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Note: The images below link to a book on amazon.com. This is not a paid promotion or review. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own and do not reflect upon the author of the book. So freelancing fell by the wayside in the last year and a half. OOPS! It’s not that I didn’t enjoy … Continue reading Manual Focus
…of my family members shows me that most of them would prefer buying ready-made products. This is one of the reasons I made a move to have a second, independent shop on my website. While Etsy has the advantage of a large audience, it isn’t in the spirit of Etsy to sell commercially produced products … Continue reading An Informal Poll
I had to make a big decision about my shop. How much should I charge for a service? It’s a question as old as time for artists. How to price your service or products within reason but also aggressively enough to earn meaningful amounts of money for your work. Since I’m still an e-commerce amateur, … Continue reading Aggressive Prices
You may have seen notifications from me if you follow my blog the last few days. That’s because I upgraded my plan and opened a store! The Silver Stitchery I wanted to see if opening a separate store that I run myself would add to my profitability. Etsy has the advantage of being a well-established, … Continue reading Officially Open: The Silver Stitchery Stand-alone Shop
This past week has been bad. Everything that could go wrong did. Too many projects due at once, printer screw-ups, and difficult to weed designs made my work schedule horrible. Due dates had to be flexible whether or not they actually were. I survived it. My employer even gave my coworker and I a $50 … Continue reading Unnatural Disaster
First the short story: the apartment my husband and I are currently renting is going to be renovated and the new price is more than we can afford to pay every month. We love the apartment building we live in, but money is money. We have to be out by August 31. Now for the … Continue reading Short and Long
