I have my own website. I'm in some soap maker groups on fb and the general consensus there is that etsy is too difficult to get into these days. There are thousands and thousands of handmade soap shops, and shops that already have reviews get pushed to the top. Also they changed their search algorithm to only look up product names, so if a customer tries to look up your shop directly they wont be able to. Having my own website has presented me with a lot of challenges, but I like knowing that the traffic I get is a sign of successful marketing, and that other people's products wont be advertised to shoppers while they are looking at mine. Hopefully you are able to get vaccinated soon! I didnt think I would be able to as soon as I did, but the national guard stepped in and set up a few mass vax sites in my state and once they were up and running the wait time went from months to days!