in 2013 with about 25 listings, our page was viewed 238 times. It wasn't until the Pandemic when we pivoted our business to online that our shop really started to grow. Our brick and motar store had to close for many months and we had a long time employee that needed an income. We started training him on Etsy and he eventually took over the shipping so we were able to keep him employed even though our store was closed. The more items we listed on Etsy the more we sold! And this pattern continued even after the Pandemic and out store reopened. Now when we have new merchandise, we list it on Etsy first. In 2023 we had 404,770 views of our Etsy shop.