This week was rough. In my reselling business, I made only one 15-euro sale, and it wasn’t even on Vinted. After a fantastic 220€ week, everything seemed to crash. I couldn’t understand why. I was scratching my head, trying to figure out what went wrong.
I decided to let AI analyze my photos from last week versus this week, and the answer was glaringly obvious, but somehow I had missed it myself. I stopped, or at least I stopped fully, taking photos in my own signature style. Instead, I had started listening to resale “gurus” who claimed that flat white backgrounds were the key to selling clothing items. I abandoned the beautiful, styled corner photos that had done the heavy lifting for me before, thinking I needed to follow their rules.
The result? My clothing items didn’t get enough views and they got lost. They no longer caught the attention of shoppers, and they stopped signaling the algorithm in the way they used to.
I had abandoned my own strengths for someone else’s formula.
The lesson here is clear. I need to go back to what works for me. I need to take beautiful photos in my style and trust that people will stop and click because they see something gorgeous. Gurus can be wrong, especially when they ignore the nuances of style, context, and uniqueness.
Yes, mistakes were made, but this reality check was necessary. It reminded me that my superpower isn’t following advice blindly. It is creating images that captivate. This week was mentally taxing, but now I know how to turn the boat around. I just need to trust myself, trust my eye, and let the photos speak.
