I launched my Etsy shop with zero sales, no SEO strategy, and a mishmash of everything I loved — from book-lover gifts to funny car magnets and aesthetic planner pages. It wasn’t a polished brand. It was me — unfiltered, messy, and full of ideas. And for weeks? Crickets. 441 views, no sales. That’s the part no one talks about. The quiet days. But I kept going. I kept uploading, testing, tweaking titles, learning tags, and leaning into my niche: people who hustle hard, love deeply, and live a little loud.