So in the week since I started this thread my sales have picked up - now I'm up 5% on last month although still about 20% down from this time last year. However, we are only half way through the month, so fingers crossed.

I have branched out into other online platforms which have been working well for me. I now run 2 shops on the "E" handmade website and I'm thinking of opening a third one just for digital downloads as that is the one major advantage that site has over Ebay.