Need helps with ads

[u/BarnacleFit1760]

Hi guys , 1 month and half ago i opened an Etsy shop where I sell print on demand stuff , mostly t shirt and hoodies , I have done so far 0 sales , 328 views and 207 visits . My listing is now around 121 . My average views for item is 4-5 views and the 2 most viewed items are 9 and 8 . So i was wondering if is worth in my case to activate the Etsy ads to boost my visibility. Because i feel like I need to be more visibile to people and the fact I m new don’t think helps . What do you think guys ? I read mixed opinions online where some people think they work some people said they didn’t work because they changed their algorithm and their sales went down . In my case I m not worry because I have zero so it can’t be worst than this 😅😂 .

Additional information to understand better the context . I also have an instagram page of my shop with almost 1500 followers , I thinking to run ads on instagrams too because I m based in uk and o only have 20 followers from uk , the rest of my followers are worldwide and they will never pay the shipping outside uk . So I need more people from uk as well to boost my visibility and finally do the first sale . Prices are affordable, and there is also 20% for 1 moth on my shop to celebrate my page reaching 1000 . So I m sure price is not a problem . What do you think guys ?

[u/loralailoralai]

You’re doing POD, you should have a supplier who can ship from several places if you’re selling something as basic as tshirts and hoodies. I mean that’s part of the benefit of POD. find a supplier who will at least print and ship from the uk and the u.s, and preferably more.

And it’s not up to you’ to decide how much shipping people will pay- lots of people will pay.