My shop!

[tamaranth]

Following suggestions from various gift-recipients, I've set up a shop on Folksy for beach-tat jewellery. let me show you it. Suggestions, comments, expressions of interest all gratefully received! (Hopefully, this'll fund my jewellery-making habit ...)

Comments

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

Wow. First impression: I really like this stuff! It's different, interesting, and pretty.

The descriptions are detailed, the pictures clear, the prices reasonable. My only comment would be to perhaps mention the length of the chain/ribbons?

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Thank you for liking it!

You're right, I should specify chain / ribbon length. (It costs to update description, so will leave it as is on the ones I've uploaded, but will keep in mind for next batch.)

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

I think it's all really fab. I always liked your art using found obejcts anyway, but the additional delicacy of this is superb.

As you know I spend a lot of my time staring at jewellery, and don't often see something that I haven't seen before (and that I also like). This is one of those rare occcasions!

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I will try to come up with something Manly :) (ish)

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

Not on my account - I choose jewellery for others rather than wearing it myself.

[elinor.livejournal.com]

AWESOME! These designs are both really classy, and have narrative and humour. \o/ *goes off to pimp*

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

thank you for 'classy' and for pimping!

[lj_stowaway]

Oh, very nice! So delicate and unusual. Definitely out of the ordinary.

I wish you all success! I am doing something similar, with the same hope. *g*

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I am really not sure how / where to publicise! Are you getting many orders?

[lj_stowaway]

Nope, not many sales yet, but I can be patient. *g*

The advice I've seen on how to publicize include putting yourself out there on Facebook and Twitter, plus blogging about your craft. Also, getting yourself featured on well-known craft blogs, find where your target market hangs out and get involved/visible there, if Folksy has forums then participate enough to be visible, etc. (Much of the above makes me scratch my head, but hey, FWIW, right?)

Also...

[lj_stowaway]

I've done tons of reading in the past few months on the topic of publicising/marketing for online sales. Gmail me if you want and I'll talk your ear off and supply links and stuff. *g*

[lj_stowaway]

Congrats on your first sale! Woo hoo!